Celebrating Excellence: Professor Luke van der Laan’s Well-Deserved Professorship Award In academia, there are individuals whose dedication, passion, and intellectual prowess set them apart. Today, we raise our virtual glasses to congratulate Professor Luke van der Laan on his well-deserved professorship award. This achievement is not merely a recognition of his tireless efforts but a […]
By Dr Wade Azmy In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to anticipate and prepare for future challenges and opportunities is essential for businesses to thrive. Strategic foresight, a crucial capability in the business world, empowers organisations to think ahead and make long-term decisions that position them for success. This essay explores the significance of
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By Dr Eric Perez I have had the absolute good fortune to speak with leaders, entrepreneurs, and consultants through my leadership podcast. The topic of individual leader reflection was raised in many of the discussions and offline. The need for reflective leader practice is not a groundbreaking observation but understanding why reflection is important for
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By Dr Eric Perez The leader development and training market is so varied that comparing and contrasting programs, courses of study, how development and training is delivered, time needed away from core business and of course the cost are all important considerations. Not forgetting the underlying need for a return on investment at the individual
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By Dr Eric Perez To argue that strategic planning has not been elevated to the status of a business essential is understatement of the highest order. A search on the term ‘strategic planning’ between 1986 and 2024 yielded 9.21 million search results. In 1986, Henry Mintzberg warned, ‘strategic planning is not strategic thinking. Indeed, strategic
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By Dr Eric Perez The impacts on society post-COVID will form the basis of writing for decades to come—not a groundbreaking insight—but the pandemic offers us an opportunity to review and reflect. For me, the conversation I’m most interested in is the impact of COVID on leader practice, specifically post-COVID. I believe the conversation is
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The role of values and personality in executives’ strategic choices Executives’ strategic choices are profoundly influenced by their personal values and personality traits. These factors shape how they perceive opportunities and threats, make decisions, and lead their organizations. Here’s a detailed look at how values and personality traits reflect on executives’ strategic choices: Influence of
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