Accompany Advisory

B-BEE Level 2 Black Woman Owned firm, that has been a strategic partner to a top-tier (MBB) firm, working on strategic and operational transformations through advanced analytics, critical thinking, complex problem solving, and proactive performance and program management. Holds minority strategic investments in digital and disruptive businesses.

Managing Director

Nomanini

1️⃣ Co-founded digital informal sector banking platform; supported CEO and Exco; Non-Executive Director advising on strategy, value drivers, partnerships, talent sourcing, and financing to scale and grow.
2️⃣ Led commercial team of six direct reports across Africa and Middle East driving pipeline of organic and inorganic deals. Exco CCO role works with Product, Operations, and Engineering.
3️⃣ Drove Exco recruiting (Product, Operations Heads; CFO), and strategic projects around growth strategy, organisational structure, process improvement, ways of working; to drive clarity, performance growth.

Co-Founder; Investor; Board Director; Director Special Projects; CCO

Industrial Development Corporation

The IDC drives industrial value chain growth and development impact in Sub-Saharan Africa across its asset base of R120bn+. Worked with the CEO and Exco to articulate and drive delivery momentum across six key themes focused on IDC's twin pillars of financial sustainability and development impact.

Strategic Advisor to CEO

Spencer Stuart

Spencer Stuart is trusted by major multinationals and emerging companies around the world to help them make senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Supported Exco teams source scarce talent and align on growth-focused strategic agendas. Worked across industries, with a focus on financial services, TMT, and FAANG.

Director

City of Johannesburg

Board member involved in strategic planning, policy critique, monitoring and challenging performance of executive team and wider management for a City of Johannesburg MOE.

Board Member, Director (Independent NXD)

McKinsey & Company

Strategy and management consultant across industries (esp. TMT, Energy, Logistics). Experience with internal firm building through best-practice consultant training and onboarding.

Management Consultant, Engagement Manager

South African Department of Health (KZN)

Worked in high-pressure roles as a Medical Officer, General Practitioner for a full-service community clinic, Emergency Response Doctor, and Paramedic College Lecturer. Key skills: problem diagnosis, structuring; fast fact-gathering; rational under pressure; psychology of teams.

Medical Doctor and Lecturer

Four Key Points:

1️⃣ Global Roots

I was born in Germany into an American-Persian Baha’i family. Speaking three languages at once was the norm. I've lived in Europe, the USA, and Africa, and seen 25+ countries.

I studied IB at a United World College, whose mission is to be a “force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace.”

The above compel an approach of questioning assumptions, listening deeply, and seeking robust, collaborative solutions.

2️⃣ Doctor First

After IB, I toured 16+ European countries for a year with a German-based dance group; my dream was to become a multi-media producer. I became a medical doctor instead.

Apart from medical know-how, this discipline drove me to understand: 

(1) Patterns, systems, and insights from large volumes of data quickly
(2) People’s psychology, motivations, and drives dramatically improve team delivery
(3) That ‘life-and-death’ (LAD) is serious, but rare; life is mostly not LAD, so take moments under pressure to think clearly

3️⃣ Top-Tier Consulting

I’ve spent two decades in top-tier consulting, with McKinsey, Spencer Stuart, and otherwise.

I’ve held Executive, Board, and Advisory roles where broad perspectives were essential. 

One example: advising the CEO/Exco of a Financial Institution with a $10bn asset base and 800 professionals. Over two years, this client's profits doubled, and its funding pipeline grew by 147% to $1bn+ per year.  

I’ve seen the outsized value of structured, fact-driven, analytical, and disciplined approaches to incremental and innovative projects, pipelines, and problems.

4️⃣ Problems I Help You Solve

(1) I’ve spent 20,000+ hours over two decades processing leadership learnings and questions, which I post regularly. Ring the bell on my profile to be notified of these.

(2) Join “The Impactful Executive,” newsletter, where we address the three pains CEO face weekly.

(3) I help Boards and 'G3' Executives (CEOs, CHROs, CFOs) unlock value through: 

* Analytical Thinking (value drivers, model building) & Strategic Clarity (high-impact decisions)
* Execution Discipline (incremental and innovation-focused program management and value-building)
* Top Team Sciences (Exco engagement, effectiveness, efficiency, and senior team dynamics) 
* Executive Talent & Soundboarding (executive search global best practice, leadership advisory)

(4) I can hold a few Board and Exco advisory roles globally (esp. high-tech, high-growth).

If you'd like help driving outsized impact, please reach out.

Dr Ali Monadjem

The purpose of this role is to build a strong performance and people oriented culture, focussing on OKRs, 360 feedback, employee engagement, professional development, salary benchmarking, employee wellness and ensuring ongoing fair and equitable policies and processes

Head of Employee Success

Various Companies

Change Management Specialist - Department of Health - Affordable Medicines Directorate (2019 - 2020)
OD Specialist - Mindset Management Employee Engagement Survey (2018-2020)
HR Consultation - Access Management (2019)
BBEEE Advisor - SERR Synergies (2018)
Performance Management Evaluation - Dept of Treasury (2017)

Independent Contractor

SA National Blood Services

Leading the OD and Transformation strategy for SANBS. 
Ensured vision, culture and values alignment. 
Annual EE and BBBEE reporting - improved representation from 63% - 85% at all levels of work. 
Managed talent acquisition aligned to EE targets. 
Managed psychometric testing and ensured development initiatives for talent retention
Implemented a SAP Performance Management System aligned to organisational Balanced Scorecard.
Implemented restructuring, organisational design and updated organisational structures aligned to strategy.
Introduced organisational Management and Leadership development initiatives
Designed Role Profiles , oversee job evaluation processes and strategic annual remuneration benchmarking.
Managed employee wellness and occupational health practitioners.
Managed Organisational Development Risk Register and budgets

Senior Manager - Organisation Development and Transformation

TEAM=WORK

Managed a boutique recruitment agency for the placement on Pharmacists and Pharmacist Assistants in hospital and retail sectors. Major Clients: Clicks, Mediclinic, Netcare.

Human Resources Recruitment Consultant

Clicks Group

During my tenure at Clicks I held various positions in their different brands:
HR/OD Manager - Musica
Development General Manager - Discom
HR Manager - Clicks Northern Region

Regional Human Resources Manager

I am mature Organisational Development And Change Management Specialist. I have learnt to play to my strengths, which are strategy development and implementation; taking responsibility to deliver on agreed commitments, bringing empathy into the work environment; working in accordance with my personal values and being trustworthy, consistent and reliable. I have excellent communication and facilitation skills and can influence and effect change.
I am a firm believer in engagement, enablement, and empowerment. I have the courage and the emotional intelligence to deal with difficult organizational and people issues. I have tenacity and resilience. And above all, I am an authentic person who believes in independence, interdependence, and teamwork.

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