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What happens when a single career conversation sparks a journey that reshapes how you lead teams, manage change, and even parent your teenagers?
This month, our Whole Brain® Practitioner Spotlight is on Patience Dube, a People Expert at iTOO Special Risks. Patience has been a valued partner of CreateConsulting for years. As a 1112 thinker, she brings an intentional and balanced approach to her role, using the Whole Brain® framework, among others, to support the development of people.
Read MoreIn this thoughtful reflection, Melanie Kiley explores the realities many women leaders face, why traditional leadership development often falls short, and the thinking behind the creation of Leap Forward: Women in Leadership.
Read MoreGreat leadership starts on the inside. Justin Kiley, facilitator, coach and director of CreateConsulting, has qualified as an iEQ9 Integrative Enneagram Accredited Practitioner, a powerful lens for understanding the unconscious motivations and patterns that shape how leaders show up, make decisions and relate to others.
This accreditation deepens Justin's integrated coaching approach, sitting alongside his expertise in Whole Brain® Thinking and the Thinking Environment® to offer clients something rare: coaching that addresses not just how you think, but why.
Curious about what the Enneagram could reveal for you or your leadership team?
Read MoreStrategy often stalls under the weight of operational urgency, causing leaders to become "busy" rather than intentional.
We partner with executive, senior and middle management teams to navigate growth, tension, pressure and culture shifts. But we cannot ask you to reflect, align and recommit if we are not willing to do the same. If we do not slow down and do our own deep thinking, we lose our integrity.
Takes a look at how we structure our strategic rhythms to ensure we accelerate our execution while practising what we preach.
Read MoreIn today's knowledge economy, where people are being paid to think and constant change is the norm, there is more pressure than ever to improve how we learn. But how can we facilitate learning that creates lasting change?
The key is focus. What we focus on grows. Neuroscience show us that leaders can literally help others rewire their brains to think, act, and lead differently.
Read MoreWhile strategy sets the direction, it is the quality of thinking within the team that delivers results. No one knows this better than our featured Whole Brain® Practitioner, Praveen Dwarika, Managing Director at AFGRI Farmer Development.
Praveen has seen firsthand how understanding thinking preferences can strengthen decision-making, communication and collaboration across diverse teams. His journey shows how Whole Brain® Thinking can shift the way leaders approach challenges and unlock new ways of working together.
Read MoreAs we begin 2026, we want to celebrate the journey we've shared. Our work is only possible because of you - our dedicated clients, colleagues and community.
2025 was a year of extraordinary collaboration, and we're proud to share the impact of that partnership.
In an era defined by rapid digital transformation, it’s easy to get lost in the "how" of technology and forget the "who" behind it. At CreateConsulting, we believe that the most powerful innovations don’t come from code alone—they come from connection. We took that belief to heart as we rejoined forces with Standard Bank to explore what happens when 180+ IT professionals stop focusing on systems and start focusing on each other.
Read MoreAt CreateConsulting, we know that the secret to a high-performing team isn't just great strategy—it’s the people who provide the heartbeat and the structure. That’s why we are so thrilled to introduce our newest team member, Jenicia Mandilou. With a background in Psychology and HR, Jenicia brings a unique blend of empathy and organization that helps us stay grounded even when things get busy.
Read MoreThis Women's Month, we are shining a light on Toni Zimmermann, Organisational Development Practitioner and Coach at PEP!
PEP, is Africa's largest single-brand retailer, with over 2,600 stores across Southern Africa. They are passionate about fostering a culture of continuous learning and development and have embraced a Whole Brain® approach to support their Dynamo (people) development and team effectiveness strategy.
Toni is an exceptional Whole Brain® & HBDI® Practitioner and passionate advocate for using these tools to maximize individual and collective thinking potential.
Read MoreCelebrations! The second Cohort of LEAP Forward - Empowering Women Leaders is complete. The Impact? Beyond our dreams - with 92% of participants rating their experience as excellent (5/5), with the other 8% rating it as great (4/5).
This innovative leadership development initiative is a bespoke version of our LEAP Leadership Excellence Acceleration Programme, specifically tailored to our client's environment to enhance the leadership capabilities of their women leaders.
We recently had the incredible opportunity to partner with Zip Zap Circus, a truly inspiring organisation that uses circus arts as a powerful vehicle for social change. Our collaboration focused on a dynamic strategy review process, bringing together diverse voices to shape their impactful future.
Read MoreConversations 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.
Read MoreAs we wrap up 2024, we’d like to extend our warmest wishes for a wonderful festive season and a restful break.
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