“Internal conflict is often one of the biggest problems that businesses face and when you should be putting all your energy and focus into the enormous challenges of competition and the changing environment, you spend a massive amount of energy as a CEO managing internal conflicts. It became clear to me that in order to deliver I needed to change the culture of this organisation to be a high performance culture, and it was the inter relationships between people that were the biggest impediment to this”

“From first to last, over the past 7 years you and the Centre for Conscious Leadership team have been consummate professionals and have had a profound impact on Nedbank! It has been a privilege to work with you at the cutting edge of corporate values and leadership. Thank you for making us conscious.”

Tom Boardman former CEO, Nedbank, Large SA bank, 28 000 employees

Thank you very much for the inspiring workshop last week! Your facilitation engendered a sense of meaningful growth for me, on a personal and professional level, as well as a deeper appreciation for my colleagues. I am already aware of a difference this week in the quality of our interactions, for example, one of my colleagues ended an operations meeting this morning by asking each of the 20 people in the room how they were feeling!

Something that I particularly appreciate about the way you work is that it brings about a greater sense of congruence between the private and the public individual. I think that authenticity is very powerful.

Lisa Pines, General Manager: Actuarial. Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa

“So much has been researched, written and debated around leadership, that one often loses the value of just reflecting yourself on your own leadership journey – where you have faltered, what energizes you as a leader, and what lessons you learnt along the way. It has been on this journey that I’ve found great value in working with the Centre for Conscious Leadership team. Their ability to create an authentic environment in which leaders can reflect and learn both as individuals and as a collective, has contributed to our success as a business. They are able to really hone in on the issues that matter at the time, whilst also assisting teams to step back into the bigger context they find themselves in. The quality of the connection that grows between leaders as a result of their thoughtful planning and care, and their professional facilitation, made them a long term partner in our organizational journey.”

Raimund Snyders, CEO , Mutual and Federal

“The Centre for Conscious Leadership consultants and facilitators are skilled professionals who can understand complexity, anxiety, help explore and push through people’s emotions. There are not many people that can run one of these processes. It’s not just about technical expertise…you guys were brilliant. What gave me the faith was that you were fair, honest and neutral…we have absolute faith in the people that were contributing to the future of the organisation”.

“What makes a difference in this work is the building of a container or space of trust, so that one feels that one can be real and say what one really feels without being threatened. Centre for Conscious Leadership creates a safe environment where people don’t feel threatened, and where they feel they can actually voice their concerns without feeling it’s inappropriate to do so, and do it in a way in which they learn and grow”.

“Our work with Centre for Conscious Leadership created space for leaders to explore themselves within a safe environment, it enabled me to slow down and spend time reflecting on myself and my impact on others, something I did glibly, but not intentionally in the same way.”

“The morale at our company around July 2003 was very low due to the imminent sale of the company. Despite the low morale and resistance to this session, the facilitator managed to effectively engage the participants and facilitated open and constructive dialogue on very sensitive issues. The feedback from the Exco members and senior managers that attended the workshop was very positive and the participants felt that it was a very productive and insightful learning experience.”

“The team process was extremely effective – it raised all the relevant issues, gave everyone a sense of being heard, of giving and receiving feedback from other team members. The team felt safe with the excellent facilitators – they brought a huge amount of experience and understanding to individual issues and the bigger organisational problems.”

“The understanding and insight that I have gained about myself and my team members is priceless. I have more understanding on how they react and handle situations thus allowing me to respond more appropriately in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for us all. The self-awareness tools (Emotional Intelligence and MBTI) were extremely helpful in supporting this. They were eye openers – from being a cynic I was won over!”