Should Leaders Serve or Be Served?

Leaders inspire growth and change in the people around them. Do they do this by serving or by being served? Let’s explore the differences in this article.

What is...

What is Your 100%?

As leaders, we often strive to do the best, to reach big goals, to score 100%. But my 100% will look different to your 100%, because we are different and so are our aspirations.

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Your Just Need Two Words

No one likes someone who waffles on for ages when making a speech, and as a leader we need to ensure that we don’t waffle. Talking causes the intention and meaning behind...

Always Be Prepared

Life as a leader is a 20-mile march, not a 100-meter sprint. The challenges of life are constant and enduring, not short and sweet.

How do you manage these challenges as a leader?...

Learn To Create the Big Picture 

The big picture, bigger than you, bigger than me, is where we are heading. The big picture allows you as a leader to show purpose and where each person fits in to...

Don’t Take Your Eye Off the Ball

Keeping your eye on the ball is crucial as a leader, as taking your eye off the ball, even for a short period of time can lead to catastrophe. Successful leaders...

Have You Discovered Your Real Work as a Leader?

Real work is doing the work you were called to do. This could be serving, building, leading, inspiring, or an array of other things. Real work is the...

Are You Worth Following?

“True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders.” - Robert Townsend

What is Your Higher Purpose?

The Power of Connection

Humans are social animals; we are made to connect. Yet we live in a more isolated world than ever before, especially with an uptrend in virtual work.

How do you as a leader...

The Hybrid World of Leading

The COVID19 pandemic threw the business world on its head, and while we are thankfully past that, the hybrid work environment is here to stay. As leaders we need to adapt...

Build a Strong Team

Success Starts with Your Words

Appreciate Your Small Steps

When we think about business growth we often think about raising money, signing huge clients, and taking big steps. How often do we sit down and appreciate the small...

What is my impact?

We have looked at legacy, at leadership growth, and planting acorn seeds, but all of this boils down to one thing: impact.

A Business Without Integrity Will Fail

We speak about growth, vision, staff, and leadership. But all of this will fail without integrity. Let’s look into what integrity is and why its crucial to the...

How to be a “Smarter” Leader

As a leader, we are always striving to be better, but have you considered being smarter? By smarter, I do not mean intelligence, but rather being more agile and...

Going into the Unknown

Sometimes in life, we have to go into the unknown. An unknown such as joining an expedition through some caves in Oman. Starting off with a safety briefing and being given...

The business world is tough, especially as new technologies start appearing. Businesses who can’t keep up and innovate will simply be left behind.

As an organization, you need to have the right people in the right positions. Having the wrong people in the wrong positions can kill empowerment and won’t be authentic to their skills and calling.

We often talk about inspiring leadership, innovative leadership, and strong leadership. Do we ever discuss consistent leadership?

Sometimes staff members you have trained up, promoted, and rely on, leave. It’s a shaking experience that makes you question the way you do things.

“If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room.”

As a business grows and you hire more experienced personal who are focused on optimizing your business practices, do not lose sight of your business principles. They are your lighthouse during the...

Many leaders try to go at it alone, without the support of wise counsel. Wise counsel and experienced advisors can make the world of a difference to your business.

Being a visionary leader can be hard. Often you see a vision and goal that no one else sees, and the hard part is communicating that vision to everyone. You need to communicate your vision and come...

As 2023 draws to a close, we find ourselves looking to 2024. We start planning, strategizing, and seeking to make 2024 a year better than 2023. This is a societal norm and a good one at that....

Integrating and being able to use multiple leadership styles will help you to lead better. You cannot just choose one and only use it, as different situations require different approaches.

When working with diverse teams, you need to align everyone. You need everyone to be on the same page and be working towards the same goals, regardless of their background or cultural differences....

As leaders we are often looking for something to help propel us to the next level, take us from where we are to 10 steps ahead. We consider expensive coaching, new courses, mentors, but how often do...

In a fast-moving, ever-changing, and highly competitive world, it may seem challenging to grow and thrive. However, with a few key lessons, it is still possible to succeed.

