Skills development-and-training value proposition
The Growth-Link philosophy is to provide an integrated and customised solution focusing on the development of people in a holistic manner.
We furthermore empower our customers by providing continuous feedback and valuable input on best practices. More
- Programme's
- Workshops
- Assessment & HR Consulting
Growth-Link has a range of leadership and management development programmes. We further assist our customers to develop learning paths that are aligned and support their organizational strategic objectives.
Leadership and management programmes 'cut to fit'
Growth-Link is registered for more than 40 management and leadership skills programmes that are portable to many national registered qualifications and skills programmes, and which allow our customers to choose a leadership and management training programme that fit their unique developmental requirements.
Junior Management Programme (JUMP)
The JUMP introduces a fundamental understanding of the key terms, rules, concepts and principles of management and leadership that will enable learners to become competent managers in their organizations and industries. The JUMP provides a balanced learning experience that allows flexible access to life-long learning, further education and productive employment and an opportunity for learners to learn and apply skills in relation to the workplace.
Leadership Development Programme (LDP)
The Leadership Development Programme is designed to provide essential leadership skills like emotional intelligence, change management, performance management and people-management skills required by the leaders to ensure that their team, department or division perform on a level of excellence.
Our workshops are fun, accredited, competitively priced and packaged to empower your people to do the job.
Developing EQ through Integrity
Each person is a complex and unique being, who brings a myriad of experiences, perceptions and attitudes which profoundly influence how they see themselves and others, how they act and ultimately, what they become.
POLC@ Business (Management Principles)
A manager is responsible for providing direction, advice and guidance to team members in a planned and organized way to ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission and quality measures are implemented to ensure excellence.
Performance Coaching
TPerformance management is one of the most powerful tools to direct, coach and motivate employees to reach objectives or targets and thereby assuring success for an organization.
Growth-Link provides integrated, "cut to fit" human resources consultancy and assessments services.
Assessments
decision they take about the people in their organizations. The topic of assessment generally elicits suspicion and confusion in the minds of many BUT modern assessment centers can play a pivotal role in identifying and developing the talent South African companies need to succeed in the global market and to comply with employment legislation.
Because of changes to South Africa legislation, specifically in terms of selection criteria, Assessment centers are becoming increasingly popular in South Africa as a highly reliable and fair way of assessing people.
Performance Enhancement
individual and organizational needs and expectations. Our processes are based on the philosophy that the precondition for organizational excellence and performance is true alignment and clarity regarding indivIdual and organizational expectations. Our process thus aligns an organization's structures and job design (static) with organizational and strategic business processes.
Culture Assessment
Our approach is that organizational cultures should be aligned to the organization's strategy and could be a major driver of organizational success or failure. Organizational culture could however be managed and changed to support changing strategies with the main drivers being leadership, policies and systems. Our services in this regard thus include:
The new face of Growth-Link: The MD's Perspective
The year 2007/2008 represents some of the most exciting time frames in the history of Growth-Link. Not only have we relocated to new offices, but from a client base of only one nearly 10 years ago, we currently have more than 60 active clients that make use of our services on a regular basis.
Growth and expansion have been experienced in unprecedented ways and not only was business consolidated, but also expanded in a manner never experienced before.These successes can only be attributed to all the grace received as well as hard and dedicated teamwork. More
Growth-Link has developed a highly successful team over the last number of years that not only consists of highly motivated individuals who are experts in their own right, but also includes a highly competent leadership team with experience in the training and consulting environment.
As of 15 January 2008, I took over as Managing Director from Paul Grobler, who then moved over to the position of Executive Director: Occupational Assessment and Consulting. This division exceeded our wildest expectations during 2007 and Paul now devotes his time, energy and considerable consulting talents to unlock even more value from this part of our business.
The core functions of the Occupational Assessment and Consulting Division include competency-based assessments, establishing development centres, job profiling, individual development planning, and change and performance management. All these services are offered at an individual, team and/or organisational level.
The third member of our executive team is Chanette Botha, Executive Director: GLU
(Growth-Link University). Chanette and her team focus on quality assurance, programme and learning- material development, accreditation, research and development, as well as learning assessment and facilitation.
We are further very privileged to have Tebatso Motsepe as an executive member of our team. Tebatso, an expert in the field of Marketing and Branding with many years of executive and board experience, is not only a shareholder but will also play a vital role in the further positioning of Growth-Link.
The fifth leader in our team is Vineshree Chetty. Vineshree is responsible for the portfolios of Finance and Corporate
The changes in our leadership team are setting the tone for a thrilling new chapter in the Growth-Link story, while significantly enhancing the value you already receive from your partnership with us.
Dr Ilizanne Joubert
Managing Director
Antity Marketing and Design