The Stigma of Networking
I am a learner so I easily get attracted by a conference invite. As I chose to stay sitting and
Category: Make Space for Growth
This is the blog for Make Space for Growth. Here you will find topics around business growth and leadership, personal growth and family as well as growth in your community.
Collecting myself… and everything else
Last week, I shared a few thoughts of when life and work collide. Little did I know that I would
When work and life collide…
… reverse and restart. This was an important week at work for me. It was business plan week. Despite market
Know your Critical Success Factors
Do you know what it takes to succeed in your new product or initiative? Here are some tips on howto think of your critical success factors.
The time of year for Performance Reviews – Dos and Don’ts
I am worried to open my browser on the evaluations website, to find out how many reviews I need to
I thought it was just me
Mental Health – in 2015, I suffered from depression. To this day, seeking professional help was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Working in Teams
For the last two weeks, one of my team members was out. I admit that I panicked when I realised
Where is the credit to the strategy?
Credit to being strategic does not mean you are not amazing at your day job, just means you raise above it. What is the value to having a strategy?
Why do we measure performance?
Say you have launched a new business area and even planned ahead what you needed to get done across the
Due Diligence: The Art of 100 Questions (to start with…)
It is one of those stories that the old days come back to haunt you. I started my career as
The Trouble with Data
When I get data, I never take it charted or for granted. I always check its accuracy. Only after do I start looking for the story behind the data.
What are Business Plans for?
I am a bit of a business plans junkie. It creates time. It provides challenge. It gives direction. It creates benchmarks. And it helps with communication
Letting go to grow
Growth creates one of the most difficult mindset issues in a leader. It only happens when you go beyond delegation and let go. Why?
Strategy Making with a Fact Based Approach without Facts
As I went through a complicated business plan review, it was tough to find facts. It was even tougher for people to care for facts.
My day job doing Business Strategy
Managing a business – spend enough time governing, measuring, challenging and investing to embrace or provoke change to ensure leadership.