As we step out of 2024 and prepare for 2025, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and set the tone for the year ahead. Here’s some key pointers for leaders to approach the new year with purpose and ease, setting up a strong start for themselves and their teams. Reflect on 2024: Celebrate and […]
When High Performance Becomes Toxic High performance is sought after and celebrated in the corporate world, but there’s a hidden danger when productivity becomes an obsession. When the relentless pursuit of results pushes teams too far, the line between excellence and toxicity can blur. In a toxic productivity culture, the focus shifts from quality to […]
Credit: https://businessnewsthisweek.com/author/admin/ Mind guru Paddy Upton shares his insights on putting the nation’s favourite pastimes – cricket and hockey – to greater use London, 28 August 2024 – Paddy Upton, the globally-revered mental guru who recently helped guide the Indian men’s hockey team to the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, believes there is no […]
Seven useful reminders. I never thought breakfast at the Taj, Fisherman’s Cove in Chennai would dish up such a smorgasbord – that had nothing to do with food. It started as just another hotel buffet – I’ve averaged about 180 of them per year for the last 17 years of my professional life. This one […]
On Christmas weekend, I visited my sister and parents, who I hadn’t seen for a number of months due to touring with the Indian cricket team. I had asked my sister, Nicky to arrange some different or interesting activities around the Stellenbosch/Paarl area where she lives. For the first morning‘s activity, I was told me […]
