Nigel Smith Email & Phone Number

For me organizations, teams and groups are living and breathing entities, and I look at them from a people, leadership, learning, culture, coaching and OD perspective. I try and understand what types of people will fit in, and how they will engage, thrive, grow, and develop. My focus and solutions are centered on how we can unlock the potential that exists within the people, and how can we make sure that we are bringing out the best in them to drive capability, new behaviors, leadership, culture, and performance.Challenging the status quo of habit is a necessary part of my approach and is vital for future success. My goal is to ensure positive and sustained behavior change in the learning and transfer of skills and knowledge, that will enable leaders and employees to be their organization’s most valued asset, as they serve their company, colleagues, communities, and the world.I have been described as a passionate and dynamic expert with over 20 years’ experience, spanning a wide spectrum of commerce and industry, locally and internationally, delivering in the areas of Leadership & Management Development, Innovative and Strategic Thinking, Culture & Engagement, Corporate Coaching, Motivation, Customer Excellence, Leading Change, Graduate Development, Advanced Value Selling, High Performance Team Development, Relational Equity, Professional Presenting, L&D and OD.I’m driven by a strong set of personal and business values with a very successful track record working across multiple levels, from executives to graduates and scholars, and across multi-cultural teams with major client groups, spanning more than 12 countries. My expertise and experience includes: corporate positions as Head of HR/OD/L&D; Head of Sales Training & Development for South & Central Africa; International Master Accredited Trainer of Innovation and Thinking methodologies; Deloitte Associate; Guest Faculty at The GIBS Business School; Guest Lecturer at the University of Pretoria; International Speaker and Facilitator; Award winning Sales Professional; Employee of the year; Associate of the year; Past President of the Professional Speaker’s Association, Pretoria. I have been certified in: Executive Coaching, Relational Analytics, Leadership Development, and International Facilitation. And I am a supporter of the HERD Elephant Orphanage Trust and Community Hope Centre/Aids Orphans Trust.

Listed skills include Coaching, Leadership Development, Change Management, Strategy, and 24 others.