Create Change that Matters

Dwayne’s knowledge and skill in organisational effectiveness & team development was evident as a guest lecturer and led a dialogue involving leaders from across the UK at our recent global conference in London. His ability to meet the needs of participants through sharing his own work and his personal insights has impacted far beyond the event itself and has led to proposals for collaborative research and ongoing connection.

I have had the opportunity to work with Dwayne for the past few years in the Leadership Team Effectiveness area. Dwayne has been a wonderful partner who exemplifies professionalism, competence, flexibility and deep understanding of what it takes to create a high-performance team.

I have attended many leadership meetings and there was not one that was so well thought through and executed.

Dwayne performed flawlessly and struck a nice balance between pushing the group but also supporting them with some great topics and difficult conversations. I think the two days really made a difference in the understanding of the team dynamics internally, as well as the impact we are having on the larger system. Tough one and as usual, you managed it perfectly. Really appreciate the sensitive way you approached it and I think many folks found it “therapeutic” in some ways. Excellent job!

Dwayne brings a great deal of heart and muscle to the work he does. Dwayne brings an “all in” mindset with high energy, commitment and good humour. He sets business leaders up for success and does not claim the spotlight for himself, a sign of a highly evolved business professional. He works collaboratively across all boundaries. Dwayne is someone you’d want on your team when the going gets tough

Dwayne worked extensively with my executive leadership team and organization through a period of significant cultural and business change. With his help, production levels beat plan, injury rates declined to zero and costs reduce to competitive levels. Dwayne’s knowledge of team development and how to shift an organizations tempo were instrumental to the needed business changes

Dwayne was an integral part of my Senior Leadership Team at Royal Dutch Shell for over 3 years, and as such he played a key role transforming the business from fourth to first quartile. Dwayne is a strategic thinker as it pertains to changing culture leading to delivery through personal accountability. Once the strategy is developed, Dwayne has a solid understanding of the tools and processes required to make the transformation happen for the business. It’s been a great pleasure working closely with Dwayne through some tough challenges.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Dwayne. I learned a lot and became a better person and leader from the experience. Dwayne's uncanny humble and firm approach to organizational change management and leadership development is genuinely effective. Dwayne's grasp of human nature and organizational dynamics is his underpinning strength.

What’s this stuff about org and leadership team effectiveness that I didn’t really understand? Then I had fortune to join a team that had been practicing with Dwayne. What they were doing blew my mind. “You mean, you all take time to understand one another deeply and to understand the dynamics in the leadership team to push hard to be better?” And I have never looked back on the importance of this work to the full potential of teams. It’s not all easy stuff either; lots of the work is hard! What I like about Dwayne’s approach is that he’s humble, will meet you and your team where you are, he’ll challenge you if you are leaving potential untapped, and he loves rolling up sleeves with teams to see the improvement come to life. Like many things, it’s not about sharing a glossy slideshow or leaving latest “hot book” on the table, it’s about getting to know oneself and your colleagues so that the collective can perform at it’s absolute best.