Good morning friends Earlier in the week, LinkedIn told me that Dr Sarah Mosoetsa, CEO of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, had said this about last week’s letter Be Gentle and Ambitious. As you can imagine, my week was made. Additional…
Good morning friends The focus of today’s note, came to me via Chip Conley’s Wisdom @ Work, in which he recounts this proverb, “When an elder dies, it’s like a library has burned down.” I was reminded of it this…
It is Sunday again… At the time that I press send it is still momentarily before dawn. In the last few weeks, I have noticed that it is lighter and lighter at this time. Southern Hemisphere summer is on its…
Good morning everyone A few years ago, the executive team I was part of was asked to participate in a leadership development process with an external agency. Always curious, I went along for the ride. Amid generally positive feedback was…
Good morning everyone We know the numbers. In the US, women constitute 44% of the workforce in S&P 500 companies but occupy only 6% of the CEO roles. At the beginning of 2019, The Conversation reported that in South Africa “no female CEOs…
Good morning I sat down to write a different letter. It was meant to reflect on Columbia Business School Professor, Rita McGrath’s book on strategy, Seeing Around Corners. Yet, as I wrote, a different letter unfolded. Over this week I, like…
Good morning Thank you everyone who sent me feedback on the design work. Today’s letter continues the experimentation with design options. Let me know what you think. Incidentally, if you’re tired of wearing a mask, check out Emma’s amazing masks. They…
Good morning I hope that you are well and that you had a great sleep last night. I had a plan for today’s letter that hasn’t worked out. The reading that I did, didn’t deliver what I had hoped, so I…
Good morning friends Can you believe that this month my coaching practice is two years old and that today is this newsletter’s 80th edition? I have been fortunate to coach an amazing array of people – founders of businesses of all…
Wow! It’s September! September 2021! I remember Feb 2020 and then it got all blurry, but here we are, living life with all its pain, joy, loss, and love. Thank you for being here. Writing to you is one of…
We will spend most of our adult lives working. Yet, study after study tells us that most of us are just turning up for work. The work that we do to generate our livelihoods does not fully engage us. That…
“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.” Chekhov’s words have always resonated with me. And yet, I often encounter leaders whose mantra is that trust must be earned. In the cut-and-thrust of corporate life my turning…