Leading in the trenches: The strategy that executives are missing
They called it the “launch that would change everything”. After 14 months of development, a major tech company rolled out...
- Monday, June 22, 2026
BusinessDay
They called it the “launch that would change everything”. After 14 months of development, a major tech company rolled out...
The silence after her words could slice through steel. Maya had just told the leadership team what no one dared...
Several years ago, a friend of mine stepped into a coveted leadership role at a fast-scaling tech company. Bright, capable,...
A few years ago, I consulted with a multinational retail company that had just completed an all-hands engagement survey. The...
In a tense boardroom in Johannesburg, the team sat frozen. A product launch had failed miserably. Fingers pointed. Voices rose....
In early 2020, as the world reeled from the shock of a global pandemic, an unlikely name began to quietly...
It was 7:45 a.m. when I walked into the executive suite of a fast-rising tech firm in Nairobi. The CEO,...
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It wasn’t the crisis that unravelled the team; it was what happened after. When the product recall ended and the...
The boardroom was tense. Numbers were down, morale was shaky, and all eyes were on the CEO. Everyone expected a...