Brenda Scott

Pro-Active Communications - Essential Skills Training and Coaching company - Communication skills.

Brenda is an experienced teacher, facilitator and coach. She has a BA degree from the University of KZN and a post-graduate Higher Diploma in Secondary Education from University of Cape Town. Brenda is an accredited Neuro Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner, Enneagram Practitioner and Services SETA Assessor. She has 15 years of experience as a Training […]

Communication – A Neanderthals vs. Cro-Magnon

Communication A Neanderthals versus Cro-Magnon – A Key to Success A long long time ago, in a land far away (in what is now called Europe, but then was called ‘here’ in the local dialect), some Cro-Magnon type hunter gatherers, loping along in search of a juicy piglet, came across some other, even uglier, hunter […]

Bite Size Zoom Sessions

How do you help your employees to stay focussed and motivated in these uncertain times? Life is challenging. Working from home can cause even more uncertainty, anxiety, depression, and even anger. Companies need to tighten their belts, and at the same time enable employees to keep their MOJO.Work-life balance is even harder to maintain when […]

How To Be Human In An Epidemic

A while back I wrote an article ‘How to be human in the 4th Industrial Revolution’. In these Tolkien/Steven King times, I want to add to that. Not because I believe I know the answers… I don’t even know the question. I am no more equipped than anyone else – I just want to be […]

How To Be Human

Fourth Industrial Revolution. VUCA… Is it only me that feels bewildered, slightly confused, anxious and increasingly bored with all the doom and gloom that is happening in the world? Every day there is a new leadership theory, royal conspiracies, complex coaching models that we are exposed to. Amidst all the chaos and egos, it is […]

Kirvan Goliath

Kirvan completed his Diploma in Theology through the Nazarene Theological College in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, with a special focus on Philosophy, Psychology, World History and Sociology. His professional certificates include: Coach/Train the Learner, Assessor Certificate, Moderator Certificate and Legal Liability, and has currently registered with UNISA for a qualification in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He was […]

Kylie Janssens

Kylie is a learning and development specialist. She is respected for her 20 years work in skills development and training, in both the public and corporate sectors. She brings excellence in strategic and project management, facilitation, coaching and mentoring, materials development and assessment design. She obtained her BA Education and BA Honours degrees from the […]

Professionalism in Conversation

Professional Telephone Skills In 2013, Hanrie Fridjhon (then Hill), wrote an interesting article on professional telephone skills for the Die Burger Newspaper – Talent. When  it comes to being professional when talking to a customer or client over the telephone, there are certain words or sentences which are described as negative or positive words. Most […]

Suzaan de Stadler

Suzaan completed her BComm (Psychology) Honours degree through the University of Stellenbosch, and is a registered Psychometrist (Independent Practice) with the HPCSA. She has gained extensive Human Resources and Labour Relations consulting experience in various industries including retail, security, manufacturing, agriculture, hospitality, and the ever-growing IT industry. She has worked with individuals and groups from […]

Hanrie Fridjhon talks – Ageing

Ageing… a swear word? For most of us women, ageing is a nasty word. It is a curse, the inevitable cost of youth. In business, youth replaces senior age. People retire earlier; they make way for hungrier, more energetic, fast-paced go-getters. The world is changing and the younger generation change with it. So, what is […]