A manager that never lets his temper get out of control, one with complete trust of their team, always speaks kindly, listens to their team, is easy to talk to and always makes careful informed decisions. These are qualities of someone with a high degree of emotional intelligence. For leaders, having emotional intelligence is essential for... Continue Reading →
Customization: A Consumer Habit
We live in a world where everyone wants their own way, and people expect companies to offer customized options. In today's competitive marketplace, consumers and businesses alike want to do things their own way. If you want to provide your customers with personalized products and services, you need to put the customer first. Instead, look... Continue Reading →
5 Jobs that will be obsolete by 2030
Back in 2017, a McKinsey report highlighted the following statistics: 50% of work activities are technically automatable by adapting current technologiesMore than 30% of activities are technically automatable in around 6 in 10 jobs Don’t Be Scared! Many cases, jobs will not disappear. Instead, automation and AI will help to evolve job roles and help make human... Continue Reading →
Peloton
Leadership and teamwork are important because it increases the likelihood of a company to achieve its mission. Strong leadership will ensure that a team is moving in the same direction to achieve its goal. A peloton is a group of cyclists moving in the same direction to achieve a common goal. As a cyclist... Continue Reading →
Starting a New Business
Starting a business is a lot of work. Anyone who tells you it's not is either lying or has never actually started one themselves. The hours are long, sacrifices are great and you are assaulted with new problems and challenges every day with seemingly no end. If you don't have the constitution to weather these... Continue Reading →
Challenge the Thundering Herd
Bees do it. Birds do it. Even humans do it. One by one they gather in big groups - and think and act as one. This is what we call “herd mentality”. Like most animals on the planet, we humans come pre-programmed to notice the behavior of our species and copy it. Those who follow the... Continue Reading →
Aim High
I recently watched an old movie one early Saturday morning and instantly saw parallels to management and leadership. The name of the movie was 12 O’clock High with Gregory Peck (1949). You’ve just got to see this movie! It’s a war flick and I just love war movies. Not that I’m a fan of war... Continue Reading →
Hooyah!
I recently started thinking … What does it take to be the best? Can we learn something from the Navy SEALs and apply it to business? And, after some research – absolutely! Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) teams go through what is considered by some to be the toughest military training in the world. It takes... Continue Reading →
The Trojan Horse
It started 3,200 or so years ago when drop-dead gorgeous Helen, the one with the face that launched a thousand ships, ran off with a guy named Paris. This would have been okay except that Helen was married to a Greek -Menelaus, King of Sparta. At first the objective was to get Helen back.Then it... Continue Reading →
