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  • Nomad Heart: Adventures on and off the Set | Ian Roberts

    Nomad Heart: Adventures on and off the Set | Ian Roberts
    Oct 20 2024
    Actor and musician Ian Roberts is something of a South African icon, renowned for his roles as the rugged Boer fighter Sloet Steenkamp in the TV series Arende and as Boet in the immortal and immensely popular Castrol advertisements.

    Ian had an unconventional youth, running wild on his family’s citrus farm in the Eastern Cape. There he grew a love of nature and first learnt the art of communicating with an audience through song and story.

    A master storyteller with a wicked sense of humour, Ian offers a highly entertaining glimpse of how actors make the magic happen, whether on a theatre stage or before the TV cameras. Drawing on a career that runs from Long Street to Los Angeles, and from Shakespeare to Tsotsi, Ian provides a masterclass on the art of acting, making his life story a vital guide to aspiring actors.

    His no-nonsense and fearless approach to life means he has never hesitated to tackle challenging roles and to do things in his own, unconventional way. Today, as frontman for Die Radio Kalahari Orkes, he continues to follow his heart. Listen on Audible · Email Solid Gold
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    5 min
  • Bristol (Bristle) Boy and the Tailor of Gloucester | Robin N. Welch

    Bristol (Bristle) Boy and the Tailor of Gloucester | Robin N. Welch
    Jul 3 2024
    Born in Bristol as World War Two came to an end, Robin Welch, allegedly the grandson of the inspiration for Beatrix Potter's 'Tailor of Gloucester', John Prichard, has had an exciting life, travelling to many parts of the world and living and working in Europe and Africa during a time of great social and technological change.

    In the sixties, Robin took advantage of the free educational opportunities in the UK and went to grammar school, college and Bristol University, graduating in 1969 and beginning his career by teaching at Bristol primary schools, lecturing in French to adults and selling life insurance.

    Keen to see more of the world, with ambitions to work overseas, he worked in Botswana and South Africa and moved from influential positions in education to senior positions in Africa and worldwide in the fast-developing TV businesses, particularly in the field of acquiring coverage of sporting events. Email Solid Gold
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    4 min
  • Take Charge - Life lessons on the road to CEO | Nyimpini Mabunda

    Take Charge - Life lessons on the road to CEO | Nyimpini Mabunda
    Jul 3 2024
    Join Nyimpini Mabunda on his journey from his childhood in an apartheid-era homeland to the CEO's office at one of the world's best-known businesses.

    In a career spanning Procter & Gamble, Nando's, Diageo, Boston Consulting Group, Vodacom and General Electric in South Africa, the UK and Uganda, Mabunda shows why he strives for continuous and active improvement of his business acumen and leadership skills.
    Mabunda's path offers insight and practical advice for anyone who wants to succeed in their career, to build and lead a business. Expect inspiration and personal examples of how to:
    - Spot opportunities
    - Learn from business setbacks
    - Grow an organisation by mentoring talented people
    - Make the most of every situation
    - Achieve well-being and manage stress

    This is the perfect toolkit to take you to the top.

    'Nyimpini's curiosity and approach to leadership – through servant leadership and the ability to believe in yourself, even when doubts claw at your subconscious – are practical lessons and inspirations.' Email Solid Gold
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    5 min
  • Stars of the Morning - A History of Michaelhouse 1896-2021 | Gary M Ralfe

    Stars of the Morning - A History of Michaelhouse 1896-2021 | Gary M Ralfe
    May 8 2024
    Michaelhouse was described by AM Barrett, in a previous history, as once amounting to a ‘handful of boys on a dusty street in a small town’, a far cry from the magnificent 680-hectare site in Balgowan with a world-class programme and facilities that constitutes the School of today.

    And nobody is better placed to characterise that journey, the transformation of Michaelhouse into a great school with a rich heritage, than Gary Ralfe: Senior Prefect of 1962, Old Boy of stellar academic capability, Cambridge graduate and captain of indus- try, Chairman of the Michaelhouse Board from 2008 to 2016 and benefactor – indeed, a man who has had a profound influence in shaping the modern Michaelhouse.

    Through his extensive research, insight and instinctive love for Michaelhouse, the deep friendships and the unique contributions of many and the triumphs and difficulties of the past 125 years have been made accessible. The crafting of this book, the clarity of its structure and a story so beautifully told has been an immense labour of love.
    Old Boys and all who cherish Michaelhouse are profoundly grateful to the author, as the book evokes a sense of pride in all who have walked its cloisters, quads and fields. In Stars of the Morning he has rekindled a sense of the School’s Christian heritage and the fulfilment of the intentions of the founder, James Cameron Todd. It makes compelling reading.

