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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 Adriaan Groenewald

794 Episodes

112 – 132

Business Skills Conversation: Managing your Receivables

Richard Angus and Leandi Streeter of Raizcorp speak with Mark Essey, CEO of Debt-In, about managing your receivables and issues to consider.

9 Oct 2017 29 min

Leadership Master Class: Authentic Leadership Principles

Adriaan and Louis discuss authentic leadership principles with Dr Tineke Wulffers, Director at Moya Institute of Authentic Leadership and author of ‘Authentic Leadership Effectiveness for Individuals and Teams’. She also shares her personal journey that brought all this to fruition.

9 Oct 2017 58 min

Youth Leadership Platform: Personal issues learners deal with

Often high school learners are tasked with heavy loads of work to get through, over and above complex subject topics they need to master from the syllabus. Very little emphasis is placed on the pupil's emotional and otherwise wellbeing. Bongani Tau and the learners at TM Letlhake Secondary School delve…

2 Oct 2017 55 min

SME Interview - Mark Turpin

The panel speak to Mark Turpin, on "Ethical Leadership in the workplace".

2 Oct 2017 27 min

Business Skills Conversation - Ethical Leadership

Richard Angus and Leandi Streeter speak with Cynthia Schoeman of Ethics Monitor, on "What is Ethical Leadership?

2 Oct 2017 28 min

Leader Interview - Nico Steyn

Adriaan and Louis Groenewald interview Nico Steyn, co-founder and CEO at IoT.nxt (Information and Technology Services). They talk about how their business is literally changing the world "in action" as we speak. They also talk about leadership lessons he has learnt whilst building his career and business.

2 Oct 2017 29 min

Leadership Master Lesson - Tony Dovale

Tony Dovale - of SWIFT Mindset lifemasters - is a keynote speaker and expert author of 'Swift Success'. He speaks about the ‘Science of Happiness at Work’ conference coming up. They discuss what happens when employees are happy and the role of a leader in this.

2 Oct 2017 29 min

Youth Leadership Platform - International Literacy Month

September is International Literacy Month and READ Educational Trust has a lot of news to share! The YLP team chats to READ representative, Lizelle Langford, about READ’s commitment to promoting literacy, their new projects and this year’s Readathon Red Reading Box... as well as how members of the public can…

26 Sep 2017 21 min

Youth Leadership Platform: Rewriting the African Narrative with Gilmore Tee

Does the African narrative need to be rewritten? By who and what for? YLP chats to the award-winning social entrepreneur, producer, TV host and recent Mandela Washington Fellow, Gilmore Tee, about his time in Washington and how it led him to believing that something needs to change about how Africans…

18 Sep 2017 47 min

SME Interview: Rebeccah Hatlane

The panel speaks to Rebeccah Hatlane, Founder and Managing Director of Phaki Dynamix.

18 Sep 2017 28 min

Business Skills Conversation: Facing Up to Change

Richard Angus and Safiyyah Boolay speak with Leandi Streeter, a business coach and guide from Raizcorp, on facing up to change.

18 Sep 2017 27 min

Leader Interview: Happy Ralinala

Adriaan interviews leader Happy Ralinala - President of the BWASA, also current Head of the Private and Wealth Banking at Barclays Africa. They discuss leadership, her journey and role as a leader/influencer, and other relevant topics that have direct influence and impact on our society today.

18 Sep 2017 27 min

Leadership Master Lesson: Meaza Ashenafi

Adriaan interviews leader Meaza Ashenafi - gender advisor at UNECA; Founding Executive Director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (1995-2004), and Founding Chair ENat Bank since 2011... the first "women's bank" in Ethiopia. She was a 2005 nominee for a Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy on behalf of women,…

18 Sep 2017 30 min

Youth Leadership Platform - Entrepreneurship at 22: What Does it Take?

Going against the trends at 22 to start up your own business, handing out flyers on the streets and how sustainable leading is more important than anything else. The team chats to CEO of iLearn, Richard Rayne, about all of this and more!

11 Sep 2017 46 min

SME Interview: Vuyokazi Nomvalo & Lebo Letsoalo

The panel speaks to Vuyokazi Nomvalo, Transaction Executive at RH Bophelo, and Lebo Letsoalo of Morish Cuisine Catering.

11 Sep 2017 27 min

Business Skills Conversation - Managing Sales

Richard Angus and Safiyyah Boolay speak to Andrew Butters of Pretty Much People on managing sales people for performance.

11 Sep 2017 28 min

Leadership Master Class - Recognising Failing Leadership

Adriaan, Louis and Prof. Theo Veldsman (work psychologist, visiting professor in work psychology at University of Johannesburg, strategic associate, InavitlQ) have their monthly leadership conversation. They discuss an important and pro-active principle: Recognising Failing Leadership.

11 Sep 2017 56 min