Professor in Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, University of Cape Town
Kurt's personal research interest at the Business School lies in the broad area of human dynamics, with a specific focus on personal- and organisational leadership, organisational psychology, personal psychology, diversity, inclusive workplaces and cross-cultural dynamics. He is also a Faculty Member of Duke Corporate Education, and Adjunct Faculty of the University of Oxford. Outside of academia, he is the Managing Partner of LICM Consulting and Director of Achievement Awards Group, and has worked in 24 countries.
He is widely published locally and internationally (197 book chapters, peer-reviewed academic papers, conference papers, op-eds, reports and dissertations), and has also co-authored ten books, entitled: (1) Knowledge Management Handbook, (2) Rethinking Leadership, (3) e or b e@ten: e-Business Redefining the Corporate Landscape, (4) Performance Through Learning, (5) Knowledge Management Praxis, (6) Diversity: New Realities in a Changing World, (7) Diversity in Africa: The Coming of Age of a Continent, (8) Steward Leadership: A Maturational Perspective, (9) 12 Lenses into Diversity in South Africa, and (10) Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact: Setting the Agenda for Entrepreneuring Across (Southern) Africa.
Making space for Buddha in the boardroom
May 09, 2021 08:48 am UTC| Life
It seems farfetched to imagine that an ancient meditation technique, practised by Buddhists over 2,000 years ago, could have a place in the 21st-century corporate boardroom. Yet, despite criticisms that it is just...
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