Break through the job interview – Part 1
Today, we will discuss the unique techniques that you can use to break through any interview for a job or...
Deepen and broaden your skills
Many employees want to get to the top, but few know the secret to a successful career. What is your...
Validate important facts
Ours is a society that still has a hangover of working by guesswork and treating suggestions and assumptions as facts....
Getting to the top—Profiling Jan Du Plessis
In September last year, I had the privilege, along with 25 other young African leaders, to listen to a motivational...
Becoming a high performer – Part 2
Last week, we listed five of the attributes that you can develop if you are to become high potential person...
Becoming a high performer–Part 1
We have recently been discussing the soft skills that you need to develop to become a successful person at work...
Avoid surprising your boss
One of the things that all bosses singularly and collectively hate is to be surprised by their juniors. In fact,...
Boost your self-awareness
Some people seem to be more in control of their emotions while others are clearly consumed and greatly influenced by...
Master your gut feelings
Have you also come across people who have very solid and admirable analytical skills, cognitive abilities and even academic prowess...
Avoid information vacuum
In the past, it appeared noble, humble and professional not to fight back when attacked. Today, for achievers, it sometimes...
Building an effective ‘project’ team
Many projects fail because of the lack of a coherent and effective team. Even in operations, many companies and organisations...
Sharpen your curriculum vitae
Let us face it, jobs are rare to find. Those who have good jobs usually work hard to keep them....
Benefits of teaching others
Many people acquire competences, practice for some time and then consider themselves great experts. But real big experts achieve expertise...
Winning techniques for company leaders–Part III
We continue from where we left last week, discussing techniques that you can use to win as a company leader....
Winning Techniques for Company Leaders II
We continue from where we left last week when we discussed two of the 10 techniques that you can use...
Seek not just diplomas but knowledge and skills
Have you ever met a person who has many qualifications, including very advanced papers or diplomas but doesn’t seem to...
Expand your comfort zone – Part 2
We continue from where we left last week on this topic. A quick recap: we defined conform zone and went...
Expand your comfort zone—Part 1
"We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at...
Managing job transition—Part 2
We continue from last week when we began looking at the mechanics of deciding whether to take a new...
