Mental Health

Democratising resilience

People are looking for a bit of help; they are actively searching for brands and products that understand that they are facing challenges everyday.

The New World of Business

Steinheist: The story of South Africa's biggest corporate scandal

No matter how smart you might think these guys are, they are just as fallible to mind tricks and bias as everyone else is.

The New World of Business

Overcoming the tyranny of indecision

In a state of indecision you don't go anywhere - you just spin thoughts around in your head; achieving absolutely nothing.

The Future of the Consumer

The huge disappointment of The Creator Economy

Most of what's produced by the Creator Economy is crap.

The New World of Business

How far to the top?

Forward-looking management metrics are always more useful than backward, historical performance measurements.

Articles

The Amazon strategy on a napkin

How Amazon overcame their biggest challenge.

The New World of Business

If you think Patagonia's remarkable decision heralds a new dawn for capitalism - you're missing the point

Patagonia is an outlier - it's a radical exception to the rule.

The Future of the Consumer

Increase personal power through kindness

It might sound too simple to consider, but well worth a try for a couple of days.

The New World of Business

Why stuff doesn't get done

There are literally a million reasons as to why an 'executional hole' develops.

Articles

What having focus really means

Success comes from applying all of your energy towards your one key differentiator.

Podcasts

Moving forward together - my chat with Adam Kahane

Adam Kahane is a Director of Reos Partners, an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable issues.

The New World of Business

The destination is meaningless if you can't navigate your way through the storm

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” - Mike Tyson

Articles

The insane 'hidden' costs of car ownership

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled... was to hide from everyone in plain sight.

The New World of Business

When exactly is 'enough actually enough'?

At what point do we realise that the present cannot continue to be the present any longer, and a different present (or an alternative future) needs to be created in its place?

The Future of Marketing and Branding

When Wall Street masquerades as craft

Advertising one thing and then being something else entirely behind-the-scenes does not a sustainable strategy make.

Articles

What's with our unhealthy obsession with 'disruption'?

Most useful innovations are not created by rockstars or generate any kind of public attention.

The New World of Business

The courage to grow

Growth requires the development of the virtue of courage.

Articles

Getting to the good stuff

It's a journey of self discovery.

The Future of Work

The problem of having your self worth linked with your work

White-collar unemployment is an increasingly prevalent phenomena in the world these days, but the long-term psychological effects of it are still unknown.

The Future of the Consumer

Healthy 'drinks' are getting popular

The tried-and-tested is old hat, it's time to break-free from the norm.

How our levels of anxiety dictate how we design our solutions

South Africa is an anxious place. It influences how we design our cities, it's the platform on which our businesses succeed or fail. Understanding how this anxiety is created, spread and reinforced is vital for successfully designing strategies under these conditions. I chatted to Prof Nicky Falkof about her research

The Future of Work

Quiet quitting might not be all that bad

Your job just might not be aligned to your values.

The New World of Business

It's time for better strategy

Embracing uncertainty is the new normal, but uncertainty is not, not knowing. It's about arming yourself with potential futures to help you steer your business.

The Future of Work

Why Axios got sold for $525 million

Just one strategic lynchpin drives the value of the entire business.

The Future of the Consumer

Welcome to the 'Kidult revolution'

What does this trend mean for business strategists?