raising your game in business and life
We have all been affected on an emotional and/or economic level by the impact of COVID-19. This blog explores how we can maximise our strengths and unlock our potential in this crucial time. Tapping into our inner strengths will enable us to survive this difficult situation and come out of it even stronger than before. Creating ...
Providing consistent leadership and support to your remote teams during trying times will build trust and unlock their infinite potential.
Everybody watching the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup on the 24th of June being played in Johannesburg’s iconic Ellis Park Stadium, would have felt numb by the image of the first black South African President, wearing the springbok green and gold number 6 jersey of captain Francois Pienaar and raising the Webb Ellis winners trophy together. This was ...
The summer hiatus has provided much time to reflect and take stock while enjoying a much-deserved break. We kick-off our back-school activities by sharing some of the insights of our last Vistage Masterclass led by Henry Rose Lee, Inter-Generational Expert, on “Maximising Millennial Potential”. First off, Henry is an exceptional speaker who brings humour and British satire together ...
I’ve recently had workers in my apartment carrying out a long overdue refurb caused by construction overhead. There was dust, paint, plaster and more dust everywhere; in the food cabinets, underwear drawer and between my teeth. The deal was 2 weeks and they would be out … After 2 weeks they had barely finished 2 rooms; 20% in 100% of the ...
Everywhere we go we seem to be hearing about executive coaching. What once seemed to be something that needed to be hidden is now a testament to the potential of who we can become in our careers and personal lives. Executive Coaches are no longer there to just help someone out who is not performing ...
We are proud to announce that Shireburn has invested in UP Limited as a shareholder, to accelerate UP’s growth locally and internationally. The partnership with Shireburn allows both companies to leverage each other’s strengths and offer UP’s services to the thousands of companies that rely on Shireburn to run their businesses. However, that is just the ...
The holidays are upon us and the New Year often triggers a time of reflection, planning, wishing or goal setting. We look back into history and gauge how far we’ve come, by comparing to plans, mitigated by the reality of life getting in the way. We commit to improving, changing, reframing and ‘being better’, as ...
Imagine this… You’re working on an important task that your manager has just given you and you have to hand it in the next day…You’re already stressed with the work load piling up but this task has now jumped the queue into the urgent pile…Your heart starts to beat a little faster, you’re flustered and trying ...
Review of “why you never wash a rental car” by Mark Fritz, UP Academy Masterclass 30/11/17 Mark Fritz is not your usual speaker: he doesn’t use a projector and actually gets you to do the work (you might even create your own PowerPoint to share with your team! ) He’s not the average author, he published a ...