Darren Gorton

Johannesburg Area, South Africa South Africa

Financial Executive and Business Architect

Accounting / Auditing

There's one important thing that Elon Musk, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have in common. They believed strongly in why they did what they did. From there they were able to structure their organisations to effectively pursue and deliver on their reason for being. I'm a firm believer that huge value can be unlocked in organisations through a better understanding of the fundamentals of the business. Once these are properly understood, they can be leveraged to great effect. It all starts with that "Why"​ (see Simon Sinek's TED talk for a brilliantly simple explanation). Using that to construct the most suitable structures, systems and processes, plus hiring the right people, gives a business it...