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BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO STEF'S ASSOCIATES
Associates
Prof Dawie Smith - Consultant, Counsellor, Facilitator, Workshop Leader, Speaker
Personal and Professional Leadership, Interpersonal Relationships, Spiritual IntelligenceProfessor Dawie Smith is the father of Personal and Professional Leadership in South Africa. He is a professor in two fields, education and leadership. Prof Smith heads up the leadership faculty at RAU, one of South Africa's most prestigious universities. He has studied leadership around the world, and brings a fresh perspective to corporate leaders: showing them how to make the most of their most valuable resource: their people. Prof Smith is a regular guest on radio, and he is in constant demand as a speaker and presenter.
Prof Ron Arden - Coach and Workshop Leader
Communication and Presentation SkillsRon Arden, featured in Time magazine, is widely regarded as one of the leading image and communication consultants in the world. He has developed an innovative approach to helping clients create appropriate image, both personal and corporate, through persuasive and impactful communication techniques. Professor Arden uses highly personalized, intense, hands-on training methods. He gets immediate and sustainable results through specific, straight-to-the-point evaluation and remedy. Participants consistently praise the merit of his workshops and the exceptional value of his ideas and techniques. The following are extracts from some unsolicited letters from clients:
"the most profound and important training in our careers." Professor Arden has an extensive private practice in San Diego and conducts seminars and workshops throughout the United States, Canada and South Africa. His clients include corporations, city, state and federal agencies, politicians, attorneys, executives, sales staff, radio and television personalities and many of the top professional speakers in North America.
Elsa van der Merwe – Conflict Mediator, Facilitator, Workshop Leader, and Speaker
Personal and Professional Leadership, Personal Effectiveness, Stress management and Problem SolvingFor the last seven years, Elsa has been heading up her own training and consulting company focusing on the development of human capital. She specializes in the fields of personal excellence, leadership, and team development. Her intervention strategy is guided by a combination of personal experience and a passion for people development. Elsa holds two honours degrees, one in Social Work and one in Psychology and a master’s degree in Personal and Professional Leadership (cum laude). Her ability to connect with a group and make them feel at ease creates an environment in which group dynamics can be explored to the full.
Wanda Bierman - Facilitator and Workshop Leader
Personal and Professional LeadershipWanda Bierman has been a human resources development practitioner since the early 80’s. From her humble beginning as a training assistant, she climbed the corporate ladder to become the Executive Director for Training and Development with the biggest metropolitan council in South Africa, where she was responsible for the training and development of some 3 000 employees at all levels. In 1999 she set up practice as an independent training consultant. She has three degrees: in law, training management, and a master’s degree in Personal and Professional Leadership, which she obtained Cum Laude. Wanda is a coach, facilitator, and trainer, focussing on Interpersonal Skills, Customer Care Programmes, Stress Management, and Leadership Development.
Annie Greeff – Facilitator, Coach, Course Developer and Workshop Leader.
Executive Resilience, Personal and Interpersonal Resilience, Leadership.Annie Greeff is the author of two books “Resilience: The Personal Skills you Need to be an Effective Learner” and “Resilience: The Social Skills you Need to be an Effective Learner”. She has published articles in professional journals and has delivered papers at international conferences on Emotional Intelligence, Wellness and Conflict Management. Her current work involves executive coaching and customized workshops on company values for prominent corporations. She is contracted by the University of South Africa as a developer of customized training material in leadership development. Her post-graduate studies include an Honours degree and a Higher Diploma in Education. She is an accredited assessor of trainers (City and Guilds of London) and is currently doing exploratory research for an MPhil degree.
Dr Rina de Klerk - Counsellor, Coach and Workshop Leader
Emotional Intelligence, Lifestyle Management, Social and Life Skills, and Interpersonal RelationshipsDr. Rina de Klerk has published a number of articles in scientific journals, with a particular reference to burnout and therapeutic models. She is also the co-author of “Emotional Intelligence for Optimal Personal Growth”, which has been published in two languages. During the early 80’s she worked as a social worker, specialising in foster care and child therapy. She went on to become a director with the Child Welfare Society. She is a certified NLP trainer, and she has holds certification for a number of international EQ programmes, and she is both a Keirsey Temperament Analysis and a Brain Profiling practitioner. She has been in private practice for the past decade, specialising in emotional intelligence, lifestyle management, development of social and life skills, and interpersonal relationship needs. Dr De Klerk remains affiliated to academia as an external examiner for both master’s degree and Ph.D. students, and through her constant research in the field of emotional intelligence.
Dr Ronel le Roux - Counsellor, Coach and Workshop Leader
Emotional Intelligence, Lifestyle Management, Social and Life Skills, and Interpersonal RelationshipsDr. Rina de Klerk is the co-author of “Emotional Intelligence for Optimal Personal Growth”, which has been published in two languages. She is certified for a number of international EQ programmes, and she is a certified NLP trainer. She is in private practice, with specific focus on emotional intelligence, lifestyle enrichment, development of social and life skills, and interpersonal relationship needs.
Melodie de Jager - Counsellor, Coach and Workshop Leader
Brain-Body Integration, Whole Brain Functioning and Interpersonal RelationshipsIn her last book, “Brain Gym”, Melodie de Jager shared her thoughts on how to improve the overall quality of your life. Beginning her career as a teacher, Melodie later made the move to adult education when she became a corporate trainer, focussing on adult literacy programmes for governmental departments. For the past decade, Melodie has been in private practice as a life coach and people development practitioner. Melodie holds an M.Ed degree, and is presently busy with her PhD.
