--- title: Cranfield Executive Development Blog | Dr Dominik Heil description: Dr Dominik Heil is a Global Partner of Reputation Institute and the MD of it’s South African office. He holds a PhD (University of the Witwatersrand) and a Diplom Kaufmann (German equivalent to an MBA) (Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich/Germany). Dominik was a senior lecturer in strategy, leadership, and philosophy of management at Wits Business School in Johannesburg from 1999 to 2013 and still acts as a PhD and MBA research supervisor there. He has extensive consulting experience and has worked with many of South Africa’s largest corporations and a number of multinationals at board and exco level. He is currently pioneering a methodology to display the organisational world or culture fundamental to people’s work performance. He is a well published academic and has recently written a book titled “Ontological Fundamentals for Ethical Management”. Dominik is passionate about exploring the fundamental assumptions of current management practice in his teaching and academic research in a way that makes a tangible difference to organisations’ performance. --- [![Marques-SoM](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Marques-SoM.png?width=85&name=Marques-SoM.png)](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som)   - [Home](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge) - Featured - [CEO Summit](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/ceo-summit-2021) - Categories - [Changing World of Work](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/changing-world-of-work) - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/digital-transformation) - [Economics](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/economics) - [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/entrepreneurship) - [Finance and Accounting](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/finance-and-accounting) - [Implementation](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/implementation) - [Leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/leadership) - [Logistics and Supply Chain](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/logistics-and-supply-chain) - [Organisational Behaviour](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/topic/organisational-behaviour) - [Organisational Resilience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/topic/organisational-resilience) - [Strategic Marketing and Sales](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/strategic-marketing-and-sales) - [Strategy](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/strategy) - [Sustainability](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/sustainability) - [Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/executive-development) - Content - [Articles](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/article) - [Whitepapers](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/whitepaper) - [eBooks](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/ebook) - [Podcasts](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/podcast) - [Webinars](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/webinar) - [Videos](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge/tag/video) - Programmes - [Open Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes) - [Customised Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development/consultancy-and-custom-solutions) - [MBA Programmes ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/cranfield-mba-programmes) - [Master's Apprenticeships ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/management-and-leadership-masterships) - [The Blog](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev) ### Subscribe to our blog for exclusive insights. # The Blog ## Actionable insights from across the Cranfield network [![BECOME A MEMBER](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/417879/b9b69d4d-7ced-4ee8-bd11-b66d3bd4d1b7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/417879/b9b69d4d-7ced-4ee8-bd11-b66d3bd4d1b7) - [Recent Posts](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev) - [Leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership#topic) - [Small business](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/small-business#topic) - [Skills](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/skills#topic) - [Reflections](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/reflections#topic) - [Mentoring](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/mentoring#topic) - [Coaching](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/coaching#topic) - [Impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact#topic) - [Influence](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/influence#topic) - [Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/management#topic) - [Conversations](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/conversations#topic) - [Talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent#topic) - [Career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career#topic) - [Back to Knowledge hub](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/knowledge#topic) ![Make strategy that's powered by ethos](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/PFTL%20article%202019.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/dom.jpg) By [Dr Dominik Heil](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-dominik-heil) ## [Make strategy that's powered by ethos](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/make-strategy-thats-powered-by-ethos) #### Stepping up to being CEO, or any strategic role for that matter, is daunting and disorienting. Suddenly the organisation that... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact) ![How to unlock hidden high performance](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/IAI_Hero_image.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/dom.jpg) By [Dr Dominik Heil](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-dominik-heil) ## [How to unlock hidden high performance](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-to-unlock-hidden-high-performance) #### Large scale organisations are all around us, having such a profound influence on our lives, and yet, they aren’t what we think... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact), [career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career) ![What is good leadership?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/Strategy/Chess%20Image%20iStock.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/dom.jpg) By [Dr Dominik Heil](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-dominik-heil) ## [What is good leadership?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/whats-is-leadership) ### **When it comes to leadership practice, developing the capability for leadership starts by helping those with leadership...** *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured), [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), ![How do great leaders derive their power?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/Specialised/Praxis/fabrizio-verrecchia-202402.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/dom.jpg) By [Dr Dominik Heil](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-dominik-heil) ## [How do great leaders derive their power?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-do-great-leaders-derive-their-power) There are many different forms of [leadership power](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/the-praxis-centre-for-leadership-development/accelerating-leadership-power), but what distinguishes great leaders from average managers? 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