Posts by Aephoria
Holding Hands with Chaos: How to Deal with Uncertainty and Stabilise Your Inner World
“We need to be able to think in chaos,” urges Dr. Julia Kukard. “And the only way we’re going to be able to do that is by having a stable inner world.” But is a stable inner world even achievable in today’s context? The world is currently eyeing over 80 elections globally in 2024 alone,…
Read MoreDiversity and Inclusion
Karen and Russell, two of the L&D heads of the Corporate University of a major French investment bank, contacted Aephoria through our website and asked us to support them with an unconscious bias programme. They requested that the programme address a number of concerns, including rising levels of bullying, an alarming loss of top female…
Read MoreOrganisational development
Anet, the Managing Director of an award-winning NGO in the Health Sector, specialising in HIV and AIDS education and treatment in rural South Africa, contacted Aephoria to assist with staff and organisational development. After running for more than 10 years and rolling the project out to more than 25 000 people annually, it was time…
Read MoreEthical Innovation: One of the World’s First AI-Powered Maturity Assessment
Unlike humans, “a machine isn’t affected by whether or not it’s had its coffee yet,” jokes Rikus Combrinck, Machine Learning Engineer at Aephoria. “With humans, there’s an enormous number of influences that can slightly nudge human marking one way or another.” His words may be light-hearted, but the sentiment hints at a key advantage of…
Read MoreServant leadership
Aephoria’s programmes are tuned to organisational and personal needs and thus this servant leadership programme was tailored to a specific context and business. The programme was intended to build agency and responsibility within the leadership and management of a multinational manufacturing organisation and was coupled with the implementation of a manufacturing system designed to enhance…
Read MoreWomen’s Leadership Development
A leading South African academic institution identified the need for a leadership programme specialising in the development of women leaders. In addressing the gap of women in leadership roles, the importance of gender mainstreaming highlights the necessity of women-only interventions. Women leaders face numerous challenges and opportunities leading in the context of higher education which…
Read MoreHow to Empower Corporate Teams and Unlock Potential Through Enneagram Coaching
Imagine a team that is following processes with radical diligence and sticking to their ‘swim lanes’ with unwavering fortitude. Everyone is seemingly doing their jobs, and yet still not hitting the numbers. Contextual forces aside (this team is based on the outskirts of a major warzone, and therefore dealing with its fair share of logistical,…
Read MoreHow to Cultivate Leader Development Through Coaching
In the heart of today’s corporate landscape lies a silent crisis. 37% of leaders – specifically corporates – rely on a rigid “win-lose” mentality (Cook-Greuter, 2000), believing that certainty can be engineered through technical know-how. Yet this approach lacks crucial ingredients – namely relationship and empathy – and bubbles over to limit their impact on…
Read MoreThe Enneagram Centres: How to Integrate Body, Heart, and Mind Through Coaching
Overthinking without ever taking action. Ignoring your physical health to prioritise your career. Withdrawing from friends and family. These detrimental behaviours (and many others like them) can be traced back to an imbalance in the three Enneagram centres: body, heart, and mind. Ultimately, each centre needs to fulfil its role and remain distinctive. Each centre…
Read MoreThe Path to Progress: How to Help Your Clients Overcome Stuckness
Stuckness occurs when we get stuck in an old recipe for life when the context for our life has changed. It’s a generally non-pathological state that can continue for years, even decades, that we may not notice until it becomes painful as we start losing relevance and traction. And yet, don’t coax yourself into believing…
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