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Life Coaching

by Bev Hancock
How can Life Coaching benefit today’s busy working executive?
Despite the increase in time-saving technologies, the pressure and stress in the workplace is on the rise. With the introduction of mobile technology, it has become so much easier to take work home at the expense of family priorities.
Because the work environment is fairly well [...]

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The Feathers of the Phoenix

by Dr Janin Vansteenkiste
Last month I worked with some teams where the sword of Damocles had struck: in each team a few members were retrenched. Let me add immediately that they were good functional teams and so were the persons retrenched. On the morning of my teambuilding workshop – which had been booked before the [...]

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On Board or Over Board?

by Dr Janin Vansteenkiste
A while ago I sat in on a conversation between two
colleagues from the legal profession. The one, soft voiced,
spoke in rather longish, well chiselled sentences, interspersed
with thinking pauses. The other one, in clipped concise
statements. The first one approached the topic like sounding
the waters. The latter like pounding the waves. Their
personality differences were [...]

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Men who Matter

- sharing ideas and gaining perspective
by Carey-Lyn Kurten
Traditionally the New Year kicks off with enthusiasm and
excitement, but the picture painted of the challenges facing the
automotive industry casts a shadow on festivities. The current
economic climate has served to boost the negativity in the
Eastern Cape.
But here’s the reality. The economy doesn’t kill business,
people do. It’s a sad [...]

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Business Coaching

by Bev Campbell
“I never thought about the possibility of taking my business national.”
Mary-Anne had run a thriving business for four years in Port Elizabeth. As a mother supporting her family her only goal was to make target and pay the bills – she had never had time to think beyond that. During a coaching session [...]

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