As leaders of organisations or divisions, our minds are often consumed with thoughts, concerns and worries over our company, what the future holds for the organization, for our teams and for ourselves. Are these worries keeping you up at night? Everything is moving faster: you struggle to keep up with your customer demands, you are […]
Adapt to the Future Remember when our parents told us not to speak to strangers, not to get into a stranger’s car, and not to be lured into a stranger’s home! Is that not exactly what we do today? We find a stranger on the internet, ask him for a lift, climb in his car […]
Data is the new oil. Data is the new currency. Data is the new gold. Data is the biggest asset your organization has. In this digital economy, data is King. If I had R50 for every time I have heard that, I would be sitting in Bali right now. So if data is the commodity […]
Digital Transformation @ work We have been involved in business transformations in large and small organisations using technology for many years, so a couple of years ago, we started Metatrans and focused on helping businesses adapt to the changing environment using digital transformation. Today we want to talk about digital transformation @ work in South […]
Emotional Intelligence in a Digital World I’m fascinated by Emotional Intelligence vs IQ. Your IQ can be sky-high, but your EQ horrendously low. Or your IQ can be average but your EQ exceptionally high. The big question that flows from the IQ vs EQ debate, which one do you need to be successful in the […]
Leadership: Responsibility, not Rank Leadership is all about responsibility, not about rank. Leaders say with every action “You can rely on me, you can trust me”. Leaders are the ones the team members turn to in a time of need, they are the ones creating a feeling of ‘team’, they are the ones we can […]
Emotional Intelligence: Workplace Graduate Integration What is Emotional Intelligence? What are the aspects of Emotional Intelligence? Where does it start? Culture Shock Over the last decades we have learnt how to interact with, manage and motivate our teams. We understand the workplace and its rules. We may not be excellent at all aspects of navigating […]
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: I have been asked by one of our clients to present an Emotional Intelligence (or EQ) course to their young leadership team. In preparation for the course, I found myself getting very passionate about this topic, as I have realised how much the world has changed. Gone are the days where […]
What they don’t teach us at school: As a professional trainer, facilitator, and coach, I come into contact with people from different walks of life on a daily basis – different industries, professions, age, race, gender and levels of education. What has struck me, is regardless of where we are in our lives, is that […]
