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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
18 October 2011
Leadership development - Issue 93
Leadership development - Issue 93Learning from the worlds best

With the co-operation of the The LR Management Group, we can now bring you the leadership training tool 50 Lessons, which is a powerful force in the world of corporate learning. 50 Lessons is the worlds premier multimedia business resource, offering more than 1 000 personal and authentic video lessons from internationally respected business leaders. It can assist you to increase the utilisation and return on investment of your learning programmes immediately!

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Cricket watch
Cricket watchProteas work in progress

Wayne Parnell and Rusty Theron scored 64 runs off 27 balls at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday to spare the hosts the blushes and propel them to a remarkable come-from-behind victory against Australia in a Pro20 International allowing South Africa to share the two-game Pro20 International series 1-1, having succumbed to Australia at Newlands on Thursday. There are however some selection concerns.

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Rugby WC watch
Rugby WC watchReferees take centre stage

The incompetence of the New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence and a controversial decision by the Irish official Alain Rolland by sending off Welsh captain Sam Warburton for what he deemed to be a spear tackle, almost overshadowed a clinical Black-Out of Australia by New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday, and the saga in South Africa about the next Springbok-coach.

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Sport and money
Sport and moneyBeware the ambushes

If South Africa and other countries competing in World Cup sporting events do not scrutinise and meticulously research the rules surrounding ambush marketing, pay-TV landmark-rulings and the way in which commercial restrictions on advertising are imposed, their participation in events like the Pro20 Cricket World Cup and even the 2015 Rugby World Cup might be in jeopardy.

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Climate Watch
Climate WatchFocus moves to practical steps

Hundreds of companies have endorsed a 2?C Challenge Communiqué on climate change to be launched in South Africa  later this week, which calls on governments to continue to work towards a robust, equitable, global deal at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to be held in Durban in November/December, while simultaneously taking immediate action at the national level to prepare for and mitigate climate change.

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Zimbabwe
ZimbabweWikiLeaks expose celebrity "statesmen"

As fascinating as the history and origin of WikiLeaks, so are some of the diplomatic cables that have been made public giving a fascinating view of the world of formal and some not so formal diplomacy. In the case of Zimbabwe it also gives a glimpse of extra-curricular activities that  the super rich sometimes get themselves involved in.

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Afghanistan and Libya
Afghanistan and LibyaChickens of war keep coming home to roost

This October marks the 10th anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan under the pretext of self-defense. The roots of events – including the 9/11-attacks in the US – that led to the need to invade Afghanistan date back to actions during the days of the Cold War which set a train of events in motion that might just in future still reverberate through a potential deadly blowback from the present-day conflict in Libya.

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Final word
Final wordWhy is my China from China?

The controversy that erupted recently over a visa for Tibet’s Dalai Lama to visit South Africa for Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations and the role the country’s relationship with China might have played in the whole affair, took me back to the days of my youth in the late 1950s and 60s. It was the time of the rebellious ducktails and the rise of stars like Elvis Presley.

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Out of Africa
Out of AfricaThe true prize of leadership

Africa recently wept for the passing of one of its great daughters, then celebrated the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to another two African women and last week  had even more reason to celebrate when the Mo Ibrahim Prize for  African leadership was awarded to the former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Verona Pires. But there was also reason to be sad.

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Africa's Economy
Africa's EconomyGrowth prospects look good...

Could Africa be the next emerging economic giant, emulating the performance of the Asian tigers? The signs certainly are good, especially against a background of a struggling Europe and an uncertain North America; investor interest in Africa that is growing, especially in the so-called frontier markets as an alternative to traditional developed markets; positive business confidence; growing Chinese and Indian investment; and excellent growth forecasts outstripping any other region of the world.

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Foreign Policy
Foreign PolicyChina: national interests and moral dilemmas

When the Dalai Lama recently failed to obtain a visa to visit South Africa it was widely perceived to be due to direct or indirect pressure from China. President Jacob Zuma however says no outsiders dictate South Africa’s foreign policy – only national interests do. In light of some recent controversial foreign policy decisions, what might then be the true position in the rather obscure realm of international diplomacy?

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Mining future
Mining futureLeading the way to economic diversification

The South African mining industry has the potential to take the economy through another strong growth phase, but the country over the longer run can ill-afford that the opportunity it creates to diversify the economy in preparation for a post-mining economy  be squandered. This is a shared responsibility between government and the private sector.

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Labour watch
Labour watchRight tax policies can stimulate job creation

Close on the heels of a groundbreaking wage deal concluded between the Cosatu-affiliated SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) and employers in the industry, markedly lowering entry-level remuneration, a new report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says tax reforms can also help to create jobs. The report recommends especially the lowering of entry-level and low-skilled labour costs.

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Democracy in trouble
Democracy in troubleA global revolution is under way

It is necessary to find a new system where decisions can only be taken if they have sufficient support from the people to make them legitimate. Resistance to the status quo is strong enough not to be extinguished just because some people find themselves feeling rather lonely and exposed. This is why we cannot deny that we have entered into a new era, writes Pedro Silverio Moreno.

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