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Masters of Scale
#170: Lessons from Land O’Lakes, “Be the iceberg, not the Titanic.”
It’s been a winter in Cape Town, which means wet, very wet. Joyfully, it means nature glowing green. As we drove into Greyton last weekend it was as if the…
#163: Create possibility with your customers
“Perfectionism is one way our muscles cramp. In some cases, we don’t even know that the wounds and the cramping, are there, but both limit us. They keep us moving…
#111: Creating Culture
Good morning If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that this letter is shaped by my coaching. Every week I meet nine or ten people. We explore the…
Building Your Brand
I have had a wonderful week reviewing my reading list. As always, I asked some trusted people for their recommendations. Mervyn Sloman, the owner of Cape Town’s fantastic The Book Lounge,…
Creating Growth
Good morning everyone Today’s letter is coming to you from The Beach Hut in Paternoster where we are ending off my birthday week. It was a fun week of celebrations that started…
The Power Of Knowing Who You Are
Good morning Today’s letter might seem like a peculiar marriage, a sports apparel company and an award-winning author and activist. Yet, as I reflected on the Nike’s and Ngũgĩ wa…
The Power of Listening
Last week’s email reflected on how psychologically unsafe environments destroy value by silencing people or, more insidiously, by creating conditions in which people do not feel safe to speak and so silence…
The Best Entrepreneurs? They Let Fires Burn
Happy Sunday Everyone I am starting today on a personal note. Just over a year ago I just changed the headline on my LinkedIn Profile from Chief Operations Officer to Coach. It…
A Strategy, Soul, & Self Toolbox
Hello friends Today’s letter is coming to you from Schuilhoek Cottage. Thank you to Defijn founder, Eckardt Kasselman, for introducing me to this place of quiet beauty. I am staying…
Play the long game
Good morning good people In this uncertain moment, we must do two seemingly contradictory things. Be completely present in this moment and play the long game. We need to be…
#1: Building your leadership drumbeat
Happy Sunday Everyone In 1991 I headed to Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. I knew three people out of the thousands on campus. It was overwhelming. I felt lonely.…