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Ready to Scale? The One Question Every Business Owner and Executive Leader Needs to Ask First
I left the Edge Leadership session feeling grateful. So much wisdom was shared. Diverse perspectives. Hard-won insights. Useful reminders about how we lead, what leadership demands, and where our work needs to go next. There were a few questions after Vusi Thembekwayo’s keynote, and he responded like the coach that he is—with more questions. Questions…
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Redefine your problem as a missing or faulty system
Yesterday I wrote about seeing versus actually solving problems. Being aware of or seeing problems is only half the battle. If you’ve been struggling with a recurring issue in your business, and no matter what you do, it’s still there, resurfacing and rearing its ugly head then what I am about to share, will help…
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Seeing versus solving problems
We all see problems. Or so we think. What we really see are problem’s symptoms, not the cause of a particular problem – that is, why it occurred in the first place. I saw this illustration below recently showing problem awareness in companies. I think it might be more accurate if the word symptoms was…
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When exactly will you feel successful?
I, like many others, have been watching the Olympic games and with that, the advertisements that support me being able to view the games from the comfort of my home. There are advertisements for new cars, investment propositions and guidance on how to transact business online with ease. This got me thinking about goals. There…
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Do You Resist Structure?
I have resisted structure all my life. I didn’t necessarily articulate as such but I now realize this is what I was doing. Structure felt too caged – boxed in…after all – I am a creative spirit! I need free flowing, idea exchanging, vast expanses of time exploring for me to do my best work.…
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Get off the Fence if you want your Business to Grow!
Wouldn’t it be easier if you were just told what you should do to grow your business, make more profit, and get out of the red into the blackness of wealth? But it’s never that easy, although we spend an inordinate amount of energy in search of the guru who would save us time and…

