by Stefan Lessing | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
How Leaders Get It Wrong In many of my group leadership coaching sessions, I have come to realise that there is a deep misunderstanding of the word respect. As part of a values exercise, delegates are requested to choose 10 words (ends values) from a long list. Almost...
by Stefan Lessing | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog
I recently lost a 40-year friendship after a disagreement. It shook me — not because disagreements are unusual, but because this relationship had survived so much over the years. I found myself asking: Why do some relationships last a lifetime, while others end...
by Stefan Lessing | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog
A Leadership Reflection from the Kalahari Over the past week, I had the privilege of visiting my eldest son, who is currently working as a student on a remote game farm in the Kalahari, South Africa. The time we spent together reminded me—deeply—of the importance of...
by Stefan Lessing | May 1, 2025 | Blog
For as long as I can remember, I didn’t like rules. I’ve mostly respected authority, but I struggled with enforcers who had a rigid, black-and-white approach. I wasn’t always very popular with people in positions of authority—especially those who couldn’t (or...
by Stefan Lessing | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog
You might have heard the story of the man (let’s call him Steve) who approached God, complaining that his cross was too heavy to bear. God responded that everyone has a cross to carry but granted Steve the opportunity to choose another from the “cross store” of life....
