if REVOLUTION and eXcellence are too much for you,
then Influential Leadership is not for you either.
being an Influential Leader is about radical change –
for the better – for more.
every Leadership Moment deserves eXcellence
Influential Leadership is Business Unusual
Karoo’s Influential Leadership is born out of my life-journey thus far; tackling diverse formal studies, doing many different jobs in various places and environments, and broad-ranging travels.
Being somewhat of a seeker has also contributed to looking for new, different and possibly better paths and solutions to those presented as ‘gospel’.
As stated elsewhere I studied economics (and political science, strategy, and leadership – amongst others) and as most learnings tend to do, they colour the way we see and interpret the world.
For a time I practiced as an economist looking at, and finding solutions to, market failure; in particular why markets fail at the bottom-end of the market (pyramid) and how these can be addressed.
Thus, with a heightened sense of the nature of failed markets, what causes them and how to solve them, I have engineered Influential Leadership as a credible response and solution.
While the market has failed, we have also let ourselves down because we keep buying into unsuccessful ideas and practices.
It is a great market for re-selling the same pre-packed matter, and never solving the problems. It is easier to produce impressions than originals.
Karoo is in the business of originals; no matter how difficult it is to construct a new route, or how few take up the opportunity on offer.
Leadership, especially Influential Leadership, is one of the most demanding behaviours any of us will ever face.
I know this first-hand as I learn and fall and grow at each Leadership Moment.
Depending on our circumstances, our ability, how much effort we make, and some luck thrown in, we can all be better at something than we ever imagined.
To shake off convention, to radically alter direction, to aim for eXcellence – these are difficult matters.
It is the norm that while most will face the opportunity, many simply don’t see it or care; some will intend but not follow through; a few push through and succeed.
The questions each of us face are:
– Where do I stand?
– Do I care enough to make the move?
– Am I courageous enough to be one of the few?
