Want to be a better leader? The first person you need to lead is yourself. Taking the time to look inward and really reflect on where you could make improvements isn’t easy. In fact, I wrote about a similar topic just last month when I spoke about our fear of feedback. You can read it,Read more
One of the things that I do to give back to the business community, and to my fellow entrepreneurs, is training. I recently gave a presentation at a training day in Gauteng. I really put a lot of time and effort into my presentation. I felt rather good after the session was over. That isRead more
According to Gartner, this year will mark the beginning of the democratisation of AI. While just 15% of enterprises are currently using AI, close to a third of businesses, have put AI on their agenda for the next 12 months.In line with this, PwC research shows that close to 75% of business leaders describe AIRead more
CIOs, whether they like it or not, are at the centre point of any business’ success. Their role is still very much about keeping the lights on and ensuring that core systems are always up and running, but their daily responsibilities now need to be looked at through a much broader lens. Perfectly positioned toRead more
I spend a lot of time working with a global entrepreneurs organisation. I learn so much from these experiences and I also share my insights as a business owner in the hope that they will help other entrepreneurs grow. But sometimes these interactions can be quite taxing. Have you ever been in a business meetingRead more
Cloud certainly isn’t one of those trends that has come and gone without much impact. For quite some time, cloud has been, and will continue to be, here to stay. The numbers don’t lie. According to an IDC survey, between as many as 70% of all IT enterprises will be making major investments in cloud-based solutions byRead more
Everyone is talking about digitalisation and digital transformation. Affecting both our personal interactions and the workplace, this digital world is really changing up every aspect of our lives. But as more and more companies race to transform digitally, their enthusiasm without the right culture doesn’t always yield favourable results. According to a recent survey fromRead more
It’s the start 2019 and what better time to think about what it takes to be a good leader than now? Over the course of 2018, I had a number of experiences that got me thinking about what modern leaders should look like and what they should aspire to be. Today, we have so manyRead more
According to the Harvard Business Review, digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 with more and more organisations scaling up their digital capabilities. Nearly 90% of senior business leaders view digitalisation as a key business priority and, in many cases, they perceive it as a “do-or-die” imperative. In addition to this, 66% of CEOsRead more
In Mike Michalowicz’s book, The Pumpkin Plan, he offers a simple strategy for growing a remarkable business in any field. Michalowicz explains that expert pumpkin farmers go through a lengthy process of selecting the absolute best seeds, discarding any that they deem substandard. They then specially incubate and nurture these seeds so that they eventuallyRead more
