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The deeper worry is that bureaucratically structured organisations are turning us into AI—efficient, optimised, and emotionally regulated in our very being. Efficiency is no longer just a tool; it has become the measure of how we’re expected to live and relate. From internet banking to the workplace, human complexity is being flattened into streamlined protocols. […]

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For many of our greatest philosophers, it was their moods, from wonder to estrangement to anxiety, that first inspired them It’s often thought that philosophy begins and ends with abstract and rational thinking. Like science, it’s seen as a methodology of logic that allows the philosopher to be detached, disengaged, free from the irrationality and

This paper is not a commentary on Nietzsche’s philosophy, nor an abstract reflection on his thought. In contrast to therapies that seek to restore the client to a previous state of wholeness, a Nietzschean approach invites the client to create a new self from the ashes of the old. It does not aim at repair

The Lived Experience of a Novice When I began teaching, I thought I knew what I was doing. It did not take long before I realised that I did not know what I was doing. Doubt, self-doubt, and anxiety began to settle in. Luckily, I had a supervisor who put the journey into perspective by

Video: The paradox of leadership​ ​​In management, to succeed as a leader, you need skills you don’t yet have. And here’s the paradox: You can only develop those skills by leading. Dr Steven Segal discusses the framework for understanding this process. It’s called Convention — Disruption — Vision. Leaders face challenges to their mental wellbeing

An inspiring Witsie double-bill event featuring our guests of honour Dr Steven Segal and Dr Peter Friedland to celebrate Mandela Day.

Dr Steven Segal Department of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa Received April 1997; revised June 1997 In order to develop an educative response to the uncertainty and insecurity experienced in the face of difference I develop a distinction between defensive and philosophical responses to the anxiety of difference.

Abstract This case discusses a black South African man’s development of Global Mindset through his immersion into the city life of Johannesburg. The two worlds of this man are juxtaposed, revealing polar differences in life in his native Transkei compared to the bustle of Johannesburg. His challenges and, ultimately, successful adaptation to city life are

Former MGSM lecturer Dr Steven Segal invites you to a 2-hour Foundations of Management Thought Refresher webinar looking at leadership philosophies from Machiavelli to Mandela: EXISTENTIAL THREATS AND EMOTIONAL WISDOM FOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS Some of the questions to be addressed include: What are existential threats? Why should leaders understand existential threats? What is emotional