In business, there is a sense that you should not be leading the business if you can’t see what the future might hold. But of course, no one can know exactly what the future may hold, but you can certainly set a summit that you are seeking to reach. And…

As a business leader, the success of your business starts and finishes with your capability as a leader. If you are committed to making your business more successful every day, you must invest in it daily. And if that is to happen, you must invest in your and your leadership…

Recently, I have heard various commentators speaking about how leadership has changed in our new world and, therefore, leaders must update their leadership approach. And whilst there is no doubt that all leaders should continuously strive to strengthen their leadership, what leadership is has not changed since the beginning of…

In business, many believe they know what growth looks like and how to achieve it; the problem is that most don’t. There are a lot of mindsets and assumptions around business growth that render the efforts of many businesses futile. Leaders should step away from the accepted norm, bring their…

In leadership, there are times when you struggle with what decision to make. You can wrestle with the options and possible implications for days, not knowing the right decision. And often make a decision that you are less than comfortable with. But this wrestling is an art, and you can…

As a leader, you would hope that every single person in your business is working at their very best, but you know only a small percentage of people likely are. Of course, there are many reasons why a person’s performance may drop below their potential, and they can be both…

The effectiveness of your succession plan for the next generation will rest heavily on your decisions in placing the right people in the right jobs with strong governance. Often these decisions are still made on the basis of family lineage and seniority with capability and character being assumed. But get…

Thinking ahead about the structure of your corporate entities is vital to provide flexibility and adaptability in your future succession planning. Typically, our minds focus on taxation planning and risk mitigation when we are forming our corporate structures as any thoughts of succession are simply too distant. But to conceive…

A well-crafted strategy will always seed growth, but growth for the sake of growth is rarely strategic and often a distraction and waste of resources. Purpose is a lens through which strategy may search for growth opportunities that will compound and which might otherwise have escaped its attention. Active Knowledge Question: Does your…