Conversations that matter are at the heart of every successful relationship. That’s why we love the 'Heard, Seen, Respected' (HSR) Liberating Structure. It’s designed to deepen empathy and understanding within teams by fostering active listening - an essential skill for any leader.

As we wrap up 2024, we’d like to extend our warmest wishes for a wonderful festive season and a restful break.

In 2021, RCL FOODS transitioned its Research and Development (R&D) function from a decentralised model to an integrated centralised function. 

Susan Matemu-Sakwa, the Group R&D Director partnered with Mike Ivey from Café Life and Melanie Kiley from CreateConsulting for this transformation journey.

Partnering with a leading organisation in the Automotive industry to facilitate their interactive Values programme, is delivering remarkable results (& is so fulfilling for us). Over the past five years, we have been helping to enhance their employees’ understanding of the crucial role they play in shaping a values-centric culture.

Through engaging sessions and meaningful discussions, all employees have had the opportunity to connect deeply with the company’s culture, values and behaviours.

We recently partnered with a dynamic group of executives from a prominent organisation in the finance sector, who were navigating massive change. 

As human beings, we often resist change not necessarily because of the change itself, but because of the perceived loss - a part of ourselves that we feel we must give up. When we realise that we have to let go, in order to let come, we begin to move through the change more readily. 

Led by Justin Kiley, the Executive Team explored Whole Brain® Thinking and their HBDI® Thinking profiles to enhance their communication and leadership skills and help them move through and lead the change. 

In her book, If You Love Yourself, Eilat Aviram delves into the transformative power of self-love and its profound impact on our journeys. Self-love empowers us to listen to our own truth, say no when we need to and yes when it serves us to help us create a life that is authentic and uniquely ours.

“Don’t say ‘Yes’ when you want to say ‘No’, it’s bad for everybody. If it's not your truth, your needs are not being met, and you become unhappy.” says Eilat.

Brené Brown puts it beautifully, ”When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.”

CreateConsulting is privileged to collaborate with remarkable women across industry sectors.

In celebration of Women’s Month, we are shining a light on a group of extraordinary women who inspire us each day. Their pioneering achievements and visionary leadership have demonstrated what it truly means to lead with courage and conviction.

We've put together a captivating collection of their insights focusing on what they've embraced and what they've left behind on their leadership paths. We hope their stories motivate you to lead with purpose and seize every opportunity to create lasting impact.

When the pressure is on, do your meetings enable all voices to ensure best thinking, clarity and solutions to problems? 

Standard Bank's Major Incident Managers and Business Service Leads are boosting their facilitation skills with our Art of Facilitation Programme. We were thrilled to collaborate with this dynamic group of 10 leaders in a powerful Integrated Learning Journey called Fahrenheit 24.

Our Director, Melanie Kiley, together with Sue Welman, Director of Nabantu Partners and Michelle Slabbert, Head of Group Service Management Practice at Standard Bank, designed a customised learning journey to meet the ambitious goals of Fahrenheit 24.

Change is inevitable, and how we handle it defines our growth and success. Discover how Whole Brain® Thinking can enhance your approach to change management, engaging the multiple intelligences in your team, dance with and embrace change more effectively. 

Learn more about the different thinking preferences that can help your organisation thrive amidst change. 

Ready to lead your team through change with agility and ease?