    Antony Clark - Rector Purchase this audiobook on Amazom · Email Solid Gold
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    5 min
  • Smooth Scaling: 20 Rituals to Build a Friction-Free Organization | Rob Bier

    Smooth Scaling: 20 Rituals to Build a Friction-Free Organization | Rob Bier
    Jan 6 2024
    Why do some businesses “fail to scale”? Smooth Scaling offers a clear diagnosis, along with twenty practical Rituals to boost your organization’s performance and achieve frictionless growth.

    Where other books on scaling focus on strategy, fundraising, or product-market fit, Smooth Scaling addresses the most pervasive and least-understood fail point that threatens to kneecap even the best-laid scaling plan: organizational friction. Expert Rob Bier reveals why organizational frictions take hold as you grow and how they slow your company down.

    Smooth Scaling is your indispensable guide to building a scalable, high-performing organization. It gives you the insights, frameworks, and tools you need to create a company that’s truly built to last. Email Solid Gold
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    5 min
  • The Principal's Principles - A hundred lessons in school leadership | David Robinson

    The Principal's Principles - A hundred lessons in school leadership | David Robinson
    Dec 20 2023
    Written by David Robinson
    Read by Lorien Tolstrup

    After leading the top GDE school in Joburg's northern suburbs for many years, Dave Robinson shares his secrets and advice with the next generation of school leaders.

    Education is a right for all young people in the world, yet quality and relevant education is still elusive. Schools are searching for the perfect recipe for success in a rapidly changing world. Principals are at the focal point of educational delivery, which makes leading schools throughout the world one of the most stressful and challenging occupations. It is a profession that requires many different life, leadership, and management skills. Working with people is, at best, filled with drama, and in addition, principals lead schools crowded with impressionable and volatile children or teenagers with all their changing hormones, peer pressure, the stresses of society, and the challenges emanating from their complex family structures. Teachers are facing huge challenges in the classroom that force heads of schools to give more supportive and constructive leadership. Creating the perfect balance between discipline, compassion, maintaining academic standards, and a relevant academic path for students, all while leading a motivated and skilled staff of teachers is a mammoth task for any individual.

    This audiobook is a guide to the challenges facing a principal and the skills needed to navigate a school to success. Lorien Tolstrup · Goodreads reviews · Buy this book now (Kindle or Audiobook) · Listen on Spotify (via Patreon) · Spotify (requires a Patreon subscription) · Listen on iOS · Email Solid Gold
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    3 min
  • Can You Smell the Rain? | John Hewlett

    Can You Smell the Rain? | John Hewlett
    Dec 6 2023
    A Memoir of Mozambique

    Narrated by the author

    From communism and war to democracy and peace - From boardroom intrigue to private islands.

    The story of a farmer and pilot raised in colonial Kenya who went on to play an active role in Mozambican politics whilst leading Lonrho’s foreign investment in that country. This unique memoir describes life during Mozambique’s transition from communism to democracy, from poverty to an investor’s choice. It has been a life creating farms, gold mining and operating hotels through war and peace. Then supporting peasant farmers and developing the conservation of a private tropical island.

    It is proof that nothing is impossible and Africa offers opportunity to those who persist. It is a personal record of the changes in modern Africa and Mozambique in particular an investor’s destination. Audible UK · Audible USA · Email Solid Gold
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    5 min
  • Halley's Comet | Hannes Barnard

    Halley's Comet | Hannes Barnard
    Sep 16 2023
    Halley’s Comet is a story of friendship, love, change, taking chances, hope, a comet, and some pretty cool 80s music.

    Pete de Lange must survive as a teenager in a small Natal town during the 1980s, together with his new-found friends, Sarita and Petrus. In a country marked by turmoil and racial conflict, this is not as easy as it seems. Pete and his friends witnessed a horrendous crime, and the perpetrator is on their case. Will justice prevail? In between all of this, Pete must try to make the first rugby team and win the heart of his high-school crush, Renate.

    This is an excellent coming of age story, full of emotion and nostalgia, set in a troubled country where doing the right thing was not always easy.

    Narrated by four high-school students, this audio production of Halley's Comet was produced in close collaboration with The American International School of Johannesburg. Listen on Audible · American International School Johannesburg · Connect with Hannes · Jason Whaley · Email Solid Gold
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    5 min