In celebration of Heritage Month, author Claudio Chiste presents a groundbreaking leadership paradigm in his latest book, “Rise of the Warrior Leader.” This visionary approach redefines leadership by drawing inspiration from the principles and cultural heritage of South Africa, offering a fresh perspective on tackling contemporary challenges.

Claudio’s involvement in community projects started whilst he was a junior officer at the Military Academy where he ran a sports outreach programme for children from an impoverished area. This would be life changing with the positive effects continue to be felt some 20 years later.

Organisations at times hire the wrong candidates. These things happen in the best of companies and it is for this reason that employers include a period of probation in their contracts of employment. Unfortunately, however, probation is an often misunderstood and sometimes abused concept.

If you expect good things you give off positive signals and you usually get good results! Unfortunately, the reverse is also true.

Most employee problems can be avoided or can be easily handled if you have the right systems and procedures in place. However, while most small businesses employ staff, they don’t usually have the luxury of a Human Resources Department. They also usually don’t have the expertise to handle employee problems when things go wrong.

The role of the HR manager in a business is a difficult one. People are wary of HR because the HR department has access to their personal information, has a role in determining employees’ salaries, they see their performance reviews, they know when employees have been disciplined and they usually have some input when promotions are considered.

Over recent years we have read of reports of nurses abusing elderly patients; of teachers going on strike; of police personnel assaulting members of the public; and so on. Why?

It is said that when times get tough, a leader will become either really big or really small. In times of crisis, people tend to look for a leader to solve the problem, taking the necessary steps to ensure survival, providing psychological safety.

43% of drinkers admitted to binge drinking which is a real problem faced by employers. From absence on Fridays and Mondays to reporting to work under the influence.

Those familiar with the term VUCA, will know that it was originally a military acronym, today used widely in business management, to describe a world of non-stop volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. It not only describes the uncertainty of the world, but also the nature of an increasingly unpredictable and dynamic world. The age of VUCA is upon us.