WHAT is today's biggest leadership issue? Profits, corruption, jobs, governance or empowerment? 

They all demand toptier attention, but surely the biggest issue has to be the planet and thankfully it receives growing attention from business leaders. 

 WHAT is today's biggest leadership issue? Profits, corruption, jobs, governance or empowerment? 

They all demand toptier attention, but surely the biggest issue has to be the planet and thankfully it receives growing attention from business leaders. 

Firms benefit when executives take a total break, so get lost, all you CEOs says Annelize van Rensburg.

Top executives who are all work and no play do their companies no good. They can harm themselves, their families and management teams. Research shows a full break from work is essential for creativity, health and the ability to acquire fresh perspectives.

Great challenges usually represent great opportunitiess if you have the talent and time to work the transformation.

Perhaps the most striking example is the crisis affecting some state-owned enterprises.

Company executives are pragmatic about profit. They may be innovative, but they remain practical. They do what works or has good prospects of working. Even the most forward-thinking corporate leaders are rooted in the real world. They know today’s earnings enable tomorrow’s growth.