Intersections with George Bennett(SA)

During a crisis we fall back on ourselves, we become victims of our own assessments and thoughts .

We blame ourselves for things that was out of our control

We impact valuable relationships with others very negatively

We implode because what we had feared had come to be realized

George takes us on a journey to change our habits

To take back the control and change direction

Setting goals to accomplish our dreams is a good starting point for self-development

Many of us lose our focus as life offers us competing priorities, we grow up and grow a strange to our dreams.

We sacrifice our dreams for our obligations, in many ways that lead to a deep sense of discontent with ourselves.

We become copies of an original.

We give away our agency to fit in.

George shares with us a biblical example of Jesus the Christ and Joseph as it relates to family relations and leadership.

He also introduces the theme of empathy and forgiveness.

In this insert, George Bennett provides some key perspectives on the African Identity.

The challenges and the opportunities

The road ahead, and perhaps reflecting on the current what must change

As we begin to understand our past, we can begin to imagine how to regain our power to shape the future

We must reflect, and own our failures

We must acknowledge the brokeness to begin with the healing process

Growing up poor, marginalized, and subjected to discrimination by others can influence your perspective of value and shape how you view yourself.

George Bennett Shares a unique experience of his upbringing in South Africa, Atlantis, Cape Town in the Western Cape during the '90s.

Facing many obstacles, he somehow manages to navigate thru a very complex and seemingly impossible cycle of challenges and he shares with us how this influenced what he has become today

Sometimes all you need is imagination and one person who believes in you.

George Bennett is a thought leader on Innovation ,Leadership and Management Development 

He introduces a dialogue about the fears an myths of technology and the impacts it has on human development

The Impact of technology and Innovation has often attracted unfair criticism, the organization who fail to respond to the changes in their operating environment often have to pay the cost of loosing customers and as a result lay off employees.

Investing in people is assisting the organization and society as people are more likely to remain productive long after they have stopped working in the formal industry.

George unpacks why Technology and Innovation should be viewed as a friend. Perhaps f we change our perspective about technology we can fast track the growth objectives for society. Alleviating poverty and creating real equality.

In this dialogue session George discusses the conflict between reality and ideology . How politicians have betrayed poor  people . How capitalisms is assisting the current state of the world economy . What Africa needs is more market access for their products and services and more localization. If we do not buy and use our own products and services why must international  markets buy from us.

We need a stronger education system , that creates thinkers not workers.

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Servant based leadership explores the idea that people are genuinely self motivated. It argues that the challenge with Leadership today is that it attempts to motivate employees to comply to policies and procedures rather then inspire them thru empathy ,emotional intelligence and servant based leadership.. The end result is that many leaders find themselves in conflict with the same employees they hired and ultimately have to performance manage them out off the organization.

The cost of starting the recruitment process again , training the employee again results in escalating operational cost and has a profound impact on culture in the organization.

George unpacks what Servant based leadership means and provides a illustration based on he's experience being a Manager and being part of a team of leaders. 

Human beings are by far the most advanced creation on earth. Yet they do not understand this oppertuninty and power. Life and the ability to generate energy and consume information is our biggest advantage in this world . The physical world that is become more hostile and presenting signs of aging .

We must learn to change our minds and transform our thinking. We must become formless , not shaped by our earthly identity , status or material condition. 

The search for purpose starts when we divorce the believe that we know  who we are and what our purpose is.

The Introduction of the internet has provided a public gateway to information . As a result many in leadership are dealing with a more informed audience and therefore must handle more objections.

We aim to take stock of this phenomena and allow ourselves to change the current form ,identity and shape of leadership as it attempts to regain relevance in the world of work. Motivating employees and allowing them to make a contribution towards creating value for your customers.