NMMU Business School recently hosted renowned and iconic South African business leader Saki Macozoma for a guest lecture, delving into Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century.

Acumen canvassed several members of GIBS’ faculty for their views and also asked them for examples of companies that might be getting it right – or wrong.

Leadership does not exist in a vaccuum. It exists in a particular context under a shifting set of prevailing influences.

The leadership success of Rob Otty, CEO Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, can easily be overlooked. It is a story of a leader that has taken a South African law firm on to the global stage to become one of the top firms in the world.

Footballer Gianfranco Zola has made the leap from player to coach. Des Dearlove talks leadership with the Chelsea legend and manager of Watford.

If you’re a business leader today you are working to understand and balance the perspectives of an unprecedented variety of stakeholders and doing so in a world that is more transparent and connected than ever before.

With the latest HR Most Influential list just announced, it seems like a good time to consider what makes a good leader. Being charismatic can go hand in hand with being influential.

Simple passion for one’s job seems to be disappearing quickly in the modern workplace, and as this happens the passion for excellence is also severely impacted in a negative way.

No activity or organisation, be it a small shop, a junior rugby team, a giant multinational, a religion, a trade union or an army, can function without effective leadership.

Hay Group’s eighth annual survey highlights how the Best Companies for Leadership excel at both innovation and operational excellence.