IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE – OR IS IT? By Wikus van Vuuren, Director: Academic Quality at GIMT

Leadership humility is one of those rare occurrences that don’t necessarily enjoy the recognition or emphasis it often deserves. Humility is unfortunately often perceived as a weakness in business when, in fact, it can be a tremendous asset.

By Sacha Sorrell

Purpose driven entrepreneurs are traditional entrepreneurs who are starting or growing businesses. However, the term can also apply to those individuals who work for organisations, bringing tangible value through alignment to the organisation’s purpose, values and offering.
Purpose driven entrepreneurship is more of a way of being, or having an entrepreneurial spirit. These individuals achieve great success because they are able to demonstrate certain competencies on a consistent basis.

The Centre for Conscious Leadership (CCL), a South African consulting organization specializing in leadership learning and transformation, has a formula for helping businesses to enhance operations, increase productivity and improve profit margins. The service is based on direct, system-wide, people-focused intervention and learning.

“Every time he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it” Quite a common expression of late?

I listen on a daily basis to some of the most outlandish statements being made by people who shall for the purpose of this article we will not refer to personally. “If the cap fits wear it”. In addition to hearing such outlandish statement we often read similar statements in the press, magazines and on web sites.

What distinguishes a good leader from a mediocre one? That is the question.

Is it their leadership ability, their leadership style, their character, integrity, knowledge, ability to make profit, clarity of vision and so forth?