by Stefan Lessing | Nov 15, 2023 | Blog
We are not WHO we are. We are not WHO we think we are. We are not WHO others think we are. We are WHO we THINK others THINK we are.” I read this in a magazine a long time ago, and although this might not always be the case, I found it at work in my own life, and...
by Stefan Lessing | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog
Leadership interestingly can also be read ‘Lead-a-ship’; which brings a number of valuable scenarios into play. There are principles we can learn from a sailboat sailing even in calm seas; strategies to deal with the normal practices – direction,...
by Stefan Lessing | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
In most cultures, people greet – a habit of finding out about each other’s well-being or wishing another well. In some cultures, more meaning is attached to this tradition than in others. The Jews wish each other peace with “Shalom”. The Zulus...
by Stefan Lessing | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I recognise a whole list of excuses I love using when people – friends, peers, colleagues, or strangers ask me about my profession, my finances, my family… about the life I’m living, for that matter: My father was a teacher, not a businessman. He tried hard but had...
by Stefan Lessing | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
We have all been in situations where we felt implicated, side-lined, or victimised by someone in our professional circles or even social circles. Sometimes it feels as if nothing goes our way, one bad thing after the other. Live is difficult for everyone. Everyone had...