Tag: leadership

Never be surprised at the same time as your boss

In any situation, it is your responsibility to be more clued up about your area of specialisation than anyone else on your team. Especially your boss. You need to be…
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Address to UCT Graduating Class of 2018

Opportunities and Obligations in a Rapidly Changing World   Good morning! Good morning firstly to the graduating class of 2018 that has gathered us all here today, to celebrate this…
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So, who REALLY calls the shots

What's actually going on?   In the previous post, we discussed the idea of understanding the structure of your organisation. In most organisations, the structure looks something like this…  …
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Who calls the shots?

Who's who in this zoo?   In any organisation or group, it’s critical to understand who’s who and who’s calling the shots. Understanding the formal titles and hierarchy is a…
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