I recommend Dr Parker as an experienced and well-travelled thought leader on strategic planning, particularly, strategic ideological framework; and Mr Moyaha as a consummate and well experienced expert on technical matters relating to the preparation of annual performance plans, particularly, within the public service context.

Mr Moyaha possesses admirable professional disposition and critical intelligences (emotional, spiritual and communication) to handle and navigate through challenging performance planning scenarios. He compliments Dr Parker very well.

What stood out and was of great value to us throughout the sessions is your ability to do the following with ease and an acute sense of purpose successfully:

Analyse our organisational core ideology and strategy to identify key priorities and processes, to craft optimal operating models and organisation design options.

The constructive and competent organisation diagnosis capability.

Demonstration of how operating model, organisation design and structuring are approached, application of stratified systems theory and sound knowledge of organisation structuring and layering techniques.

He displayed sound knowledge and application of job structuring and evaluation techniques to create optimal structuring options.

Ability and passion to teach, equip and empower parallel to the whole process.

Our directorate is shaping well- re-established its locus and enhancing its relevance within our institutional strategic thrust and operational mandate.

I am greatly at ease to earnestly recommend your service.

Dr. Andre Parker – supported by a colleague - conducted an extensive analysis encompassing strategy, operating model, structure, culture, and climate. This comprehensive study was skilfully executed through desktop reviews, leadership interviews, and quantitative culture and climate assessments.

Dr. Parker’s approach reflected a combination of his academic intellect and experience together with lessons learned “at the coalface” of several different commercial enterprises.

Far from being a dry “tick-box” exercise, the sessions held with Managers from within the organisation decisively probed the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation to ensure that its planning allows it to remain relevant, competitive and sustainable within its chosen field of operation.

Dr. Parker’s use of “mind-mapping” techniques provided flexibility and direction in defining the steps required to implement the agreed strategy and removed much of the drudgery of creating the wordy and lengthy prose that often defines Strategic Plans.

His presentation to the organisation’s Board of Directors was pitched at precisely the correct level to give them an overview of both the inputs and outputs from the process within a 1-hour timeframe.

I have no hesitation in commending Dr Parker’s services in the area of Strategic Planning.

Dr Veldsman has proved invaluable in supporting me as a thought leader and strategic advisor on the topic of complex Organisational Design. Dr Veldsman’s approach to working with my teams has always included a large component of skills transfer and internal capability building which he is a natural at delivering.

For me, he is one of the key go-to specialists on organisational design and can recognise and create awareness of the contextual factors and practical applications of the design choices you make when undergoing organisational design initiatives.

SALGA invited Prof Veldsman at our Leadership Conference held in November 2023 to address the topic of Organisation Design and its importance in the implementation of organisational strategy.

We found his presentation to be so insightful and relevant to our situation that we further engaged him to assist with reviewing our Operating Model and to design a ‘fit for purpose’ operating model for SALGA.

Professor Theo is very knowledgeable about the subject and uses analogies to make it understandable at a practical level for everyone.

We are very pleased with the work that has been covered thus far, as the process continues.

I highly recommend him for any organisation embarking on an organisation design review exercise.

Dr Veldsman exceeds his reputation as one of South Africa’s leading workplace psychologists and people professionals.

A thought leader at the cutting edge.

The outcome of the assignment was a fit-for-purpose organisational design for one of our business units, aligned to the organisation’s strategic intent.

With our strategic intent in mind, and as a result of Theo’s thorough process of discovery, it soon became evident that an assessment of the broader business (beyond the one business unit) was necessary.

As such, the scope of the project became the strategic redesign of the business at a group level.

Through a series of co-creation and validation workshops, Theo helped us see clearly what shape the business would need to take in the next 3-5 years to deliver on its strategy.

Applying this clarity, we were able to configure a fit-for-purpose design that could be implemented in phases as our strategy evolved. Theo worked closely with us each step of the way.

Theo built excellent rapport with our team and achieved the objectives of the assignment on time and in budget.

In my opinion, Theo more than lived up to his reputation as one of South Africa’s leading OD specialists and I would have no hesitation recommending Theo to any organisation who wants to work with only the best.

Dr Parker’s commercial insights, ability facilitate and bring diverse ideas together to produce workable solutions for Revenue enhancement comes highly recommended.

Dr Parker can undertake and deliver on any complex project within the expected standards.

Through Dr Parker’s advice, the entity developed the most transformational turnaround strategy yet.

As part of the new strategic intent – anchored on operating with a commercial mindset - the entity developed new values as well as new mission and visions statements.

The new strategic intent has resonated with many of our clients.

Dr Veldsman and Dr Parker were entrusted to address a complex Organisation redesign and restructuring.

I can with confidence say that we made the absolute right decision.

Their insights, patience, and solutions they have brought to this demanding project is a rare find.

Word-of-mouth reputation directed me to approach the leading strategic leader and strategist in the country. …. This is an extract of some of the comments recorded by those who participated in the strategic planning process:

• I would want to recommend this for all organisations I work with. The impact is felt immediately.

• I have learned a lot in this presentation and Dr you are well experienced. Once this process is done, we won’t be the same again. You have come at the right time to rescue the institution.

• This is one of the most exciting processes I have been through. The facilitator simplifies issues and makes it easy for everyone to participate and own the process.

Dr Parker is exceptionally ICT smart … and is a proficient Technology Strategist with a strong “New World of Work” perspective.

Dr Parker completed an evaluation study titled impact assessment of the LGSETA business strategy.

When the project was commissioned, it was already nearing the end of the financial year but Dr Parker ably managed to pull it through and deliver a quality report within the agreed scope, budget and timeframe.

We are confident that Dr Parker can undertake and deliver on any complex project within the expected standards and thus we recommend him for any project that requires his expertise.

Facing a large and complex state earned entity, we needed a suitable strategic leader and strategy facilitator would be capable of directing.

From the outset Dr Parker more than met our expectations. His insightful diagnostic processes, analysis and insightful interpretation paved the way for well prepared strategic planning sessions which took the airline from a reconstituted core ideology:

Mission, Vision, Branding and Values – in that order through all the cascaded labels of the plan down to who does what, how and when. His unique world class approach in the way he participated engages everyone in the process, using an on-screen electronic mind mapping approach, was the first for leadership team and had a profound impact on buying into the plan.

Senior officials from the ministries of public enterprises, works and transport also participated in the strategy planning process and highly commended the process that was followed and what was being achieved.

I have no hesitation recommending Dr Parker as a strategic thought leader and strategy facilitator who is able to skilfully bring the complexities of the diverse thinking in a large organisation together to produce a consultative outcome that everyone can buy into.

Dr Parker is the leading strategy facilitator in the country. His team has exceptional capabilities in world class strategy facilitation.

Dr Parker innovative thought leadership and innovative use of Technology enable us to deliver on a complex strategy where differing views and insights across different member states in the African Union had to be skilfully broad together to reach consensus.

Dr. Parker comes strongly recommended as an innovative strategist who is able to converge diverse thinking to achieve a consensus outcome.

Dr Parker provided excellent service to the University, so much so that we extended his consultancy contract for a further year (2012).

I found him to be the consummate professional who exhibited a sound knowledge of human resource principles and practices but also a ready ability to translate theory into practice. He has a wealth of experience in the human resources environment and was able to apply that experience to the sometimes complex problems and challenges that faced the institution.

He was also willing to provide insights and advice in other areas outside of his brief, advice that I always found valuable and for which no additional fees were asked.

He delivered what he promised and the beneficial influence of his professional assistance is apparent today.

I strongly recommend Dr André Parker and his team to any organization that seeks his professional services.