The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack ‘Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation’ by Tim Brown. This is not an audiobook by designers for designers - it is an audiobook for creative leaders seeking to infuse design thinking into every level of an organisation, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business and society. Proudly sponsored by Hollard Life Solutions and SuperLead.
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The ability to work effectively with others, to add value within the dynamics of a group endeavour, is more critical in today's fluid world than it has ever been. Leaders who can identify, hire, and cultivate employees who are humble, hungry, and smart will have a serious advantage over those who cannot. On this week’s show, Maanda and Nqobile unpack ‘The Ideal Team Player’ by Patrick Lencioni – highlighting the three critical virtues of an ideal team player. Proudly sponsored by Hollard Life Solutions and SuperLead.
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Are you in a team that needs to urgently turn its performance around? Do you perhaps lead a team with problems or challenges that you probably think will never be resolved? Many leadership teams today face the enormous task of having to turn-around the performance of a business unit, a function, or perhaps the whole organisation. This week, Maanda Tshifularo (SuperLead CEO) and Nqobile Ncobo unpack 'Relentless Implementation - Creating Clarity, Alignment and a Working Together Operating System to Maximize your Business Performance' by Alan Mulally and Adam Witty. The hosts reflect on how Mulally turned the near-bankrupt Ford Company around, as well as Boeing Commercial after their sales drastically decreased after 9/11. Brought to you by SuperLead.
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In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo share five practices for bridging the strategy-to-execution gap that are used by today's winning businesses. They deep dive into strategies such as committing to an identity, translating the strategic into everyday, and putting your culture to work. The conversation is anchored on ‘Strategy That Works: How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap’ by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Brought to you by SuperLead.
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This week Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo unpack how the best leaders make everyone smarter. They explore two leadership styles: 'Multipliers' and 'Diminishers', to see why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others amplify it to create superior results. The discussion is anchored on the book, 'Multipliers: How the Best Leaders make Everyone Smarter' by Liz Wiseman. Brought to you by SuperLead.
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In this episode, Maanda Tshifularo and Nqobile Ngcobo explore the idea of “less, but better”. They unpack the deliberate pursuit of less, which helps us regain control of our own decisions about where to spend our valuable time and energy, by forcing us to apply more selective criteria for what is essential - rather than granting others the implicit right to choose for us. The conversation is anchored on the book, 'Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less' by Greg McKeown. Brought to you by SuperLead.
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