Programmes at a glance

Leadership Initiatives Frontier
Frontier immerses senior leaders in the dynamic South African society. This unique programme provides a holistic view of the strategic context of business and establishes a group of peers with deep insight into a changing world.

Nexus Nexus is a network for younger leaders across institutions, which creates a peer mentoring environment to address leadership challenges, as well as build a deeper understanding of socio-economic issues affecting South Africa. It is aimed at delegates in emerging leadership positions generally in their late twenties to mid thirties.

The Leading Women Programme (Imbokodo)
The programme develops managerial prowess in professional women who have achieved some level of decision-making ability in their organisations. The final delegates who are selected to the programme will meet one day per month throughout the year to develop both emotional intelligence and hard business skills.

Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme and the Network for Social EntrepreneursThe Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme is the top certified course in the country for social sector leaders and emerging Social Entrepreneurs. It is part of a broader suite of initiatives in the areas of social innovation and management development under the umbrella of the Network for Social Entrepreneurs.

Spirit of Youth and Career ExpoThe Spirit of Youth programme is a forum in which 11^th and 12^th grade learners critically engage relevant issues so that they may better define and actuate the South Africa in which they would like to live. Learners are selected on the criteria that each has distinguished her- or himself as a leader in their school community. The expectation is that these young people are likely to have a disproportionally high impact on their immediate peers and society-at-large.

Dialogue InitiativesNational DialogueLeaders in countries in transition face a range of intractable problems and volatile situations. The stakes are high, the nation is fragmented and the risk is that political and economic crisis becomes the norm. With this in minds, we host dialogue for leaders of national influence to reflect on the evolution of our young democracy and share these lessons with South Africans and with the international community.

Townhall DialogueModelled on the Town Hall Meetings founded by a community of Americans who value open exchange of ideas, dialogue and action, this GIBS Dialogue Circle initiative serves the intention to offer opportunities for South Africans to interact and engage with high level decision makers and influencers of public opinion in order to construct relevant and realistic meaning around issues dealt with on a daily basis.

International Conflict ResolutionWe work with international clients and partners from countries in transition to host their groups and share lessons from South Africa’s successes and failures over the last 15 years.
We identify a range of South Africa’s leaders with experience in transitional and constitutional processes who are willing to share their experience with countries in need. We have high level ability to facilitate a range of dialogue methods amongst diverse local and international participants

Customised Company and Government ProgrammesWe have significant experience customising programmes in the area of “leading in complex societies”. This is often with a core group of emerging or senior leaders from your organisation. The advantages are that we can work with large numbers of people and take them through an identical process. We work with a range of companies in this regard.
For customisation of general executive leadership and management development programmes please see Company Specific Programmes (hyperlink).

Partner-specific DialogueWe are open to working with clients and partners on sector specific or focussed dialogues with clear outcomes. Examples of partners we have worked with over the last year include: