About us
Our mission is to enable you to achieve success, but more importantly, to discover what lies beyond success!
We delight in shaping insightful strategies for growth, which inspire hearts and minds, and result in sustainable and positive impact. A hands-on approach helps to ensure effective implementation at every level and secures the meeting of organizational goals.
With over 50 years of combined experience in a wide variety of sectors, including corporate enterprises and faith-based institutions around the globe, we are truly passionate about helping organizations and people thrive.
across 8 countries
Disc Certified
Strategist | Motivational Speaker I Author | Mentor | Business Coach
Francois
van Niekerk
Francois is an accomplished leader with over three decades of experience in practical and Life Leadership and consulting influential individuals, entrepreneurs, and executive teams across the globe. As Chief Strategist, Francois applies his big-picture insights to guide businesses towards greater heights by developing high-level strategic plans and clarifying company vision. His early exposure to Military Intelligence honed his strategic skills and insights before kicking off his corporate career.
His expertise in public speaking has made him a sought-after speaker recognized for his unique, humorous, and practical presentation style that challenges and motivates attendees to achieve life-changing results. Francois' leadership and guidance ensure our company remains on track to achieve our goals and objectives.
Significant Leadership
Francois offers insights and guidance that develop, coach and mentor leaders to achieve true significance. He is particularly passionate about guiding and nurturing younger leaders.
Strategic Planning
Effective functioning is key to significant achievement. Francois lends his extensive experience in business and personal development to provide organizations with clarity of vision and the practical steps to make it a reality.
Public Speaking
Francois has a gift for inspiring hearts and challenging minds. His humor and practical insight into life truths speak to people from all walks of life, providing the guidance and motivation they need to change for the better.
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Strategist | Director I Disc Facilitator | Business Coach
Noelleen
Janse van Rensburg
From insight for strategy to accurate implementation, Noelleen has skills that play into it all. These skills have been honed over 25 years of high-level participation in critical planning and execution on an international level, having worked in over 25 countries.
Of this, ten years were spent managing the global and key accounts of blue-chip clients. She is equally gifted in reading strategy as she is in reading people. Noelleen was also part of the team that launched MTN in Nigeria, the largest mobile market in Africa and was privileged to witness the first cell phone call made in Nigeria's history.
She is known for always adding outstanding value to critical matters, showing exceptional skill in connecting with people, building business relationships, and finding ways for all parties to benefit from collaborative projects. Noelleen might always dress in black, but she exudes a bright and positive attitude wherever she goes.
Strategy Translator
Noelleen has expertise in translating strategic plans into measurable and practical action. She is skilled in constructing processes to achieve strategic targets.
People & Team Assessment (Disc)
Noelleen is skilled at assessing individuals and teams to help them better understand themselves, improve communication, reduce conflict, and foster teamwork and collaboration.
Marketing Synchronization
Noelleen has a unique gift for aligning marketing with company strategy by leveraging highly skilled individuals in her network.
Our services
Our services are carefully tailored for sustainable growth and success.
Strategic Planning
and Execution
Our unique strategic offering includes specialist planning and implementation to scale your business and realize its full...
potential. We'll work closely with you to identify your short-term and long-term goals and provide a practical implementation plan that guides the process every step of the way.
Leadership Development
and Mentoring
The true potential of a business lies in its leaders. That's why we mentor individuals in key leadership positions through our...
True North personal development process. Our process focuses on achieving a balanced lifestyle, maximizing productivity, and empowering individuals to live a life of significance and fulfilment. We ensure that the Personal Plan is closely connected to the business's strategic plan, resulting in a harmonious alignment of personal and professional goals.
Vision, Values and
Company Culture
Every successful business has a clear vision for the future against which it can measure its success. Our process focuses on defining...
your purpose and developing a firm set of values that resonate with your business ethic. Great businesses are built on a set of core values that guide the behavior and decisions of every employee. We’ll help entrench these values as an essential part of your company culture.
Succession Planning
and Talent Management
Transitions between key role players and critical phases are paramount. We prioritize careful planning in this regard. Our services...
include to align with your business objectives and to drive performance.
Recruitment and
Talent Placement
Placing the right person in the right role is crucial to gaining maximum employee productivity. We provide insightful...
personal profiling to accurately place the ideal candidates in middle management and senior executive positions.
Training and
Development
We offer customized training programs and advice to enhance employees' skills and to bridge skill gaps. Our programs are...
designed to align with your business objectives and to drive performance.
StrateCution MAP
Our process of StrateCution involves four key steps: evaluate, strategize, execute, and measure.
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The first step, Evaluation, involves analyzing the current state and needs of the organization and defining its future desired state.
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Once the future state is established, the next step is to Strategize and develop a tailor-made strategic plan that can be presented on a single page.
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The third step is Execution, which involves working with the organization to break down the strategic plan into key actions and goals that can be achieved.
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The final step is Measuring, which involves implementing a culture of measuring to track, refine, and execute the strategy effectively.
