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The Goal-Setting Paradox: Why Your 2026 Strategy Might Be Working Against You

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Every January in South African businesses, we watch the same ritual unfold. LinkedIn feeds fill with ambitious declarations. Gym memberships spike. Leadership teams gather for strategic planning sessions, armed with fresh notebooks and renewed determination. And yet, by March, most of those New Year’s resolutions and strategic goals have quietly disappeared. Here’s what nobody tells […]

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The Human Factor: Rethinking How We Grow Early-Career Talent

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Exam season is well upon us! End of Matric, end of year certificates and degrees. In January and February, the workplace is flooded by enthusiastic young adults who transition between the structured world of academics and into the unstructured, often vague workplace. There are high expectations that these new recruits will bring fresh talent and

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Lost in Translation: Why Gen Z and Managers Keep Talking Past Each Other

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I heard a story recently that captures the tension perfectly. A Gen Z employee walked into her manager’s office and asked for an extra work-from-home day. She wasn’t asking to slack off. She came prepared ideas on how to make this work, from sharing her daily priorities on Slack in the morning and facilitating a

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Leading in the Wind: Building Resilience in Times of Relentless Change

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I had a conversation this week with one of our participants who sighed and said, “I just wish things would settle down.” And it struck me: waiting for stability is not an option. Two out of three business leaders believe disruption will accelerate in the second half of 2025. Company lifespans, once measured in decades,

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Why Women‑Only Leadership Development Still Matters – Insights from the Women in Leadership Panel

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In the lead‑up to Women’s Month, I hosted a Women in Leadership Panel Discussion that tackled a surprisingly divisive question: Do we still need women‑only leadership development in 2025? One comment that stood out came from a business leader who said, “I don’t think it’s necessary anymore. Surely, we’ve moved beyond that?” It’s an interesting

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