City of Cape Town

Leadership Development Proposal

Arnold Smit

Date: 25/09/2012

It’s About Time By Prof Johann Coetzee

Presented by Prof Johann Coetzee

We Read For You: September 2012

Your partner in world-class business learning

1. Welcome

It is indeed my privilege to facilitate this Programme on

Work Life Integration and Executive Wellness.

I am deliberately not lecturing, but sooner engaging in a

narrative version of story-telling, based on my

experiences gained, interfacing with thousands of

executives over many years. It is actually these men and

women who are the authors of our publications and the

co-presenters of this programme. This authenticates the

message today.

I have endeavored to convert the literature into

functional documents and instruments, which you can

place in your executive toolbox as you continue to

engage your executive position charter and strive to

achieve a balanced integrated work life.

Welcome, and I trust that you will benefit from our

session today.

2. Human Life Cycle: age, stage & phase

AGE PHASE SENSATIONS 0 Symbiosis Dependence/Comfort

3 Formative Values, norms, ideology, religion, faith, culture

6 Instructional Customs, manners, lifestyle

9 Prescription Behaviour, social construct

12 Puberty Hormonal ripening, hair, experimenting

15 Identity Self focus, attractiveness, style, appearance

18 Choices Friendships, choices, commitments

21 Adolescence Growth, maturity, independence

24 Relationships Permanent relationships, partnership, family.

30 Vocation Dominance of work life

33 Acceleration Professional attractiveness, growth, wealth.

36 Maturation Consolidation and success.

39 Neglect Self, relationships, preferences, priorities

42 Restrictive focus Career success, wealth, affordability, mid-life

45 Materialism Future focus, asset management, provision

48 Values clarification Confrontations, introspection, evaluations.

51 Posturising Institutional attractiveness, membership in networks

54 Alienation Partnership, parental, self

57 Consolidation Re-organising priorities and choices

60 Obsolescence Sensation of old and unattractiveness

63 Tiredness Enough, retirement

66 Terminations Work, career, elegance, lifestyle, address

69 Loneliness Social decline, shrinking

71 Freedom Financial, no prescription

74 Existentialism Future and external perspectives

77 Alignments Critical decisions and final choices

80 Geriatrics OLD

CONDITION

Excessive ambition

Achievement Motive

Materialism: Greed, Wealth

Career acceleration: Too much, too fast, too soon

Competitiveness (win syndrome)

Normative Collapse: Values disintegration

Institutional disintegration: Marriage, family

Additions: Success, applause

Relational Fatigue

Ego: Image, Status, Stature, Power

Neglect: Priorities

Fears: Failure, Losing

Tolerance of nonsense

Fun Deprivation

Sensorial Poverty: Only doing, not feeling

Mechanistic Living: Too prescriptive

Make belief: “It will get better”. False future focus.

Commitment (Corporate Call)

Slavishness

Invasiveness: E-mails, Blackberry

Future Uncertainty – Provision

Addiction to condition

3. Unwellness – causes of imbalance

• Confrontation emanating from disaster / adverse experience / situation / event.

• Dramatic values clarification (recognizing and conforming to priorities).

• Sanctioned teaching, counseling and guidance anent life skills philosophy and maintenance.

• Involvement of partner (integrative strategy).

• Recognising appeal of desired alternative lifestyle.

3. What have the 17% achieved and what do they report?

• Becoming philosophical about life (existential perspective).

• Defining enough.

• Not being (becoming) too radical.

• Considered comprises – notably material.

• Management (manipulation) of Ego (equilibrium).

• Recorded alternative life-and-living plan to paper as a model and a discipline.

• Less futuristic and more immediate (contemporary focus and strategy).

• Competent definition of affordability.

• Disciplined self management regime: Diet, culture, time management.

• Sustainable commitment to enduring freedom.

• Legislation against negativity

• Disciplined preventive maintenance

• Relapse management / strategy

• Fearless public announcement.

• Alternative channeling of energies.

• Education / Disciplining of Employer.