Adriaan Groenewald

Society’s SOS: A desperate cry for improved leadership By Adriaan Groenewald The world is broadcasting a SOS, a Morse code cry born in 1906 to save sinking ships. Today, it’s a desperate plea for improved leadership to prevent countries, organisations, communities, families and individuals from sinking: 76-86% of people see leaders failing, with self-doubt corroding […]

DOGE and Me-Vision: The Mote in Our Eye: Fraud, Judgment, and the Call for Ethical Leadership By Adriaan Groenewald For years, South Africa has borne the weight of a damning label: the fraud basket of the world. From the Gupta brothers’ state capture, siphoning billions through political puppetry, to the endless tender scandals bleeding public

Matching two foundational truths to ensure continuous improvement of your organisation By Adriaan Groenewald Every organisation on this planet wants and has to improve continuously. It’s a leadership challenge CEO’s and their teams grapple with every day. It seems like a complex issue, but perhaps it’s not. Here’s how: Marry two foundational truths. First Foundational

Generational Performance By Adriaan Groenewald Every leader wants their organisation set up for generational performance – a culture of performance from them to the next leader, to the next…? It’s also called legacy. Here’s how we now do it, starting with two powerful quotes, but don’t jump to conclusions too soon:  “When performance is measured, performance

Shifting Lanes By Adriaan Groenewald If you are good at what you do, as an accountant, engineer, teacher or whatever, you invariably shift lanes somewhere in your career. What is this shift in lanes? Perhaps you moved into this new lane a long time ago? It’s when you are promoted to a leadership position and your

Moving from a good to a better to a Great leader By Adriaan Groenewald How do you progress from a GOOD to a BETTER to a GREAT leader? Overall there are at least three stages through which you may be progressing. Few if any are currently in Stage 3. It is possible to step right

From tick box leadership development to significant impact… By Adriaan Groenewald How does leadership development progress from a tick box exercise to actually moving an organisation from GOOD to BETTER to GREAT – significance, a space where organisations more than last through generations? We truly believe if leadership development is done correctly it will become

It is time to “Authenticate” Leaders and Leadership By Adriaan Groenewald Dear Leader Far too many signs denote that the time has come to “Authenticate” leaders in all sectors of society. The world desperately needs leaders who… Are in their leadership positions for the right reasons? Are sincerely hungry for – not intimidated by –

All leaders should be evaluated real-time & outcomes made public. This is why… By Adriaan Groeneveld We need to do what’s necessary – no matter how bold – to ensure consistent quality, authentic leadership becomes the standard in our governments, businesses, educational institutions…everywhere. The time we live and lead in requires this of us. It

Professionalise Leadership Before That First Promotion By Adriaan Groenewald World over individuals are promoted into leadership positions, based on their technical performance history and very seldom – if ever – on their leadership history or abilities. These crucial changes are “disguised” behind titles like supervisor or manager. But let’s be frank about it, they become

Professionalisation of Leadership By Adriaan Groenewald A call to professionalise leadership could raise the eyebrows of some leaders, as they struggle to reconcile with or wrap their minds around such a vision. Others will express interest. While some will think it’s a brilliant proposal.  I submit that we as a society have no worthwhile alternative

The world is producing “Worse” not “Better” leaders​ By Adriaan Groenewald Is the world producing better or worse leaders, in politics and business, collectively speaking? We asked this question in two separate polls, on Twitter and LinkedIn: All together – 807 votes came in. It’s a good sample: Votes for “worse” were 76-86% Is this