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Learning From Business Elders – The South Africa Business Odyssey
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: Alldenslane
- Category: business
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As a student of classics, I was fascinated by Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. The account of Odysseus’s decade long journey from home, the tale, with its twists and turns, is a classic account of the perils and excitement of a voyage – as well as the life impacting learning that can derive from any
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Courage – the willingness to be afraid and act anyway
- July 4, 2016
- Posted by: Alldenslane
- Category: business
One trait that I constantly see in many of the terrific women and indeed male business leaders that I come into contact with day in and day out is courage. Courage can be defined as many things. Indeed it is defined as many things, but I guess one definition that really resonates with me is
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The Solutions of Yesterday.
- June 27, 2016
- Posted by: Alldenslane
- Category: business
The story is told of the CEO who calls his CFO to authorise the travel and associated costs of an expensive training programme for some core members of his team. Aghast at the high cost for the programme, the CFO remarks, ‘we are spending all this money to train them. What if they leave our
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On Black Swans and Uncertainty in Business
- June 20, 2016
- Posted by: Alldenslane
- Category: business
It was the late Anita Roddick, Founder of the Body Shop, who said that said “nobody talks about entrepreneurship as a survival skill, but that is exactly what it is – and what nurtures creative thinking”. A survival skill. Entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to uncertain times – not readily assured of a monthly salary, even
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Minding Your Own Business – the Strategic and Leadership Responsibility
- June 13, 2016
- Posted by: Alldenslane
- Category: business
Leaders of any kind have three fundamental responsibilities – crafting a vision, building followers, and championing execution. Whether you are a celebrated musician, entertainer, actor, politician or business person, you become a leader the day your vision starts to gain following and people start paying real and deep attention to what it is that you