I felt it in my face first. Panic is an oddly warm sensation on the surface, but underneath, it’s cold. It started slowly when I first read the email in early September. It was from our biggest client— pausing all remaining work for the year with us. New leadership, uncertainty, indecision. 2023 was a year […]| Curious Lion
Mrs. Madsen-Leibold, my Afrikaans language teacher, called the class to her table. With interest piqued, we watched as she spilled her pencil bag onto her desk. She was about to demonstrate the ancient practice of Indian Code Sticks, a long-forgotten (and completely fabricated by my teacher, I’m sure) technique to warn allies of how many […]| Curious Lion
I remember my first digital camera. It was a silver Kodak EasyShare. Small – pocket-sized. A little rope loop on one corner for on-the-go memory-making. That little camera saw me through 3 years of high school, a year living abroad in Germany, and barely survived my first year at university. This was back when we […]| Curious Lion
What you will learn A career in sales can feel like one chaotic, high-pressure situation after another. As a leader, you can freeze, or you can lead confidently through short-term turmoil and set your team up for long-term success. The key to the second path looks like this: Self-Awareness: It starts with you. You need […]| Curious Lion
Are you familiar with the term living company? Neither was I until I started working at one. Before joining Curious Lion, I was part of a workforce that bonded over the shared trauma of working at a job that left you feeling unappreciated, underpaid and overworked. These conditions are seen as ‘normal’ – all part […]| Curious Lion
We once had a client with a fear-based culture. People at the company were used to having their teeth kicked in. So they’d often take that out on our team. Here’s what happened: In this fear-based culture, senior leadership were frantic. Always busy. Always rushed. Always too important for patience. As a result, everyone at […]| Curious Lion
Hi, my name is Lu-ise Hattingh… and I’m a workaholic. At least, that’s who I thought I was, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Picture this. It’s the June school holidays in Cape Town, South Africa, 1998 (that’s the Winter holidays for us in the Southern Hemisphere). Eight-year-old Lu-ise has been up since 6 am, […]| Curious Lion
The keys to long-term success exist in the histories of companies that have lasted centuries. Learn counterintuitive lessons about how Living Companies prioritize core values, innovation, and continuous improvement to outlast short-term business giants.| curiouslionlearning.com
Discover how Curious Lion transformed in 2024 by focusing on meta-skills for high-potential talent, and why fundamentals creates compound effects for leaders.| curiouslionlearning.com
Discover how to use Narrative Dialogue to prevent workplace confusion. Learn practical tools for asking questions and listening to improve team communication.| curiouslionlearning.com