Monthly Archives: October 2016

Leader of the Future (Part 5) – The Leader

Posted on October 25, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

The task of a leader is to make more leaders, not more followers. This raises an interesting question, as many of the examples we see in the world today are actually toxic leaders, so then what are the leaders creating … … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Art of Disruption

Posted on October 18, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

Most people think disruption is actually destruction … This causes them to immediately go into survival mode – the basic flight or fight response of the human. Therefore I can actually tell you I am going to disrupt you and the response … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Leader of the Future (Part 4) – The Connector

Posted on October 14, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

In part four we focus on the actual human connection needed for leadership. We started the series with The Visionary, The Listener and in part 3 we discussed The Communicator. In the article we look at the future leader, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Leader of the Future (Part 3) – The Communicator

Posted on October 13, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

So far in this series I have discussed The Visionary and The Listener. Now you may be thinking that leaders should be able to communicate, so why would I write a complete article on the leader’s need to communicate? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Leader of the Future (Part 2) – The Listener

Posted on October 12, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

In part one of this series I discussed the value of The Visionary leader, however leaders don’t simply have vision. In order for a leader to be effective, they need to be able to serve people and the skill is … Continue reading →

Posted in LEADERSHIP | Tagged | 3 Comments

Leader of the Future (Part 1) – The Visionary

Posted on October 11, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

When we think of the current state of leadership, we will probably all agree that leadership needs a change more than anything in our world today and I have ranted about this in previous articles. I encourage you to read Why … Continue reading →

Posted in LEADERSHIP | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Book Review : Together is Better by Simon Sinek

Posted on October 10, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

This is more than a little book of inspiration, this book is an insight into how we understand people, what motivates and ultimately moves them. Allow Simon Sinek to change your perceptions of what leadership is … As he says … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Toxic Leadership – The Global Reality

Posted on October 10, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

I recently read my friend Adriaan Groenewald’s article Actively Ridding Society Of Toxic Leaders, and I cannot agree more that we have a great deal of Toxic Leadership in our society. But I have a question … Where did these leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in LEADERSHIP | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

How to .. Monetize your IP

Posted on October 8, 2016 by RichSimmondsZA

What is IP you may ask? In actual fact IP stands for Internet Protocol, but in this context Intellectual Property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; symbols; as well as names and … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Communication | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment