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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

The consequence of the instrumentalisation of the university is the de-erotization of the university. The cost of instrumentalising the university is that the university becomes another service industry within society rather than a site for articulating the consciousness of the way of life of the society in which it finds itself. In order to find

The activity of inquiring into the fundamental assumptions of one’s practice is a philosophical activity. It is philosophical in the most concrete sense, and not in the unfortunate common sense understanding of philosophy as the study of abstractions. Karl Lewin once said that there is nothing more practical than a good theory. A theory gives

There are many commentators who claim that Steve Jobs suffered what they called an “obsessive-compulsive disorder.” The problem with such labels is that they get in the way of seeing the existential struggles of people in general and, in this case, Steve Jobs in particular. Such labelling also gets in the way of bringing to light the

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Thursday evenings monthly from July 6 to November 30 2023 FOR MORE INFORMATION The word philosophy derives from Ancient Greek and means “the love of wisdom”. The study of philosophy asks life’s fundamental questions to help us better understand our place in the universe as well as our relationships and responsibilities to each other. It

Steven Segal is a psychologist and academic who also practices as a philosophical counsellor. His PhD was in the philosophy of Education and his work as Associate Dean of Higher Degrees Research, as well as his own supervision of doctoral candidates, led him to develop a framework of understanding around the transition from novice to

Please click on the video above to watch. Braintree’s Associate, Dr Steven Segal, delivers a moving presentation to our communities of clients, partners and Associates. Steven talks about the Management of stress and pressure from within the experience rather than from the outside. Ultimately, the question is, “Is stress handling you or are you managing