Estienne de Beer is a Professional Speaker and Leadership Coach with in-depth experience across companies and  cultures. He has already empowered people in 7 countries and is the author of “Boosting Your Career” and the forthcoming book "How to Survive Your Big Bad Boss". He headed up the Training & Leadership Development of a Fortune 100 Company’s South African operations and served as a Leadership Development resource for the African and Middle East Operations. In 2000 Estienne was presented the Management Excellence Award, the same year in which the Financial Mail awarded the company he was working for, the title of one of the top 3 companies in South Africa. Estienne’s personal center of influence includes a network of accomplished business leaders and innovators worldwide. He has consulted to a number of well-known organizations, focusing strongly on leadership development, motivation and presentation skills and has published personal development articles in various national and international magazines. Apart from a professional degree in Communication, he also studied Industrial Psychology and Public Relations.

BENCHMARKS & MILESTONES

·       Headed up the marketing of the "Love Southern Africa" project that gathered 5000 delegates at Wits University in Johannesburg and sent 2500 delegates to 24 countries.

·       Led sales team, to being ranked Number One of the Nation within the Retail Sales Force of a Fortune 100 Company’s South African operations and received the Management Excellence Award  in 2000, the same year in which the company was awarded as one of the top 3 companies in South Africa (Deloitte & Touche / Financial Mail “Best Companies To Work For”).  This leadership award was based on significant impact made on the business, implementation of the diversity policy, demonstrating the transferable skills required of a top manager and being a role model to aspiring managers.

·       Published articles: “Immature Leaders Go Off Like Milk”; “The Menace Of Micromanagement”; “Breaking Bureaucracy”; “The Perils of Positive Thinking”; “The Quest for Career Success”; “Polishing Your Presentation Skills”; “Coaching That Counts” & “Creativity Produces Profit” in various national and international business magazines including SUNDAY TIMES (BUSINESS), SUCCESS MAGAZINE, ACUMEN, EXECUTIVE DIGEST, CAREER SUCCESS, CEO MAGAZINE, ENTERPRISE, MANAGEMENT TODAY, HR FUTURE and many others.

·       Active contributor to the largest leadership resource site on worldwide web: THE CEO REFRESHER.

·       Featured speaker at the INSITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS annual 1000 member congress in Aug 2005.

·       Cutting edge and innovative workshops: “Implementing At Mach 3”; “Learning To Lead Without Authority”; “Polishing Your Presentation Skills”; “Become CEO of Yourself”; “Building High Performance Teams”; “Kick-Starting New Managers”; “Leading In A Cut-Throat Business Environment”; “Emotional Intelligence: Feel The Feeling, Choose The Behaviour”; “High Impact Two Way Communication Strategies”; “Dealing With Difficult People”; “The Secret Of Managerial Leadership”; “Facilitation Skills: The Multi Vitamins Of Business”; “Igniting Exceptional Customer Service”; “Delegation: The Art Of Performance Multiplication”; “Achieving Results Through Others”; “Hiring For Success: Performance-Based Techniques”; “Conducting Outstanding Performance Reviews”; “Nuclear Negotiation Skills”; “Critical Skills For Administrative Assistants”; “Sales: Relentless Pursuit Of Prospects & Leads”; “Super Selling Skills”; “Taking The Terror Out Of Telemarketing”; “Train The Trainer”; “New Employee Orientation: Getting Off To A Good Start”; “Managing Stress Before it Eats You Alive”; “Creative Marketing Tactics”; “Managing Meeting Madness”; “Coaching for Accomplishment”; “Curbing Conflict - Guidelines for Conflict Resolution”; “Building Confidence and Assertiveness Skills”; “Building Relationships for Sales Excellence”& “Vibrant Sales Presentations”.