Callie Roos - Counsellor, Facilitator, Workshop Leader and Speaker
Personal Effectiveness, Leadership, Value Clarification and Alignment, Corporate Governance and Relationship EnrichmentCallie Roos is an ordained minister, with a BA degree, a BD degree and a Post-Graduate diploma in Theology. With his unique blend of experience as a field guide, outdoor specialist and army survival instructor, and later as military chaplain, pastor and community leader, he transforms people, their relationship and the way they do business. During South Africa’s landmark democratisation, Callie played a pivotal role in the redesign and restructuring of the South African National Defence Force, with special emphasis on designing and facilitating a new organizational culture. Callie is a master at closing the gap between individual purpose and meaning, and professional business strategies, showing business leaders how to manage by values.
"Callie has the distinct ability to inspire people to move in new directions."
"Of all the similar sessions I have ever attended, I can honestly say that this was the most rewarding yet. The lessons learnt were valuable and unique. We achieved all of the goals that we set out to accomplish."
Consultants, Speakers, Trainers and Coaches
John Brooks - Coach
LeadershipJohn has international accreditation as a coach and mentor. He helps organizations to develop their supervisors and managers by identifying the core competencies required to ensure the effective execution of their role, measuring their current competencies, and evaluating current performance levels, by designing a personalised coaching programme for each individual. John has studied leadership both in South Africa and the USA, and he has coached individuals from various industries.
Andre Groenewald - Workshop Leader
Leadership and SkillsAndré Groenewald specialises in the facilitation of problem-solving workshops. He instils an increased passion for work-excellence, and helps people at all levels to renew their quality of life. He has been involved in training and people development for the past two decades. As a training manager for the world’s largest gold producer, Andre gained vast experience in every facet of people development: this makes him an excellent resource when it comes to training needs analyses, and the development of needs-based course material. Andre holds a Masters Certificate in Training and Development from one of South Africa’s most prestigious universities.
Geoff Hilton-Barber - Speaker
Motivation and Personal EffectivenessGeoff Hilton-Barber began losing his sight in his mid-twenties due to Retinitis Pigmentosa - a retinal deteriorative disease. Since then, he has headed two welfare organisations for the blind. Geoff has thrice been a finalist in the Adventurer of the Year competition, once as runner up. He has completed two ocean crossings - one single handed from Durban, South Africa, to Freemantle, Western Australia. This makes him the only blind person ever to have completed a solo ocean crossing. He has completed two gruelling extreme desert marathons in the Sahara and Kalahari deserts (These self-sufficient six-day events cover some 240 kilometres each. Temperatures range between 35 and 50 degrees, and the runners carry all of their own supplies in back packs). He recently climbed Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro – and he will now lead annual climbs for blind people. Geoff has represented South Africa twice as a blind track athlete, and he has completed the Comrades Marathon ten times, the New York Marathon four times and the Argus cycle tour twice on a tandem with his wife, Carol. While still partially sighted, Geoff completed 430 parachute jumps – he holds the South African night altitude record. Geoff recently started practising as a consultant. He also speaks on overcoming personal barriers to success.
"I have convened many international conferences and been instrumental in arranging many key note speakers over the last 15 years. I have enjoyed the privilege of hearing from the best of them - but Geoff Hilton-Barber is a cut above. Whilst viewing his blindness as nothing more than a minor hindrance, he has achieved way more than most people even dream of... while at the same time always showing concern for all around him. Geoff delivers a life changing message to those privileged enough to hear him.” "The only true optimist I've had the privilege of meeting. If we all shared his passion and commitment the world would be a better place." Keith Larkin, Managing Director, Keith Larkin & Associates Brokers
Dale Packham - Consultant and Executive Mentor
Crisis Management and Organisational Turn-AroundDale Packham has a remarkable track record as a crisis advisor and turn-around consultant. Among his many successful ventures, he established the Inter African Mining & Exploration Group (1994), which subsequently merged with GSE Mining Ltd. Botswana, and then gave rise to the formation of UK based mining and investment conglomerate Ergon Mining Ltd. In 1999, Dale established Cardinal Merchant Ltd. in 1999 as a vehicle to provide specialized merchant banking and turn-around advice to troubled listed institutions, and proceeded to take on several clients such as Nimbus Holdings Ltd., Propfin Ltd., Pentagon Ltd., and C-Tech Ltd. Another client, Planit Technology Holdings Limited emerged from a highly publicized hostile takeover engineered by Cardinal Merchant during March 2000. Following this, the shareholders and ABSA Bank requested that Dale assume the role of CEO for a six-month period. During this time the Group was restructured and refinanced resulting in debt reduction of some R190 million. A previous year loss of more than R180 million was turned to operational break-even. Dale’s original contract was extended to 12 months during which time he established a permanent board and handed over on 1 March 2001. Dale now heads up Mopani Capital, while he continues to serve on several boards and committees, among which are GSE Mining Botswana (Pty) Ltd and SA Carbon Holdings Limited. He also consults for RECO South Africa, and the Danish owned DANFOSS Group. An avid sports enthusiast, he has published four internationally recognized sports volumes which includes two award winners:- “The Story of The Rugby World Cup 1995” and “The Story of the World Cup Of Golf”. Dale holds an H Dip(Tax), N Dip (Bus Admin & Psychology), and N Dip (Marketing).
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