Testimonials
Francois and Noelleen are an absolute breath of fresh air in a cluttered business world. They offer a world-class perspective and positive criticism where credit is due. They also provide experienced, impartial advice on how to reach KPIs with the most simplified path to success.
Louis Schoeman
Founder of 3 African start-ups: Medicalaid.com, Forexsuggest.com & SA Shares.co.za
As the Founder, Executive Chairman and Managing Director of our company, Lithon, I was blessed to have met Francois more than two years ago when I engaged with him to help us with the implementation of our 30 year strategic plan. He also became my personal coach as well as a great friend.
He helped us to develop a practical and executable StrateCution plan by identifying key focus areas in our business which we then implemented and transformed our business during a time of tough economic conditions. For the last two years we been able move closer to our purpose as a business with his help and achieve measurable results, based on our values that he also helped us to redefine and imbed in our company and our staff.
He further helped me as the visionary leader of our company to improve my leadership skills through practical coaching that enabled me to lead the organization better and have well-balanced life.
Francois and Noelleen is an amazing team that really care deeply about me as a person, our company, my partners and our staff and quickly became part of the Lithon family! They are making a significant and positive impact in my life and the lives of our staff!!
Adriaan Grobler
Founder & Chairman of Lithon Holdings
Having worked with Noelleen for over a year, it is a privilege to be able to call her a true unicorn client. With her strategic ability, incredibly high EQ, drive and infectious passion, she is able to rally a team to achieve remarkable things together. She keeps a cool head in the most stressful situations, and has a way of keeping people pushing and smiling at the same time.
Noelleen immerses herself completely in her projects. She is always available to answer questions, give direction or simply act as a sounding board, and has a genuine interest and care for the people she works with. With her business skillset and compassion, she is a remarkable asset to any project or business.
Leigh Stefanski
MD at Now Boarding
I had the pleasure of working closely with Noelleen for almost 2 years, when we at WKH Inc engaged her expertise to improve various aspects of our business. It was an absolute pleasure to work with her. She swooped in like a tornado, but left structure and a desire to future proof Namibia’s largest law firm in her wake.
Tshuka Luvindo
Trail, Motion and LitigationAttorney
Director at Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Incorporated
Few people have the privilege of working alongside someone as efficient, dedicated and experienced as Noelleen.
I had the pleasure of working with Noelleen for more than a year on many different aspects of the Averly project.
For me, Noelleen’s greatest professional attributes are both the ability to lay out a clear and concise business strategy, and her extraordinary skill to manage and implement multiple projects with complete ease under immense pressure. I was also remarkably impressed with her ability to command a room, persuade even the most skeptical person, and her natural talent to handle the toughest of situations effortlessly.
Noelleen has an exceptionally high EQ and has the rare skill of reading the mood of a person or room, and reacting accordingly to lighten the mood with her smile, laughter and unwavering positive attitude. No matter how tense a meeting, Noelleen always ensured that everyone left with a smile. Noelleen also took an interest in the lives of team members, and invested in their personal and professional growth, while still remaining objective and professional.
Noelleen will be a remarkable and skillful asset to any business or organisation looking to develop, implement and manage a business strategy or project.
Werner Olivier
Group Financial Officer
Advenco Holdings Ltd & Averly Software Company
Francois has helped me tremendously with sound, wise and strategic advice in my capacity as CEO of the ICM Airport Technics Group.
We have worked together since June 2017 (2.5 years).
Francois has been encouraging, practical, strategic, forward looking and balanced.
I look forward to our monthly session and often reflect on his previous inputs.
I would gladly recommend Francois as an Executive Coach and mentor.
Richard Dinklemann
Group Chief Executive Officer at Amadeus Company
It's not often you come across people like Noelleen. She's intelligent and passionate, extremely sharp, enthusiastic and infectiously positive. I had the pleasure of working with her for over a year, collaborating on a very exciting, progressive web app. She was always absolutely wonderful to work with, and we kept referring to her as our “unicorn client”. She’s one of the the most dedicated people I know with an exceptional talent to motivate everyone around her to do their best to achieve their common goal. In addition, she’s not only a super reliable and forward thinking person, but has really been a huge inspiration to our team. We can’t wait to work with her again!
Nele Baader
Senior Project Manager at Now Boarding
I am a client of Noelleen Janse van Rensburg for the past 4 years. During this time her insight, assistance and mentor-ship has been invaluable. She has been a vital part of our strategic planning both in business and in personal life. Our marketing structure and re-branding of our company's online footprint has been seamlessly planned and executed by Noelleen and her fresh vibrant ideas is in line with our company's vision. Interaction with Noelleen is both a pleasure and insightful. She has developed our way of thinking in a positive assertive direction, which is beneficial to our dealings with our staff and clients alike.
Noelleen is recommended with ease as a valuable addition to any person/company operations.
Lynette Steyn
Owner at DSP Consulting
I found great wisdom and leadership while being a shepherd under Francois and his Team's Guidance and Support
Paul Strodike
Founder & CEO at Experto Business Development
Key Partnerships
Helping faith-based businesses and entrepreneurs develop flourishing High Impact Businesses through a Principled Operating System.
