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Gauteng Women In Insurance: Leaderwalk – Transformational Leadership

June 8, 2023

This session featured Huntley Smith, Change Architect and former COO, who led a powerful and candid conversation titled C-Suite Unfiltered: 90 Minutes Inside the C-Suite. Smith unpacked the realities of executive leadership, offering attendees a rare glimpse into the pressures, decisions, and mindset required at the top.

Rather than focusing on polished success stories, Smith took attendees into the “war room”, sharing real-world lessons on navigating complexity, driving organisational change, and leading with clarity in high-stakes environments. His session challenged conventional perceptions of leadership and encouraged future leaders to think more strategically about their own growth journeys.

We were grateful to our main sponsor, iTOO Special Risks, co-sponsor Absa, and logistical sponsors FAnews, Glasfit, and Santam Specialist Solutions for their contributions to the success of the event.

In this leaderwalk-themed Transformational Leadership, Vivien Hunt, a Leadership and Executive Coach unpacked what shifts leadership from transactional to transformational and explored two fundamental building blocks that unlock transformation, namely trust and courage.

Ten people got a book, Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, by Liz Wiseman, sponsored by Genasys. Thank you, Genasys!

A discussion

We thank our table hosts (below) for accepting our challenge to facilitate discussions:

1.Annelot Schrijver – Owner, Schrijver & Co
2.Donald Dinnie – Director, Norton Rose Fulbright
3.Lauren Anderson – Director, Yourinsurance Brokers (YiB)
4.Lindiwe Matlou – Regional Manager, Santam
5.Michelle Pringle – Managing Director, Garrun Group
6.Phumzile Mnisi – Strategic Partnerships Manager, Old Mutual Insure
7.Rethabile Shabalala, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright

Thank you

Thank you to all the delegates who attended this event, we hope that the session inspired you, as a leader, to focus on elevating others, encouraging and inspiring individuals to innovate and develop new ways to grow and improve the path to future success.

Thank you to our main sponsors Norton Rose Fulbright and Santam, and co-sponsors Garrun Group and Old Mutual Insure for making this event possible.