Hands on leadership lessons from Serious games


Whilst I don’t claim to be an expert on serious games and teaching business strategy, I often come across interesting ways in which games can be used to enhance learning. One such game is Settlers of Catan, (or Catan) which can teach players a lot about life and leadership while having a lot of fun.

Catan, is a board game that revolves around building settlements and amassing resources.… Read more

4 reasons why leaders fail

I see often that Companies move younger employees with less experience into executive roles faster than ever. And they don’t always prepare these leaders for what they will find at the top. Its my role with SMU to assist leaders prepare for their future roles.

That’s just one reason 50-70% of executives fail within the first 18 months of promotion into an executive role, either from within or coming from outside the organization(Of those, about 3% “fail spectacularly,” while nearly 50% “quietly struggle.”).… Read more