In challenging times, it is common for businesses to turn to their profit and loss statement to find ways to reduce costs and maximize profits. While this is an important step, it is crucial to also...

In the realm of business and leadership, it is often a challenge to delve beneath the surface and truly understand what sets individuals apart. While it is important to acknowledge external factors...

Many times, as leaders and business owners we get lost in the daily grind. We run from meeting to meeting, with our sole focus being on growth. We are working towards our goals and pushing our teams...

Psychological Safety is not something discussed very often but is crucial if you want to grow an innovative business.

We cannot always know the answers, even as the leader. Sometimes there is a beauty in not knowing what the future holds, or what is coming next. In this article, lets explore how you can embrace the...

Esprit can be described as being full of life and vigor. So how do you lead one of these lives, and how does it help you as a leader?

Your legacy is what you leave behind, it’s how you’re remembered both today and when you’re gone. Your legacy is your identity!

Have you ever thought of a caddy as a leader? Probably not. They’re in the background, serving the golfer, and are not in the spotlight. Roles like a caddy are often underestimated, let’s look into...

Ask most people what they want in life, it is to be happy. The truth is, happiness takes work, it is not something you simply find. Living happy means dealing with stress, living healthily, knowing...

Leadership in countries like ours can be difficult. The outlook is often uncertain and there are many spanners being thrown in the works. While challenging, leaders who manage to lead through...

We often talk about leaders coaching and mentoring others, but how often do we talk about leaders being coachable? Leaders need to learn and be coached, just as much as everyone else. They need to...

Conflict can often arise as your team gets bigger, and as a leader you need to manage and diffuse the conflict. Here is all you need to know.

As a business leader, you’re focused on growth! Growing your business, taking it to the next level, hiring more staff, and improving your profitability. While this growth focus is great, as the world...

We have spoken about company culture a few times, that is because it is vital to the success of your business. What we haven’t spoken about is how a company culture will change as your company grows.

Your leadership style can be compared to your fingerprint, it unique to you and you alone. It’s made up of your character, your personality, and your experience. Our minds are complex machines and...

If there’s one thing many leaders struggle with, its feedback. But while it may be hard to take it can be an extremely value exercise.

One of the biggest things on many leaders’ minds is their legacy. The thought of what they will leave behind when they retire, or step back can be all consuming. You’ve spent years or even decades...

We often speak about innovation, innovative leaders, and how to innovate in a business. However, many people confuse innovation with invention.

South Africa is one of the hardest places to start and grow a business. With high rates of unemployment, loadshedding, high tax rates, and a struggling economy, entrepreneurs and business leaders...

As leaders, we all start out from different backgrounds. Sometimes we have cashflow to start a business, sometimes a business is started out of necessity; sometimes you have the right connections to...

We all want to lead extraordinary lives. We want to grow extraordinary companies. We want to work with extraordinary people. How do you become and help others become extraordinary? Can you, or is it...

As leaders, we like to set big goals! Goals that test us and push us to our limits. These are the goals that help us to achieve great things and inspire others, but if we do not lead our team...

Life is hard! As leaders, we often have to put our trust in others, groom them, grow them, and give them responsibility. Unfortunately, people are human and can let us down. Most of the time, it will...

Too often we focus on the team we have and how they are performing, but rarely do we consider what happens if someone in the team leaves. Having a backup plan is crucial if you want to scale your...

So many businesses spend a fortune redoing their marketing plans, creating new logos, and making sure they look great. But they often forget to look within at their culture. And while new marketing...

We previously wrote about how AI cannot replace a human leader. While AI has the IQ, they lacked the EQ & human aspect to lead people. However, late last year ChatGPT was released.

Titles can seem very insignificant to many, but to many they can change their mindset. Giving the wrong titles to the wrong people can lead to horrific consequences within your organization. You need...

2023 is a year filled with opportunities for those who want to take them. Leaders all over the world are growing their businesses and their teams sustainably by focusing on the right things.

