Who We Are
At Focused People, we solve communication, collaboration and growth problems for business leaders.
We believe in fanning potential into flame, developing distinctiveness in messaging (public speaking, presentation, thought leadership and beyond) as well as long-term growth with well-being intact. That requires customer-centricity, excellent execution and courageous, versatile leadership that walks their talk in an agile, psychologically-safe way.
What we notice in many organizations:
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Leadership behavior that encourages blind-spots and compliance more than critical thinking, collaboration and creativity.
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Ineffective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
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People on the brink of burnout, especially among management
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A short-term focus that excluded listening and learning from customers, communities and employees
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A lack of consistent delivery - lots of "knowing" but less "doing" what was promised
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High levels of anxiety and stress, as costs are cut, often including downsized teams, with little change management
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Limited thought-leadership and documentation of "living case-studies"
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A lack of depth in succession, leading to a leadership "bench" without future-fit skills
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Workplace cultures lacking in "spirit" and the playful experimentation that drives innovation
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Strategy separated from execution, with minimal "role completion"
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Quiet quitting and lack of trust, especially in sales environments
These are the challenges we can help you address.
The Team
Our Global Team are entrepreneurial by nature, always seeking better, more impactful ways of being. They are also actively involved in projects, rather than sending "minions" to do the work. We believe that interacting with people who have "paid their dues" internationally adds depth to the conversation. Our founder, Hylton "Khuluma" Gudmanz, serves as our Non-Executive Director while Nadine "Bring the Change" Judge and Karabo "Align the Team" Ramookho guide operations. Frequent collaborators are Steve "Spot the Detail" Whitford (Digital Innovation) and Bevil "Grow the Business" Mellem, amongst other JV partners we love engaging with.
Beyond our specialty in business effectiveness, the broader team is experienced in leadership development, business development. public speaking and presentation skills, coaching and mentoring, management consulting, supply chain logistics, project management, trust-based sales, learning facilitation, research, brand management, event management, music creation, videography and gamification.
While being based in South Africa, we have International Partners in The Netherlands, The UK, The USA, Switzerland, Kenya and Australia.
We are aware that our difference needs to be experienced to be understood, so we invite you to test us out.
Wey add value long before we add an invoice ;-)
