During a briefing  at IMA’s CEO Forum, Jonty Rhodes, a prominent cricketer, explained that as a member of the South African squad, he observed his captain Hansie Cronjeplay decisively to each member’s strength. Everybody could simply not be exceptional at everything and as long as each team member did his job, success was near assured. Unlike Jonty, most motivation speakers tell stories on attributes of personal achievement, which include  routine, discipline and an unrelenting yearn to succeed. Inspiring as these anecdotes are, the underlying messages on leadership and management is usually muted, in what they offer as take-aways for business managers to apply in the work place. Human Resource Managers who are frequently responsible for putting together the company offsite, or leadership development programmes, must remember this distinction as this podcast explains.

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