Ask any of the most successful entrepreneurs and they will tell you – they failed many more times than they succeeded. This is quite astonishing. Isn’t success just plain success? Well, apparently not. That worn out rendition of Thomas Edison’s journey in the discovery of the electric light bulb is too often repeated is an affirmation of this very idea. […]
In the corporate world, you have to earn respect. Just because you have a university degree does not mean that you can claim your rightful place on the organisational chart. Developing relationships is one of the most important parts of the work experience. If this gets off on the wrong foot, all sorts of chaos can ensue. Many of my […]
WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. Working with different CAs(SA) is, for me, indeed an honour. I meet great people and, as a consequence, am given the opportunity to share in their growth, […]
Here’s the deal: ACCOUNTING IS ARITHMETIC MADE DIFFICULT In any event, the size of the numbers have grown exponentially (from shillings and pence to billions of Rands) and so the accounting systems have needed to be much more complex. Now I am not proposing that we drop the systems and revert back to the old back-of-the-cigarette-box methods. What I […]
WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. For all my clients that I have who are in the auditing profession, I admit somewhat sheepishly, that, in my corporate life, I never really enjoyed the […]
There is a strange energy that emerges when you start making progress in your business and the smell of success begins to waft by. People who you used to be close to you start to drift away. And new people make an entry. It’s just the way it is. If you are unprepared for this, you run the risk of becoming […]
Have you recently qualified as a CA(SA)? Congratulations to you and everything of the best going forward! Now that you have the best business qualification available, there are quite a few things that you can do as a CA(SA) – and I’m not talking about partying on Ibiza or taking an excursion into the Himalayas! There are a number of […]
WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. Sometimes I come across some real pearls. People tell me stories that pique my professional interest and remind me of how mindless we, as executives, can be. […]
COACHING WAR STORIES FOR EXECUTIVES is a new series of articles discussing ominous experiences that have been revealed in coaching sessions by higher level executives – lessons we can all learn from. Whether we like it or not the economic outlook for 2016 is looking bleak. You can be sure that your staff are feeling edgy – retrenchments is the […]
(The above picture resonates with me in a big way! Kite surfing is on my agenda within the next 5 years, together with diving Lake Malawi). Reaching retirement and finally having the freedom to do all the things that you ever wanted, sounds deliciously enticing. But maybe not. I wonder how many retirees are that happy? A client of mine told […]