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The Leadership Platform

The Leadership Platform show is a show on the fringe of change in leadership development, debating leadership issues and casting the spotlight on leaders. Adriaan Groenewald as an accomplished author and leadership advisor has been interviewing and working with top leaders for more than 15 years, and is therefore perfectly placed to present the show. The show includes the Youth Leadership Platform, presented by Bongani Tau.
Weekly English South Africa Business · Health & Fitness
794 Episodes
260 – 280

SONA 2017

The team speaks everything SONA 2017 with Tebogo Suping of Activate - a network of young people across the country who are active in citizenship and wanting to assist their communities with pertinent issues they are facing.
13 Feb 2017 34 min

SME Interview

Richard and Colleen speak to the entrepreneur behind Pretty Much People, Andrew Butters. They chat about his experience as an entrepreneur and the challenges he has seen with business acquisitions when it comes to people management, including how to manage conflict.
13 Feb 2017 28 min

Business Skills Conversation

Richard speaks to Colleen Lightbody from USB-ED about growing your business and they answer the question - should I acquire my competitors?
13 Feb 2017 27 min

Leader Interview

Adriaan and Louis have a fascinating and in-depth discussion with the now famous Advocate Gerrie Nel. As the state prosecutor for the NPA, he became a household name from the widely publicised cases of Oscar Pistorius and Jackie Selebi.
13 Feb 2017 52 min

Youth Leadership Platform (Part 1): Aiding Education

The team speaks to Taryn Coutinho from Tomorrow Trust, an NPO which helps orphaned and vulnerable children with their education, aiming to provide a sustainable change rather than temporary assistance. They also chat to two of Tomorrow Trust’s learners who went from 40% averages to 70% averages in Matric!
6 Feb 2017 29 min

SME Interview

The panel, including Safiyyah Boolay of New Habits, chats to Jean Chawapiwa of WEConnect International: South African Chapter and Tania Reid of Ithemba Office Solutions. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers and certifies women's business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women. Ithemba…
6 Feb 2017 27 min

Business Skills Conversation

Richard Angus and Safiyyah Boolay speak with USB-ED facilitator Mark Peters about Partnerships - The Good, the Bad and The Ugly.
6 Feb 2017 28 min

Leader Interview

Adriaan and Louis find out more about CEO of Harmony Peter Steenkamp’s leadership journey, through his many experiences in mining.
6 Feb 2017 27 min

Master Lesson

Adriaan and Louis have a master lesson with a well experienced CEO in mining – Peter Steenkamp, the CEO of Harmony.
6 Feb 2017 28 min

Youth Leadership Platform (Part 1): Beauty with a Purpose

The team speaks to Tarryn Ogle, Mrs African Queen 2017, who has desires to instil the notion of ‘beauty with a purpose’ by introducing to us the Miss Teen Social Entrepreneur pageant. We find out more about the programme and even speak to the 2016/2017 winner, Kate Metzer.
30 Jan 2017 27 min

SME Interview

The panel, including Safiyyah Boolay of New Habits, chats to Judy Sunasky, Managing Director of Blendwell Chemicals, about her and her all female management team's 26-year journey in the world of cleaning chemical manufacturing and her experiences as an entrepreneur.
30 Jan 2017 28 min

Business Skills Conversation

Richard Angus speaks with USB-ED facilitator Dr Jacques van Zyl about managing procurement from a global perspective - the risks and lessons that can be learnt.
30 Jan 2017 25 min

Master Lesson

Adriaan and Louis have a informative conversation with Prof Theo Veldsman on: Leadership Excellence - rules of the road for traversing the leadership universe.
30 Jan 2017 27 min

Leadership Master Class , sponsored by Sibanye Gold

Leadership In Technology & Transformation - sponsored By Cell C. The team invites Surie Ramasary, Product Manager Executive, to talk about the mobile phone - how it has changed the world, impacted leaders, and where it is going.
30 Jan 2017 30 min

Youth Leadership Platform (Part 1): Random Acts of Kindness

The team speaks to Thandolwethu Mbalo of Isolate Iziyobisi, an organisation aiming to touch and change the lives of the less fortunate through random acts of kindness. They then speak to township creative Melody, keeping Ndebele art alive in her online selling of Ndebele art painted takkies.
23 Jan 2017 25 min

SME Interview

Richard and Mark speak with SME owner, Evashnee Naidu of EnablED, which is a managed enterprise and supplier development solutions provider.
23 Jan 2017 28 min

Business Skills Conversation

Richard Angus & the team speaks with USB-ED facilitator and strategy facilitator, Mark Peters about how to broaden your product and service offerings, the issues to consider and how to make this possible.
23 Jan 2017 25 min
260 – 280