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“Facilitation, Speaker Forums, Interim Leadership”
“John is an excellent change manager and strategic thinker. He is not afraid to challenge the status quo and drive positive change within the organisation. His leadership brought stability and direction within the entire Southern African entity which not only had a cultural change effect but brought a level of talent retention and ownership and commitment from his direct reports and further down the organisation”
(Neil Cameron – General Manager & Managing Director South Africa – Multinational Subsidiary)
“John Reed’s ‘Reposition Your Ethics Programme’ will help strengthen the ethical component of your organisation’s management systems, and will have a potentially dramatic positive impact on corporate reform and corporate performance in years to come.”
(John Blacklaws - Head of Consulting Practice, People Dynamics, Doha)
“Seeing John in action in building a common sense of purpose and focus is an inspiration to any leader. Uniting the leadership and staff around a common set of values - not merely displayed on notice boards and company newsletters but lived out in day to day action and commitment takes special wisdom and personal devotion”.
(Theo van Rooyen – Founder of People Support – South Africa)
“John has an incredible ability to make people want to take ownership of what they do (and accountability), to guide people through the process of actually dealing with an issue, and to help people to see the bigger picture of what they are doing and the importance of looking at their role as part of the greater business as a whole”.
(Sarah Cuthbert – HR Manager – Global Outsourcing Company - Australia)
“For John central functions exist to contribute to a better business, not just to support operations. John has an unusual ability to align central functions such as Procurement and Human Resources with business strategy and business performance. He creates an environment where people in central functions understand the specific impact they have on business performance, and where people take accountability for positively impacting performance.”
(Derek Jack – Procurement Manager, Global IT Company – South Africa)
“I saw John come into a business in disorder and turn it around, give the Business and its people purpose, structure and leadership. John was the pivot that took a commercially non-sustainable business in an emerging and socio-economical challenged market and turned it into a highly successful, profitable, respected and sustainable player.”
(Ronald Nothnagel – Director, Global Engineering Consultancy – South Africa)
“His (John’s) ethics are of the highest integrity and his grasp and understanding and business acumen has a depth not commonly seen today. He also possesses a gift for analysis of complex situations coupled with a very preventative mindset.” (Rick Gonsalves – Asia Pacific Account Director, Multinational - Australia)
“Turning a struggling, dispirited organisation into a high performance focussed and motivated team is a challenge beyond the scope of many especially in difficult times. John has demonstrated this unique set of leadership skills and drive in a number of organisations, instilling a sense of purpose, creating a passion for excellence, implementing systems and process that support continuous improvement and build a united commitment to achieving great results.”
(Theo van Rooyen – Founder of People Support – South Africa)
John’s grasp of complex issues and strong work ethic were evident when he chaired the Property Portfolio Conference in October 2008, and were reflected in the positive feedback from delegates, included ‘Good – relevant comments’, ‘good in relating topics together’ and ‘ran it well – on time’.
(Christine Ahern – Research Analyst - Tonkin Corporation – Australia)
“As the owner of an electrical contracting business experiencing cash-flow difficulties, I asked John to assist. John helped us achieve positive operating cash-flow. More particularly, he helped establish an ‘operating agent model’ which enabled team leaders to become owners with greater accountability for pricing and purchases and service delivery. This had a significant impact on the financial position of my business and on the motivation and productivity of the team leaders.”
(Ian Marais – Business Owner – South Africa)
“He (John) has great ability to drive a business. He is exceptional”
(Greg Till - CEO – Listed Company – South Africa)
“Coaching & Mentoring”
“He (John) has demonstrated skills and competence for me to aspire to; his assistance in my ongoing development has been invaluable. I will take numerous lessons from John and will continue to benefit from his demonstrations of leadership and valued friendship”
(Andy Mason – NZ Operations Manager – Global Outsourcing Company – New Zealand)
“Not very often one comes across a boss who wants to be a mentor to his / her staff. I found you to be a leader of exceptional qualities in the areas of people management, customer relationship management and contract management. Your sound understanding of business makes you a perfect leader to start-up and grow any business” (Santanu Roy – State Manager – Global Organisation – Australia)
“He (John) is a strong motivator and driver, especially good at motivating people. He is a good lateral thinker and a strong leader who commands respect. He is capable of turning a totally demotivated situation into a well motivated team”
(Abe Bekker – COO & Director – Leading Industrial Supply Company – South Africa)
“John’s people management and leadership skills are second to none – from an HR perspective it is rare to find a true leader who brings such a high level of people related skills”
(Sarah Cuthbert – HR Manager – Global Organisation – Australia)
“John has a passion for people. He has the ability to identity strengths and weaknesses in people, to enhance their strengths and to give opportunity to excel, as well as to develop people to overcome or manage their weaknesses to the enhancement of the individual and the business”
(Ronald Nothnagel – Director – Global Engineering Consultancy – South Africa)
“Board Services & Leadership”
“John was an outstanding member of the governing body as a business leader gave strategic insight to the work of the school and is well placed to contribute to the effective governance of an organisation”
(Norman Davis (SC) – Chairman – Kingsway School / ‘Not for Profit’ – South Africa)
This start up Johnson Controls Facilities Management (Pty) Ltd was served by John in his capacity as Executive Chairman and grew from a R6million business in the first year (Oct 2003) to R 300 million today. John directed the strategy and growth of business and established the governance procedures of the business. The return ratios and metrics were continually challenged and tested by John in ensuring that the business performed to the required levels.
(Douglas Weinrich (CA) – Managing Director - Multinational Subsidiary South Africa)
“This consultancy related to the restructuring of the organisation from an International to a Global Not-for-Profit organisation, and he has provided invaluable assistance to us in terms of a strategic framework and the future governance of our organisation”
(Mike Woodall – Chief Operating Officer – African Enterprise –International, based in Australia)
“John is a very talented entrepreneur with a vast amount of knowledge in running a business and making it successful. As a director of companies he is very knowledgeable about compliance issues and strategic planning, and adds value to board meetings. As Chief Executive Officer he has a hands-on approach to the running of a company and has excellent people skills. His ethical leadership skills ensured the prosperity of the companies he led, and corporate social responsibility was an important aspect of participation in the community”
(Jean Caddy (FCIS, FCIBM) – Past President Institute of Chartered Secretaries – South Africa)
PEOPLE | PRODUCTIVITY | PERFORMANCE
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