9. “ The one thing, above all others, that I have learned in my career as a sports scientist, is that what you truly believe in your heart, will happen, is what will happen.” believe !
17. Kevin Roberts on Strategy Ready, Fire! Aim If it ain’t broke, break it! Hire the crazies! Ask dumb questions Pursue failure Lead, follow or get out the way Spread confusion Ditch your office Read odd stuff Avoid moderation
25. Who manages more things at once? Who puts more effort into their appearance? Who usually takes care of the details? Who finds it easier to meet new people? Who asks more questions in a conversation? Who is a better listener? Who has more interest in communication skills? Who is more inclined to get involved? Who encourages harmony and agreement? Who has better intuition? Who works with a longer ‘to do’ list? Who enjoys a recap to the day’s events? Who is better at keeping in touch with others?” Eclectic and effective needs effeminate! Source: Selling Is a Woman’s Game: 15 Powerful Reasons Why Women Can Outsell Men, Nicki Joy & Susan Kane-Benson
35. Why do I love South Africa? I love her for the perfection of her days The crisp Karoo morning The Joburg winter noon The late summer Cape Town sunset The star-filled Free State night I love her for her people For our warm smiles For our resilience For our I-am-because-we-are I love her because she delights my senses Highveld thunderbolts Jacarandas in bloom Sunday braais African sun Icy sea
36. Why do I love South Africa? I love her raw power, her intensity, her strength I love her because of how she makes me feel Sometimes angry, sometimes joyous Sometimes fearful, sometimes love-filled Sometimes frustrated, sometimes hopeful Always alive I love her because she intrigues me And challenges me The Chinese have a curse: "May you live in interesting times" I see it as a blessing I love her because she helps me keep things in perspective By reminding me how privileged I am Every day
37. Why do I love South Africa? I love her for being a microcosm of the world A world in one country For what we can teach the world About compromise And sharing And forgiveness And tolerance And hope I love her because she's imperfect And full of opportunity And potential unfulfilled I love her because she has come so far And has so much further to go And whether we ever get there Will all depend on us
38. Why do I love South Africa? I love her because she's been so good to me And she inspires me to return the favour I love her because she's my country No matter what I love her because she's my home And where my soul is at rest By Ian Macdonald
39. so - in short, because I am running out of time….. Prepare with zeal, see and write down to believe, expect to make your own luck and future - write it down, yes, again ! Look after the individuals to mould them into a team, get ready to innovate, learn from others who do, and even don't, communicate it, communicate it again, check it’s been communicated, hire more women, don't overpromise, but aim to over deliver, say thanks, be interested and don't forget how privileged we are to live in this wonderful country of endless opportunity.
Team Excellence Speech Intro If not excellence – then what ? or why ? I left South Africa because of non understanding, youth, inexperience, frustration etc etc – I think I also left because I have been lucky, in some small areas of my life to be exposed to excellence – in rough forms mostly, because excellence should be unattainable – should be, but as the Olympics have proved , and I am not talking about our performance – (yet ! we’ll get onto that) but rather that excellence, like any goal , target or achievable state- shifts Michael Johnson was, and still is , excellent – but usain bolt just shifted the expectations of what excellence really is � .. (19seconds or ten seconds – whichever is more impressive , then again in slow mo ) he even pulled up – is he excellent yet ? So please treat this speech and me with the thorough contempt I deserve as a public speaker – I will try and show you how I look at excellence – or at least how I look at things that I look at – and will put up some eclectic ideas, not all relevant, or interesting or even new – but all things that I would argue are at least worth being part of a collective exploration. Well at least one by an already long retired and many times concussed ex rugby player.