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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, an...
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Leader Interview: Xolile Sizani (Group Chief Executive at Servest SA)
Adriaan interviews Xolile Sizani - Group Chief Executive at Servest Group Africa: SA’s largest facilities management group. They discuss the current s...

Global Leadership Master Class: Dr Urin Ferndale
We get to know Dr Urin Ferndale - current CEO at Jet (Edcon) - as he shares a variety of experiences about his unique life path as a leader in his lon...

Youth Leadership Platform: Beneath the Skin of Business & Print Media
Bongani is joined by Phumzile Mthembu and Jina Shabangu to discuss their entrepreneurial journey - how looking for products to help Phumzile's son wit...

Global Leadership Master Class: Reflecting on 2018’s Leadership Conversations Pt 2
An Authentic Leadership conversation with The Leadership Platform and Prof. Theo Veldsman – reflecting on 2018’s Leadership conversations. www.cliffce...

Global Leadership Master Class: Reflecting on 2018’s Leadership Conversations Pt 1
An Authentic Leadership conversation with The Leadership Platform and Prof. Theo Veldsman - reflecting on 2018’s Leadership conversations. www.cliffce...

Global Leadership Master Class: A Glaring Gap in the Valuation of Organisations' Leadership Capital
An Authentic Leadership conversation with Prof. Theo Veldsman - what capitals are available in a company to give it a competitive means in its process...

Youth Leadership Platform: Purpose, Success & Fear
Bongani Tau chats to Yamkela Keviet about 'understanding your purpose for success', the value of sacrifice, and running a couple of restaurants at 24....

Global Leadership Master Class: Authentic Leadership with Mike Elliott
An Authentic Leadership conversation with Adriaan and Louis Groenewald, and Mike Elliott (Chief Executive Officer at Edgars). From formal accounting e...

Youth Leadership Platform: Learning from Leadership Failures
Bongani Tau is joined by Public Policy Specialist focusing on Local Economic Development and Government Institutional Planning and lecturer at North W...

Youth Leadership Platform: Decoding Ethical Leadership
Bongani Tau is joined by Dr Sooliman (Post-Doctorate Research Fellow, Faculty of Humanities: University of Pretoria) to decode the concept of Ethical...

Youth Leadership Platform: Job Seekers & Keepers
Bongani speaks to Jake Willis, a recruitment expert, to get tips on how companies can make sure young people stay longer, building a 'millennial-frien...

Global Leadership Master Class: Shared Leadership
Prof. Theo Veldsman joins the team to discuss architecting the team-based organisation of the future... the organisational design for the organisation...

Youth Leadership Platform: Youth For Change
Bongani Tau is joined by One Young World ambassadors Lerato Selialia, Tshepiso Ramotsehoa and Sibusiso Malinga who unpack their experience of the 2018...

Global Leadership Master Class: Authentic Leadership with Gordana Biernat
A very enlightening conversation about authentic leadership between Adriaan and special guest Gordana Biernat: author, a selected Oprah's SuperSoul100...

Youth Leadership Platform - Business Intelligence
Bongani is joined by Wall Street stock trader, business advisor, and founder of Future Gen Leaders - Thembi Buthelezi, to discuss all things business...

Global Leadership Master Class: Authentic Leadership with Malik Melamu
Adriaan Groenewald, CEO of The Leadership Platform, interviews and welcomes a new Global Contributor onto the Global Leadership Platform (GLP). We lea...

Youth Leadership Platform: Africa Fashion Now
Bongani is joined by two fresh faces of AFI Johannesburg Fashion Week - Neo and Sibusiso - to discuss Fashion Week preparation and the creative proces...

Global Leadership Master Class: Authentic Leaders & Leadership
Adriaan interviews special leader-guest Angelique Du Toit - author, inspirational speaker, brand ambassador, and a global contributor on our #GLP Glob...

Youth Leadership Platform: Preserving Black History & Culture
"Bongani Tau talks to Thabiso Mahlape, the founder of BlackBird Books - a publishing house dedicated to amplifying unheard black voices and give a pla...

Global Leadership Master Class: Toxic vs Authentic Leadership
The panel of Adriaan with Tineke Wulffers (Moya Institute), plus Arthie Moore and Jan Robberts (KI Leadership Institute) discuss a recent twitter poll...

