The most dangerous four words in a leader's vocabulary are not what you might expect. They are not the words most people would guess. They are: I know what's best. Because the leader who believes they already have all the answers is the leader who has stopped listening. Over...
[video width="464" height="832" mp4="https://motto.za.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Conquers-fears.mp4"][/video] When we feel safe, cared for, loved—we move towards. We open up. We become our best selves, we show up, and we allow others to see who we truly are and what we are capable of becoming. That is what it means...
I know I am pushing the envelope. Years ago, I came across a book about how not to be an a$$hole at work. It was super cool – blunt, accurate and helpful. The punch line was something like, ‘Every company has one, and if you don’t...
Changing the Way We Do Business: Why Psychological Safety Drives Performance “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” – Aldous Huxley In today’s competitive business landscape, organisations invest heavily in strategy, systems, technology and customer experience. Yet...
The resilience theme has been coming up lately… How do we recover or bounce back after a set back? Whether this is a physical setback like a yukky tummy bug or a more serious illness, or an emotional setback like a break up or betrayal, or...
[playlist type="video" ids="6724"] I have been having one-on-one sessions with inspirational, smart, beautiful young people. When I say young, I mean they fall into that special “the one we cannot speak of” category (AKA Gen Zs). I don’t like putting people in boxes, or stereotyping based...
[video width="464" height="832" mp4="https://motto.za.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blog-Fire-Ball.mp4"][/video] I have a client, let’s call her Susan, she is super vibrant, a bouncy ball, no - she is more like a fire ball! She is a bundle of passion and energy; and her tempo is fast. She can train for an...
[playlist type="video" ids="6687"] This is my quote for the year, I can’t remember how I got to it, but it resonated and it stuck. It falls into the same category as: “I get to drive kids around.” and “I get to do difficult work for my...
[playlist type="video" ids="6652"] I wrote this blog in the final hours of April. Thinking where did it go? Six weeks since I last posted a blog just flew happily past. Totally an April fool! My intention really is or rather was to write at least monthly. When...
[playlist type="video" ids="6645"] How do you know that a relationship is on a path of failure? When one or both parties no longer are willing to change. When you start hearing statements like: “I am just like that, this is who I am.” Or proper refusal: “I...