Leading During a Crisis: 7 Lessons From The Costa Concordia Disaster
BY MANIE BOSMAN Since the luxury passenger cruiser Costa Concordia sank off the Tuscan coast last Friday, the media have been screaming accusations against its captain for abandoning ship while many...
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence Rated as Most Important Leadership Quality
The majority of leaders rate Emotional Intelligence (EI) as the single most importantg leadership quality. Some 38% of nearly 1 500 participants in a recent Strategic Leadership Institute LinkedIn...
View ArticleLeading the 4th Revolution: 6 Ways in Which Leadership Has Changed in the...
BY MANIE BOSMAN We are currently living in the 4th Revolution – a strange and unpredictable period where the interaction between information and communication technologies has created a...
View ArticleThe Highest Trees… Are Most at Risk Of Becoming Corrupt
BY MANIE BOSMAN People who don’t have much and are struggling to survive are forced to fend for themselves and would therefore be more likely to “do what it takes” even if it means cheating and...
View ArticleDISCUSSION: Power Corrupts: How Can Leaders Stand Firm?
Recent research shows that those with the most power are most likely to behave in an unethical manner. Is there anything leaders can do to prevent us from succumbing to the pitfalls of increased...
View ArticleHow The Images in Your Mind is Shaping the Future
BY MANIE BOSMAN When you think of the future, what do you see? Does it look like the past or the present, or is it perhaps very different from the world we now live in? It might come as a surprise to...
View ArticleThey Might Follow You Into Battle, But Is That Enough?
BY MANIE BOSMAN Watching the D-Day landing of Allied forces on the coast of Normandy as portrayed in the epic Saving Private Ryan with my son recently, I was once again struck by the mind-boggling...
View ArticleAdapting To The Cultural Jungle To Lead In The Global Village
BY MANIE BOSMAN No doubt that one of the most popular buzz-terms of our time is “global leadership” – I just did a Google search and got no less than 3 100 000 hits! So while it seems that a...
View ArticleProof From Neuroscience That Trusting People Makes Them More Trustworthy
BY MANIE BOSMAN Speaking to a business owner recently who had been suffering significant losses as a result of theft by employees, I was quite surprised when at one point he out rightly declared “I...
View ArticleToday is International Day of Trust!
The International Day of Trust (IDoT) is held on the 3rd of May each year, and commenced in 2010 in a small way in Sydney, Australia. It is an initiative of entente foundation, and is a day dedicated...
View ArticleUnderstanding Trust: Your Organization’s Most Valuable Asset
BY MANIE BOSMAN On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 indicating “no trust” and 10 indicating “complete trust”, where would you rate the level of trust in your organization? Low levels of trust may explain...
View Article10 Practical Tips to Help You Build and Restore Trust
BY MANIE BOSMAN Success is never determined by any single factor – it results from a mixture of critical elements such as effective leadership, vision, strategy, communication, adaptability and...
View ArticleStart From the Top to Build Loyalty From Below
BY MANIE BOSMAN In the late 1980’s I worked in Olifants Camp in the Kruger National Park as a junior tourist officer for two six-month stints before and after doing my national military service. I was...
View ArticleStart From the Top to Build Loyalty From Below
BY MANIE BOSMAN In the late 1980’s I worked in Olifants Camp in the Kruger National Park as a junior tourist officer for two six-month stints before and after doing my national military service. I was...
View ArticleNeuroleadership: How Your Brain Fights for Social Survival in the Workplace
BY MANIE BOSMAN Have you ever rolled around in bed thinking about an incident earlier that day and feeling really frustrated with yourself for not clearly explaining your point or saying what you...
View ArticleSCARF: Lead in a Way That Will Engage People’s Minds
BY MANIE BOSMAN A few days ago I was in a bookstore and just about to pay when the cashier – a young lady – was interrupted by a colleague demanding to know why she had left her lunch box out on the...
View ArticleYou Might Not Like it, But Bad is Stronger than Good
BY MANIE BOSMAN The owner of a car dealership I once knew was regarded by most who knew him as a complex man. He demanded that each working day started with a motivational team talk which was...
View ArticleYour Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Conditioned Racism
Although great progress has been made in the war on racism it is an evil which persists to haunt us. From the London Olympic Games to the run-up for the American presidential election to workplaces...
View ArticleEnroll for Unique Strengths-Based Presentation Skills Workshops
DATE: 25 & 26 October (see online booking page for more dates) VENUE: Diep-in-die-Berg, 929 Disselboom Street, Wapadrand, Pretoria PRICE: R4 590 per person (includes lunch, tea/coffee and all...
View ArticleTaking Small Steps is the Key to Improve Your Leadership Behaviour
By MANIE BOSMAN “So I realise that I have to change the way in which I’m leading people. Can you give me just five things I can do to be a better leader from now on?” In the nearly two decades that...
View ArticleIntroduction to Neuroleadership Seminar
DATE: 8 February 2013 (Pretoria); 15 March 2013 (Midrand); 26 April 2013 (Cape Town); 24 May 2013 (Durban). VENUE: Varies for each event, will be confirmed after receiving your booking. PRICE: R2 900...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions? Here’s What We Learn from Science about Making...
NOTE: This is an adapted version of a previous post (see Taking Small Steps is the Key to Improve Your Leadership Behaviour). I’m publishing it in response to several recent conversations about New...
View ArticleSLI Blog Included in List of "Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs"
We're extremely honored to have the Strategic Leadership Institute's blog (http://j.mp/SLIblog) included in the prestigious list of "Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs" which was recently published by...
View ArticleHow Neuroscience is Creating “a Brain New World”
BY MANIE BOSMAN “The gene was the central issue in biology in the 20th century. The mind is the essential issue for biology in the 21st century.” – Eric Kandel At the risk of coming over as arrogant or...
View ArticleNew Associates Join SLI Team
We're extremely excited and proud to officially welcome four new associates to the SLI team, thereby adding more depth to our pool of leadership expertise. Dries Lombaard is without doubt South...
View ArticleYour Caveman Brain: Running From Predators at Work
BY MANIE BOSMAN A couple of years ago a friend of mine and his son traveled through northwestern Zimbabwe when they noticed some vultures in the trees ahead of them. They decided it was a good a time...
View ArticleNext "Lead With Brain in Mind" Seminar in July
Our next "Lead With the Brain in Mind" seminar on the neuroscience of leadership is scheduled for 25 and 26 July and judging from the response to this announcement availability (30 participants) will...
View ArticleDo Meetings Right: The Neuroscience of Great Meetings
BY MANIE BOSMAN A while ago I was facilitating a workshop for the leadership group of a large automotive manufacturer’s senior marketing team when their General Manager suddenly slammed the table in...
View ArticleCollaborating in Flourish! 2013 Conference
We're looking forward to participate in the upcoming Flourish! Conference (9-10 September) which is once again set to be a highlight of the year. Flourish! is the official Annual Conference of the...
View Article"Present With Impact" Presentation Skills Workshop
You Too Can "Present With Impact! Book Now! Date: 23 & 24 January 2014 Time: 08h00-16h00 Venue: Diep-in-die-Berg (Wapadrand, Pretoria). Cost: Early Bird Special R2 900 pp (book before or on Dec...
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