Enable future thinking leaders

WHY

Organisations are evolving from command & control to a new horizon of connection & collaboration. We believe leaders need new skills to effectively sense and appropriately respond to changing conditions.

HOW

We enable future-thinking leaders to co-create cultures that will unleash people's hidden potential.

WHAT

Our approach combines assessment, train-the-trainer, coaching, experiential learning and complete transformational journeys - all delivered in a hybrid (on-site or online) format.

Sensory Model
Hierarchical leaders command & control
Future leaders sense & respond
OUR TEAM

Who we are

Christiaan Grové
Imagineer | ɪˌmadʒɪˈnɪə | noun. A person who devises and implements new and highly imaginative concepts.

Christiaan is a passionate Imagineer who creates innovative transformation journeys and enables future-thinking leaders. With over 20 years of experience, he effectively integrates his background in Industrial Engineering with his knowledge of People-centric Cultures and an intuitive sense of people’s emotions to ensure a successful outcome.

Jan-Derick Nel

J-D has been involved in leadership development his entire career. He is dedicated to helping leaders realise their potential and support them as they create systems where people can flourish. He is a passionate coach, facilitator, and speaker who acts as an inspirationalist wherever he goes. He is on a mission to support leaders who create systems of life and freedom.

Dreamers
that do
EXPERIENCE

Why you should work with us

Our experience taught us valuable lessons and confirmed that lasting change can only be internally driven.

Our world has no place for outdated, boring, and ineffective consulting.

We believe in co-creation, common sense, and aligned self-interest - enabling people to think for themselves.

We respectfully challenge the status quo with structured experimentation toward insightful breakthroughs.

We do not believe in complex models - we simplify and get things done.

We love inspiration - our curated resources enable us to co-create your unique journey.

We align with proven methodologies and world-class approaches to shape the future of work.

Amongst others, we have worked with the following companies:
EXPERIENCE

The value that we bring

Our experience taught us valuable lessons and confirmed that lasting change can only be internally driven. Our world has no place for anything outdated and ineffective.

We believe in co-creation, common sense, and aligned self-interest - enabling people to think for themselves.

Respectful challenge

We respectfully challenge the status quo with structured experimentation toward insightful breakthroughs.

Simplicity

We do not believe in complex models - we simplify and get things done.

Inspiration

We love inspiration - our curated resources enable us to co-create your unique journey and keep you inspired along the way.

Community

We align with proven methodologies and world-class approaches that links you to a network of like-minded individuals - shaping the future of work.

Amongst others, we have worked with the following companies:
OUR APPROACH
LISTEN  LEARN  TALK  PLAY
LISTEN  LEARN  TALK  PLAY

Diagnostic

Understand the health of your company culture and leadership approach, and establish the correct focus and most effective starting point. We listen to your pain points and learn about your unique circumstances through structured assessments.

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The Culture Readiness Assessment is a statistically validated tool that highlights the strengths of your company’s culture and identifies gaps that could hold you back from a thriving people- centric culture. The Lean Maturity Assessment focuses on the efficiency of operations and indicates the strengths and improvement opportunities in your approach.

Co-Creation

The key to sustainable change lies in something other than replicating existing approaches. We believe in a co-created journey that ensures ownership and drives accountability. With structured learning and focused talks, we enable leaders and core change teams to facilitate the process.

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This is not a recipe but an invitation to reconsider, evaluate and improve your business environment so that employees look forward to coming to work every day and performing to their highest potential.

Playbook

Be inspired by change strategies and tactics from Semco Style, Leadership best practices and Lean Continuous Improvement, supported by an online Eco System for assessment & learning. We also believe in having fun, so we often play games for experiential learning!

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We create a psychologically safe space where participants can experiment with alternative structures and behaviours with one central theme: Becoming an organisation where autonomy flourishes and customers are central.

Customised to the unique South African business environment, our core transformation process is powered by Semco Style and supported by proven practices from Lean Continuous Improvement

Ricardo Semler gained international recognition for the ground-breaking alternative approach to management and organisation that he embodied.

Semco Style was built from practice to theory and contains a live Framework and implementation Roadmap that can be adapted to your unique needs.

Framework

Roadmap

Practices from Lean Continuous Improvement

People

Morale, Safety
Daily management | KPI alignment, Visual management, Leader Standard Work
Coaching | Gemba Walks, Coaching Kata, 1:1 Sessions
Organising for Safety & Efficiency | 5S Workplace organisation, Ergonomic, Health & Safety
Problem solving | Root cause analysis (Ishikawa, A3), Kaizen events, Rapid Improvement Projects

Customer

Quality, Value
Quality Assurance | 7 QC Tools; Mistake Proof (Poka-Yoka); FMEA, Non-conformance & Corrective action
Process Capability | Process Control, Six sigma, Supplier development
Sales & Operations Planning | Work scheduling, Backward scheduling, Load levelling (Heijunka), OTIF

Process

Delivery, Throughput
Value Stream Mapping | Process flow & Physical flow maps, 8 Wastes, Circle Observations
Workflow Improvement | Establishing pull, One piece flow, WIP, Kanban, JIT, Takt Time
Developing People | Skills matrix, Multi-skilling, Performance, Reward & Recognition, Attendance

Finance

Cost, Productivity
Asset Care | TPM, OEE, Autonomation (Jidoka), SMED Changeovers, SOPs
Capacity Management | Efficiency, Utilization & Productivity measurement
Resource conservation | Energy management, Waste, Yield
TESTIMONIAL

Noteworthy journeys

PARTNERSHIPS

Meet our valued network

As Partners of the Semco Style Institute (founded in May 2016 in the Netherlands), we are linked to a worldwide network of Experts and ChangeMakers.

As lead facilitators in the International Expert Certification Program, we are shaping future-thinking leaders globally.

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Assessments

We are a proud Strategic Counsel member of 4DayWeek South Africa, a not-for-profit global movement centred on working smarter rather than longer and investing in the well-being of the most critical asset to your business - your people!

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