In today’s volatile and fast‑changing business environment, traditional KPI‑driven leadership is no longer enough. Organisations are discovering that sustainable success depends not on control, but on trust. Dr. Charles du Toit’s Trust‑Based Leadership Trilogy offers a blueprint for leaders who want to move beyond compliance and cultivate truly high‑performing teams. Trust as the Core Currency…
Featured on: HR.com | Written by: Lauren Winans In the South African context – where diverse teams, socio-economic challenges, and transformation goals intersect, trust-based leadership is vital for cohesion and sustainability. Trust is not “soft” or optional – it is a measurable driver of productivity, engagement, and retention. Research proves that high-trust cultures outperform low-trust…
Featured on: Bizcommunity | Written by: Bizcommunity This week’s relishing read illuminates the effects of a lack of trust in the South African workplace, and its significant barrier to organisational performance, employee engagement, and overall productivity. South Africans don’t trust their workplaces – WHY? The trust gap between employees and employers in South Africa contributes to…
Featured on: Gallup | Written by: Denise McLain and Ryan Pendell This week’s relishing read documents a decline in employee trust in organisational leadership since 2019 and links that decline to falling employee engagement. Three leadership measures that drive alignment and execution have declined since the pandemic; the biggest is trust. Lack of trust in…
Featured on: Center For Creative Leadership | Written by: Center For Creative Leadership This week’s relishing read looks at the importance and power of being an authentic leader. Authenticity comes from being true to yourself and making decisions that reflect your ethics and values. This may sound simplistic, but our own lived experiences, backed up…
Featured on: Forbes | Written by: Rodger Dean Duncan This week’s relishing read shines a spotlight on the importance of leaders being clear, transparent and deliberate in their communication. Effective communication, in fact, is arguably one of the most important skills for leaders. Leadership is a relationship, and like all relationships, trust is fundamental to…
Featured on: Forbes | Written by: Doug Sundheim This week’s relishing read focuses on the why and how of building high performance teams. We are under no illusion that building a high performance team is easy, but there are tools that the leader can use to start and sustain team development. So, the question we…
Featured on: Forbes | Written by: Kathy Miller Perkins. In this week’s relishing read Kathy Miller Perkins unpacks not only the importance of a Leadership Mission Statement / Personal Leadership Brand, but unpacks the benefits for you as a leader. A personal leadership mission statement / leadership brand is a concise declaration of your core…
Featured on: The Conversation .Com | Written by: Edurne Pasabán and Borja Santos Porras. This week’s relishing read draws parallels between the leadership and team work required to successfully conquer a climb like Mount Everest, and the importance of good leadership and team work in our day to day lives. The seven (7) leadership and…
Featured on: Forbes | Written by: Jack Kelly This week’s relishing read takes a look at ‘Bottom-Up’ or ‘Reverse Mentoring’ as a tool to address generational and cultural divides facing business today. This approach creates a platform across which younger employees can share their acknowledgements and perspectives with older employees. By engaging in reverse mentoring,…
