Ok, so I’m making a choice this week to get off the social media circus that has been South Africa, Trump and the news cycle. I did a...

I’m shutting down the company at the end of February. Got your attention? Good. Read the fine print if you’re a client. The business of...

I read a lot. Maybe too much. And when it comes to books on business/self-leadership/frameworks, it feels like I’ve seen this before....

As part of what I do for the Entrepreneurs' Organization, we recently held a powerful workshop on AI-Powered Growth Hacks to help...

We love the dog. Leia is the only other girl in the house, an 8-year-old Labrador who has witnessed almost the entire evolution of our...

A few years ago, I needed an operations manager. I thought I had found the perfect candidate: energetic, engaging, and full of ideas. His...

A few years ago, I learned the word “dopamine”. Turns out this pesky little neurotransmitter is a chemical in our brain that gets...

“What if you don’t make it?” asked a delegate at a recent strategy summit I led. It was a room of over 50 business owners in Athens,...

The chilling third instalment of the “A Quiet Place” sci-fi movie series has landed. I’m halfway through watching it as I take a break on...

Semper Fidelis: Latin for “Always Faithful”, and the motto of Jan van Riebeeck Primary School. This core value deeply reflects the...

So the last two weeks have been quite a ride in terms of global politics. The electoral show over in the US has been of particular...

It's a relatively short message this week, but one I feel is important to share. I turned 50 two months ago, and I’m feeling in...

In 1991, a few things happened. It was my penultimate year of high school. I kissed a girl and I liked it, I managed to get my learner's...

“Siya and Rachel are getting divorced!” exclaims Caroline, as I hand her her morning tea in bed. No “Good morning my love”, no “How was...

You know what I hate? The person who calls to ask me to rate the service of the car dealership I just visited. I have never – EVER – had...

The aggressive-looking man pushed into the line ahead of me, and I gave him a sharp look. “Were you here before me?” I barked. He gave me...

“You can’t make this sh*t up”, said my embattled wife, as she booked our screaming six-year-old in for an emergency op after a sleepless...

I’m not sure I like spring anymore. I used to love September/October - a time of the coming of warmer days, earlier sunrises and lots of...

I value only three material things in this world. My wedding ring, and two of my three watches (ok ok, I’m really fond of my Garmin, but...

My wife gave me a treat on Sunday. My mom stayed over for the weekend, so, with the agency to offload the kids, we went off to the spa...