There is a theory about  self-actualisation which is part of the Maslow hierarchy.  In this theory it describes the 4 basic levels that someone individually needs to endure and accomplish before they can move on to self-actualisation.  It is the highest level of what an individual can achieve.  How is self-actualisation defined?

In one sentence, it refers to the desire for self fulfillment, namely the tendency for him (us) to become actualised in what he can potentially be – what a man can be, he must be.

Everything someone is capable of being is only known by them and this is self-actualisation.

Last Friday morning I was invited to play a role in a meeting about a business that has lost momentum and was trying to find solutions to its direction.  Self-actualisation is where the meeting needed to start.  Did the people who were in attendance actually believe that this business could regenerate back to growth?  If that is believed then the business will make progress.  If that is not believed, then it won’t.  We only ever achieve to what our beliefs will allow us to. 

Read the rest of this entry »

Last night I was fortunate enough to attend the Tri-Nation rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies.  My ability to read the game is only limited because I have had only a small exposure to the game of rugby.  I enjoyed the game and I came away thinking that the first half was a success for the Australian team and the second half was a success for the New Zealand Team.  The All Blacks won the game by 22 points to 16. 

Read the rest of this entry »

Non performance of staff is one of the critical issues that is faced by today’s leader.  It is also one of the reasons why businesses cannot grow and at times are culturally unable to gain momentum. 

Non performance for the leader can cause conflict and be an emotional barrier towards effective communication.

In the first instance we need to look at ourselves as leaders as to why non performance is occurring.  More often than not it can be through poor communication Read the rest of this entry »