Click image to watch ↓ continue reading below for more of my thoughts… Team culture is a ‘blind phrase’. That is, we use it constantly to describe a phenomenon within a business or organisation, yet it does little to help us ‘see’ what the real drivers and issues are that reside within […]
Click image to watch, continue reading below for more of my thoughts… Steve Smith’s admission to cheating the Rules of Cricket to gain competitive advantage have sent shockwaves around the world. The position of Australian cricket captain and the Australian cricket team itself are held in such high esteem by this country due to […]
Steve Smith and his ‘leadership team’ decision to violate the rules of the game is the final product of a team culture that need a significant reboot. While the coach and captain are instrumental in creating the culture that they believe is best for the team, there are many other parts which contribute, interact with […]
A leader is always under tremendous pressure to lead his team or organisation. It can become a very lonely place at the top as there are few, if any one, that the leader can unload their deepest thoughts. After a long summer of cricket, a captain can become jaded, emotionally exhausted as well as physically […]
Leading through values and principles is a phrase often talked about, but is harder to do than to say. I am sure we can all recall recent examples in politics and business where leaders have not been able to live their values and have paid the price. While we are yet to hear the full […]
The recent big cricket issue which unsurprisingly these days is not the cricket, was the David Warner Quinton de Kock who said what about whom. Firstly, I should like to put some context around the incident – not for providing any wriggle room; but more to understand how other situations, for example, the Senior Leadership […]