Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A good leader of people is one who gets that each member of his/her team is different. They are uniquely wired and what motivates and galvanises one person into action will not [...]
“The fundamental cause of nearly all communication problems is that people don't listen to understand; they listen to reply." John Maxwell & Les Parrott, 25 Ways to Win with People (Nelson Books, 2005) This statement hit me between the eyes. [...]
Wisdom can be found in the most unplanned moments and unexpected places. This is what happened to me on a day when I was feeling frenzied and frazzled before 9am! As an antidote to the stress I was feeling on [...]
Every thought or free choice you make and every behaviour and action you take are all based in love or fear. Fear contracts. It closes us down. It wraps us tightly in its clutches. Love, on the other hand, opens [...]
I was recently honoured as one of four #WomenWithDrive for 2019 by Ford Motor Company South Africa. The idea behind this campaign is to bring women together, to share their stories, to empower, motivate, uplift, and inspire. Showcasing that despite [...]
Mathilda Mathema, member of a communal vegetable gardening project, tells stories to her children by a fire. | Location: Mahwanke, Zimbabwe. This is Africa. In Africa we pass down our stories verbally from generation to generation. In a [...]