Youth Leadership Platform: Leading Ladies Part 4 - Transforming Design South Africa
Bongani is joined by Cathy O’Clery – creative director of Platform Creatives and 100% Design SA – to discuss the design landscape of South Africa. Cat...

Global Leadership Master Class: Leadership Maturity - Profiling Mature & Immature Leadership
We discuss leading organisations of the future for the future with Professor Theo H Veldsman. Organisational design (or architecture) pertains to the...

Youth Leadership Platform: Leading Ladies Part 3
For the last #WomensMonth special, Bongani is joined by business industry titan, entrepreneur and trailblazer Phuti Mahanyele. She lists 5 women dead...

Global Leadership Master Class: Edith Venter
Adriaan chats to Edith Venter from The Ultimate Group. From flight secretary, to executive wife, to society hostess, to formidable businesswoman - she...

Youth Leadership Platform #CEOroundtable: Making it Work for Women & Millennials
For the first #CEOroundtable, Bongani is joined by CEOs Jenny Retief, Manzini Zungu and Lindiwe Nkuna - discussing effective leadership, principles to...

Global Leadership Master Class: Nick Christelis
Adriaan speaks with Nick Christelis about his highs and lows over the last year as he travelled the globe teaching, coaching and consulting with leade...

Global Leadership Master Class: Greg Solomon
Adriaan speaks to Greg Solomon about his leadership at McDonald's SA. Greg’s experience as a seasoned leader comes through clearly in this conversatio...

Youth Leadership Platform: Leading Ladies Part 2
The team continues to celebrate distinguished women for their Women's Month special. For the second segment, Bongani is joined by Morocco-born and Sou...

Youth Leadership Platform: Leading Ladies Part 1
The team continues to celebrate distinguished women for their Women's Month special. This week, Bongani is joined by Botswana-born and South Africa-ba...

The Global Leadership Platform #GLP APP: A Platform for All Things Leadership
Adriaan and Louis Groenewald (CEO & Founding Partner at The Leadership Platform) have a podcast conversation directly from the African Bush. They intr...

Youth Leadership Platform: #ItsReigningWomen
In light of Women's Month, Bongani is joined by a panel of accomplished women for an appreciation show. They look at some of the challenges women face...

Global Leadership Master Class - REPLAY: Thuli Talks Leadership
If ever there was someone to get inspirational leadership lessons from, it’s Adv. Thuli Madonsela. According to the advocate, being a leader is about...

Youth Leadership Platform: Changing the World one Hashtag at a time
Has the ability to make issues trend globally on social platforms made it easier to raise awareness? Bongani investigates what activism in the digital...

Global Leadership Master Class: The Principle of I-LEAD
The Leadership Platform interviews Catherine Constantinides - a leader who is actively making the difference... humanitarian, international climate an...

Youth Leadership Platform: Do.Fail.Learn.Repeat
Bongani engages with Nic Haralambous on his new book, 'Do.Fail.Learn.Repeat' - a gripping story narrating the life of 'Nic Harry'. Nic opens up about...

Youth Leadership Platform: Moving South Africa forward
Bongani is joined by Hon. Ms Tasneem Motara (MP), who serves as a Permanente Delegate and a Provincial Whip of the Gauteng Province in the National Co...

Global Leadership Master Class: Leadership Maturity Part 2 (Mature & Immature Leadership)
This Global Leadership Master Class is a continuation of our previous interview with Prof. Veldsman about Leadership Maturity. He profiles Leadership...

Youth Leadership Platform: #SiriOnCliffCentral
Bongani gets 'sirious' with Susan Bennett - the original voice of Siri. They talk about life lessons, leadership and choices. Susan relays her life st...

Youth Leadership Platform: Work-Life Balance with Mpotseng Lebentlele
Bongani is joined by mother and CEO, Mpotseng Lebentlele. They speak about work-life balance and how Mpotseng juggles being a mom, running a business,...

Global Leadership Master Class: Busisiwe Mavuso (BLSA COO)
The BLSA (Business Leadership South Africa) Authentic Leadership Conversation Series. Adriaan Groenewald and Rogers Sithole interview the dynamic Busi...