With currently over 2000 books on the market about leadership – and a dearth of excellent leaders in South Africa, and the rest of the world, here are some of my thoughts!

There is a distinction between a manager and a leader.  A manager is like a cook that uses a recipe – there are definable steps in the management process - like a recipe – and these can be learnt and mastered with experience – planning, organizing and controlling.  Leading, however, is the ‘people’ part of manage...

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