Tag: WorkplaceStrategy
Conscious unbossing – turns out, being the boss is the problem
Somewhere between the third Wi-Fi troubleshooting call of the week and an unnecessary standoff over the cleaning rota, South Africa’s most capable leaders are quietly becoming something they never applied for: facilities managers. A new trend has emerged in 2026. It goes by the name of conscious unbossing. I think it is about time we embraced it locally.
Applying the “Ulrich HR model” to avoid workplace problems
In many organisations, operational breakdowns do not stem from incompetence. Instead, they stem from unclear responsibility. When problems arise in the workplace, the most common explanations are predictable: “I thought HR was dealing with that”, “Management should have handled it”, or “That’s not my function”.
