We are a transformational consultancy with a framework that is based on primary research done in the area of conflict and trust in management under the auspices of the South African Chamber of Mines Research Organisation in the 1980’s. These were very significant times to be doing primary research on conflict and trust in South Africa. The country was busy teetering on the edge of a civil war and a major theatre for anti-establishment industrial activity was the gold mining industry.

The uniqueness of the framework that was developed, which has been referred to as the Care and Growth leadership model, lies in it’s capacity to deal with the issue of excellence at every level, from that of personal excellence to that of organisational excellence. This has enabled us to develop a set of universal themes that we have applied at the level of the individual, the team and the organisation.

We have been consulting to individuals and organisations on the application of this framework since 1990. We have had the opportunity to test the framework in 17 countries on 5 continents in industries as disparate as agriculture and IT. Our work has vindicated the following two insights which we held when we left the Chamber of Mines to start this business:

1. It is possible to take a moribund business beset with industrial conflict and employee distrust and to turn it into a successful organisation that can count on the loyalty and commitment of its people.

2. It is possible for people to rise above the alienation and victimhood that besets modern man to achieve authentic personal mastery.