When it’s that time of year and the financial year is ending, it is only natural to consider what you did over the course of the year. It’s a good time to reflect, look back and learn from what went...

As we have spoken about before, looking back as a leader is a powerful skill! We experience countless lessons every week and taking the time to sit down and analyse them is crucial to our growth.

A vision for the future is what helps guide us forward and pushes us to be better. One of a leader's biggest responsibilities is to provide a vision and clarity around it. But how does one come up...

In the world of business and leadership, we often struggle to peel back the layers and look deeper than what’s on the outside. And while this is important in some cases, we can often miss a lot of...

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The worldwide layoffs are hitting in with companies like Meta, Amazon, and more laying off employees in 2023. While this is a hard time to lead through, it is often needed to keep businesses running...

When times are tough, we often look to the P&L statement to find ways to cut costs and maximise profit. While this is a necessary step, it cannot be done without considering your team and your...

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. ” (John Wooden)

Change is a part of life that can be very difficult. However, change is an opportunity for you and your team to grow if you can push past the fear and resistance. The success of change, as with many...

Scaling a business is on the mind of most entrepreneurs and leaders. The first thought is to look at ways to bring on new clients or customers, but that is not often the best way to achieve constant...

We often read and talk about setting goals, setting measurable goals with a clear endpoint, but what if you have intangible ideas that are not finite? How do you describe these to those around you?

As an entrepreneur, you can often feel alone. You make the big decisions, take on the responsibility, and so the idea of delegating can seem overwhelming. Its always been you, and what if someone...

Diversity is a topic discussed by many leaders all around the world. Topics like “how to be more accepting” and “how to diversify a workforce”, but few leaders are talking about the power of...

The future is ever-changing and evolving. With many opportunities and threats arising every day, you need to have a vision and strategy to help you grow in the future, while navigating the turbulent...

We can think of life as a path, filled with many decisions. While on this path, we will have to change course and make decisions based on the data we have available. Much like how artificial...

Every leader wants to have more disciplined staff members. A team who is motivated, productive, and gets the job done with exceptional quality. A team like this is built on discipline!

When times are tough, we often look to the P&L statement to find ways to cut costs and maximise profit. While this is a necessary step, it cannot be done without considering your team and your...

Passion is often discussed in the world and is said to be the fire that powers you. However, we often fail to comprehend how powerful passion is and how vital it is in a leader.

How to Build A Company That Excels in 2022

The world is full of curveballs and is fast to change. This can make it challenging to lead and grow a company, but it is not impossible. Here are some tips...

Leaders in the world today are hit with many curve balls from every angle, from worldwide economic and social issues to internal business problems. The hard facts are that most businesses fail within...

Growing is an essential and significant part of being a leader. You must constantly strive to grow your mind, body, and skills to serve your people better. However, it can often seem as if the advice...

A company’s culture has a huge impact on the productivity and happiness of its employees. We have looked at how to create a better culture before, but now is time to discuss what you do when you have...

A leader is only as good as the people he leads. To lead people, a leader must believe in them, motivate them, and help their people to grow.

Leading in the chaotic world we live in is no easy task. Having the resilience and determination to carry on is not an attribute many possess. With wars, droughts, famines, diseases, and much more,...

“Go fast alone, go far together”

Your connections play a crucial role in your life and success, but how often do we celebrate and acknowledge them? Rather than celebrating someone’s birthday, you could celebrate all the people who...

The business world is challenging and often seen as a dog-eat-dog world. When we think of the business world, we think of power, leadership, and similar, but rarely do we think of love. Love is a...

In an ever-changing world, options are valuable. The person who only has one option has very little room for change and growth compared to those with multiple options. A significant part of a...

The world is fast-moving, ever-changing, and extremely competitive. Yet it is still possible to grow and thrive in this world. To do so you need to understand a few key lessons.

Many get into leadership through a love of service, they want to lead and serve the people who follow them. However, this can often be lost through the other things that accompany success such as...

We often see leaders at the top, at their best, at times when they are winning. We don’t see the struggles and perseverance it took to get there. We don’t see the obstacles they often had to go...