Issue 5.8 | June 2017 In this Article: there are two basic kinds of power in organisations, and each plays a role in achieving powerful outcomes. by Jonathan Wilson International business is not, very often, glamorous. There were nine [ … ]
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Bridge to a Big Surprise: Four Steps to Successful Negotiation
Issue 4.12 | November 2014 In this Article: how to transform a competitive negotiation into a creative collaboration. Part 2 of a two-article series on negotiation that results in innovation. Part 1 is here. by Jonathan Wilson Percy, our client, [ … ]
Read MoreIt Takes More than a Big Idea: Why Negotiation is the Pathway to Successful Innovation
Issue 4.11 | September-October 2014 In this Article: progress is built on negotiation as much as it is on innovation. The first in a two-part series on negotiation. by Jonathan Wilson All human progress is the result of innovation [ … ]
Read MoreInnocent but Influential: Becoming a Politically Savvy Leader
Issue 4.9 | March-April 2014 In this Article: how to manage politics with your idealism and integrity intact. by Jonathan Wilson The hot South African summer sun beat down on the green hill where one of the most significant [ … ]
Read MoreTrust: Restoring the Declining Currency of the Marketplace
Issue 3.2 | October 2011 In this Article: restoring confidence in the marketplace by building business that is trustworthy. by Jonathan Wilson The alarming possibility of a decade or two of economic stagnancy across the globe is driving many [ … ]
Read MoreProfit Fixation is Bad (for Business)
Issue 3.1 | September 2011 In this Article: why an exclusive focus on profit creates a dangerous distraction from value creation. by Jonathan Wilson Apple does not exist to make a profit. If it did, it would never have [ … ]
Read MoreThe Politics of Courage
Issue 2.12 | August 2011 In this Article: courage in leadership begins with the courage to not think of yourself. by Jonathan Wilson August 2nd, 2011 is a date that will remain infamous in history. The day saw the [ … ]
Read MoreLeadership that Lasts
Issue 2.11 | July 2011 In this Article: what your leadership is built on will dictate how long it can last and what legacy it will leave. by Jonathan Wilson In the course of human history fifty years is [ … ]
Read MoreWhere Does a Leader Go When He’s Afraid?
Issue 2.9 | April 2011 In this Article: how facts, foundations and friendship protect leaders from their fears. by Jonathan Wilson The candle sputtered and flickered in the silent black of a New Guinea night. I lay in my [ … ]
Read MoreHow to Lead When You’re Not Allowed To
Issue 1.10 | April 2010 In this Article: how to overcome the barriers to leadership posed by your power and the power of others. By Jonathan Wilson I first met Sifiso Nkabinde in a clandestine meeting in the back room of [ … ]
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