Lebogang Mashaba

Lebogang is from Soweto.  She has had a successful career in radio since she was 18 years old.  She has worked with young people for almost 18 years in various organizations in various leadership positions.  She has more than 5 years experience in an ETDP Environment (Education, Training & Development).  She has facilitated workshops on diversity & life skills training both nationally and internationally.  She is mentored by the internationally acclaimed motivational speaker Dr. John Tibane. 

 Edgar Ramsami

Edgar has a background in youth work where he has served various faith-based organizations and it is within this context that he has developed and presented a range of workshops centred around relationship building.  Some of these include Team Building, Self Management and Diversity.  He has presented these workshops both nationally and internationally.  Edgar’s regular clientele includes schools, church groups, NGO’s and corporate companies.

  Quinton Pretorius

It’s no small wonder that Quinton Pretorius is such a dynamic leader and accomplished social entrepreneur. As a Clinton Democracy Fellow, he has learned from the best. His own ideas and philosophies have been shaped through face to face dialogues with some of the most influential leaders of our time; Jeff Schwartz, CEO of Timberland, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, and former US President Bill Clinton, to name a few. 

Quinton is  an experienced speaker, trainer, and team-building facilitator. He lives and breathes diversity and relates exceptionally well to people from diverse backgrounds. His personal story is a shining example of how one can overcome very difficult circumstances to become a nation builder. Quinton is married to Tamsyn and hopes to soon add Fatherhood to his list of accomplishments.

  Olefile Masangane

Olefile is a creative communicator with an enormous experience in youth work. His work among youth first started in Youth For Christ in 1995, where he travelled throughout South Africa doing lifeskills in schools, using creative mediums such as drama and dance. Thereafter, Olefile became a part of The Salvation Army’s SOS Mission Team where he assisted in training teams in creative communication in 1998.  He is also involved in leadership development as well as developing musicians and artists within the Salvation Army.  

Ricardo Gordon

Ricardo Gordon was born in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape.  He has a passion for people and a great love for music which culminated in the completion of a Bachelor of Arts Degree at The University of Western Cape, majoring in Psychology and Music.  Ricardo works as area head of the Uniting Christian Student Association (UCSA) North and travels extensively although him and his wife, Lizelle currently reside in Johannesburg.

Afro-centric Leadership

 There is no need to look across the seas for inspiration and direction when it comes to leadership.  Africa has birthed some of the greatest leaders, throughout history, and right up to this present day.  What made them stand out as great leaders of their day?  What makes one person stand out head and shoulders above the rest in the competitive area of leadership?  This seminar looks at leaders in Africa and explores and applies the priorities and codes they lived by.  You will be able to evaluate your own leadership strengths and weaknesses and leave with a plan of how to follow in their footsteps.

Passion to Success

This Presentation will help teams, organizations and individuals to be clear about what their passion is and in turn using this passion to spur them on to success in their field. Without passion work is a chore, without passion vision statements are just words on paper. Passion is the fire that pushes winners to be world class and organizations to excel beyond expectations. Organizations that are clear about their passion and encourage their employees to live and work with passion daily stand out in the marketplace. It will lead to job/work fulfillment and customer surprise and delight!    

Scratch the Itch of Greatness

 The itch of greatness is full of hope, resilient by nature and boundless in its potential to serve the common good. There is a deep innate need, an almost exponential yearning within each of us to start scratching this itch of greatness.  This seminar will look at the obstacles to greatness, the process of greatness, and the components of greatness.  Greatness is available to all through unselfish action fuelled by unselfish motivation. Everyone can be great. All we need is start .  

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

 For a company to reach it’s maximum potential it needs each of its teams to function as united entities.  However getting different personalities, experience levels and work ethics, to become one unit is often seen as a unobtainable goal. The reason organisations fail to achieve teamwork  is because they fall prey to five dysfunctions that are often treated in isolation, but are actually interrelated.  This seminar looks at the way each team is currently operating, and then, through interactive discussion, multi-sensory presentations and a variety of activities, assists the team to implements strategies that will aid them in achieving optimum effectiveness in their operations and overcome the five dysfunctions. This workshop is based on the book of the same title by Patrick Lencioni.   

From Dream to Delivery Excellence This Presentation looks at how visionary organisations can turn great visions and dreams into excellence in service delivery. In most organisations there seems to be a breakdown between ‘The Dream’, ‘The Great Vision’ and quality of the service delivered. This breakdown costs organisations a great deal in the marketplace and within themselves. To deliver on the promise of the organisation’s dream a shift is needed not only from the management but right through the organisation. This presentation will get participants excited about their organisations dream and help them understand their role in making it reality.

Women and Leadership

 Many women find themselves in unchartered waters as they are promoted to positions of leadership in the corporate sphere.  This seminar will assist you to take advantage of the opportunities available and reach your maximum potential.  You will be aided in understanding the challenges you face as leaders in the workplace, as well as identifying the errors many women make.   

The Communication Game

An overview of basic skills that will help participants improve their abilities at all levels of communications.  Whether negotiating with the boss or presenting a business plan to employees understanding and applying the basic principles of communication will increase effectiveness.  

Cross-cultural Skills

Never in the history of mankind have so many cultures interacted with such regularity.  Whether traveling internationally or simply heading to the local mall we’re all encountering people whose culture and worldviews differ from our own.  Delegates will be introduced to the basics of culture and trained in how to identify and respond to cultural differences.