Theory of the World
A personal archive of ideas, models, and perspectives on our complex world.
Perspective over time. Across disciplines. Beyond convention.
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Your Career as a Leader
Leadership skills are always valuable in moving you through your career and ultimately possibly to being the leader an organisation (possibly your own).
Eight Practical Steps to Starting a Business
Eight Practical Steps To Starting A Business Hi – I am Riaan Steenberg, Director of Global Sales and Marketing at Regenesys.
Scenario Planning for Strategic Thinking
Managers implicitly act against a scenario or mental model that highlights how the world will work into the future.
Leading Without Authority
When you sit with ideas and you want to go places – it is often one of the hardest tasks to figure out how…
Practical Innovation
Most theories of innovation fall short of giving a practical approach that can actually be used to innovate.
The Art of Delegation
Managers are expected to achieve results to others. Some definitions of management actually define this art as achieving objectives through others. The…
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