Satya Nadella’s ascension on February 4 as Microsoft’s new CEO has been one of the most widely watched reshuffles of corporate leadership in recent memory.

While many of the challenges South African business faces are beyond its control, there is the opportunity still to develop leaders who can traverse the difficulties.

In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work, and shares the three simple but crucial questions would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future.

Forget the monolithic change management programmes and focus on the elements of your culture that drive performance.

We have hired and promoted generations of managers with robust analytical skills and poor social skills, and we don't seem to think that matters.

Anyone who dares point to the reality of creaking public services or worsening leadership is likely to be reminded that there are many good stories happening elsewhere in the country.

Adrian Gore, Wits Business School Management Excellence Award 2013 winner, is one of South Africa’s most successful businessmen and has built an international empire.

Many leaders inadvertently stand in the way of superior performance. Here’s how to avoid the hindrance trap.

As we enter a New Year, we see a rush of ‘how-to’ articles about how managers across the world can resolve to work harder at being a better leader.

If you understand that, in most cases, people generally do their best, you will become less judgemental of them and be able to lead them to greater achievements.