Urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot filled with tepid water and gradually heat it, the frog will adjust its body temperature accordingly. When the water is about to reach boiling point, the frog decides to jump out. At this stage, it has lost all its strength and eventually […]
I currently have the pleasure of reading a book written by Viktor Frankl titled Man’s search for Meaning. In this harrowing account of his survival of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II he comes to one very specific conclusion as a result of his ordeal. He summarises it as follows: “Forces beyond your […]
One of the biggest value destructions is the inability of people to empower others and command beyond themselves. Sure, time spent on what you are good at is directly proportional to the value you create. The more time you spend, the better you become at it and the more you can leverage your own skills […]
“We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.” Anthony de Mello Your perspective of your surroundings is how your mind interprets it and what you ultimately believe it to be. Your brain selects and modifies all input and makes its own, subjective sense of things based on your own frame […]
INSIDE THE BUSINESS As a leader, nothing is more sobering than bringing to mind a quote attributed to Napoleon, “There are no bad soldiers, only bad captains.” Napolean When it concerns people in your business, consider them un-blameable. You hired them, right? You trained them? You clearly conveyed what was required and followed up, right? […]
“The man on top of the mountain did not fall there.” Vince Lombardi It was Sir Edmund Hillary who in 1953 became the first person to conquer Mount Everest. What is not told, and is so easily forgotten, is the story of a lifetime of effort and sacrifice preceding this accomplishment. You see, Sir Hillary […]
Franco Cronjé and team Fitt.ai managed to secure: Best SME Tech Solution Provider Middle East presented by @entmagazineme. Congrats to Ian Rothmann and Ederic Stander for a truly amazing product. This is only the beginning
We do not fear the unknown. We fear what we think we know about the unknown. Teal Swan Some of us live in fear. Fear of the unknown, the unseen, the “What if…?”. We fear events that have not even occurred yet. We are blinded, overwhelmed by emotion, unable to enjoy the here and now. […]
For the onlooker, the title of leader seems glamorous, almost red carpet-like. But for the leader, the reality is sometimes far from it! Carrying the weight of the business and the ambition of every employee are taxing and all-consuming. Getting the business to move forward and the team to progress in the same direction whilst […]
Nowadays it seems that we are continuously in a state of hardship, difficulty, or misfortune. Mankind of which ever race, or social or economic standing, has most probably not endured such hardship since the great depression or world wars in the mid-1940’s. We as a people, whether we are employees or business owners, are constantly […]
