Leadership Insights Blog by Peter Alkema

Do you want to start a blog or get your writing going this year? In a recent webinar I interviewed serial entrepreneur Salil Dhawan to find out how people can start blogging. He explained that it’s so easy but people lack the confidence because they think it requires a lot of complicated set up. It’s …

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“I found this exceptionally valuable.” – Gerhard (Group Executive), talking about Dr Robertson’s StratMap© and StratSnap© tools and methods for developing effective strategy. Combined with a well run strategic workshop, these tools and methods will help your organisation get alignment and achieve the transformation you need. What is the value of an actionable strategic plan, …

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“I never complete anything … I lack motivation for years now”, this was a chat comment from someone in our recent Goal Setting webinar when I interviewed Life Coach and Industrial Psychologist Michelle Stewart. We discussed the Wheel Of Life and SMARTER frameworks for goal setting and achievement. You can learn these techniques and develop …

Hope Is Not A Strategy: Goal Setting For Life Success Read More »

Unprecedented disruption, increasing expectations and the so-called Great Resignation have led to a massive skills gap in the workplace. Firms need to prioritise skills and cultures of learning to retain top talent and ensure their employees are future-fit. Udemy’s 2022 Workplace Learning Trends Report provides valuable insight into high-demand “power skills” in areas like communication, …

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Staggering numbers of people around the world are quitting their jobs in search of more meaning from their work. In 2020 the pandemic disrupted industries and ways of working but in 2021 has led to a massive reset in formal employment. What’s driving this? On one hand, working from home saves time which managers expect …

The Great Resignation Requires A Great Reskilling Read More »

The COVID pandemic and lockdowns around the world caused widespread disruption in numerous industries. Management teams have scrambled to find new strategies for growth and survival while workers struggled with lost income and blurred boundaries. In my article Coronavirus and the Zoom Boom I argued this was also an acceleration of digital transformation, something that …

Strategic Planning Post-COVID Read More »

Are you an author trying to get your work published? Or perhaps you are trying to build credibility for your brand by getting your content out to a wider audience? Did you know it’s quick and easy to get published in the biggest online book store. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform has enabled thousands of …

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Done. It’s a word that everyone wants to hear. Especially your boss, your spouse, your study supervisor. It’s a word you wish you said more often. If you could just get focused and stop procrastinating. Burn Your Boats and Kanban can be combined to help you master your time and your tasks. Many of my …

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The world has changed more in the last 10 years than it has in the last 60 years. Entire industries have been turned upside down, especially by something called digital disruption. You must help your organisation adapt through creating a culture of learning. It starts with you, your team, your department and the whole environment …

Learning Culture: How To Create One In Your Workplace Read More »

Virtual combat has spilled into the boardroom as Fortnite has been kicked off the Apple App store for violating in-app payment guidelines. Fortnite is rallying its users to fight back against what it calls the “App Store Monopoly”. But it’s more complicated than just a popular video game standing up to an anti-competitive big bad …

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This week I’ve coached four people through progress blockers by helping them to work (and think) in multiple parallel streams towards the same end goal. One of them is a postgrad student working on a final report but she didn’t know where to start. I explained that each section is like a parallel stream which …

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“Running my first workshop during lockdown felt like an out of body experience” … I’ve put together a brand new online course to help you run better workshops. You will learn how to prepare and run a workshop to drive alignment even if everyone is working from home and attending your workshop using video conferencing …

Work(shops) From Home – Own the Zoom Room Read More »