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What is Midlife?
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Aephoria Accreditation Courses:
June – November 2020
The Aephoria Identity Map (AIM) An integrated Enneagram and Vertical Development assessment tool Online accreditation workshops with Lucille Greeff and Julia Kukard June – November 2020 AIM is the only integrated horizontal and vertical development tool of its kind available today. The assessment is quick to complete, accurate, cost effective and provides potent insights into…
Read MoreIn memory of Marie-Noëlle Anderson.
Teacher, mentor and friend We all have friends who will die of this. We will all stare down the angel of regret and long for one more conversation one more hug, all the while being told to stay put to hold our distance. A son will be quarantined here while his mother dies alone somewhere…
Read MoreWhat’s your Enneagram Style?
The Enneagram is an ancient framework or map for personal transformation and insight. Enneagram literally means the “model of nine” in Greek. In recent years it has become one of the most popular ways for leadership coaches, psychologists, spiritual directors, teachers and even script writers from Hollywood to make sense of the human psyche. …
Read MoreOD practitioners creating inclusive & equitable societies
The past month has been a difficult, challenging and shocking time for people living in South Africa. As many of the xenophobic attacks and brutal cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have played out in society at large, organisations have been affected in many different ways. As a OD practitioner I do work in one…
Read MoreThe coachee you meet is the coachee who meets you
Two mirrors sit opposite each other and look at each other Then they get up and go their own way And both are thinking how good it is to be in touch with someone Hans Cohn It is no secret that we at Aephoria Partners work with an existential approach to life, leadership,…
Read MoreWhy it is still important to talk about race – A white perspective
Our work at Aephoria is all about maturing humans and organisational systems. Often in our facilitation this requires us to talk about issues of diversity and inclusion and race in particular. I’ve been reflecting on the way in which white workshop participants sometimes respond to this. Maybe I feel a bit like the clairvoyant Rodrigues…
Read MoreLeadership Journey Inspiration
As programme coordinator and co-facilitator for the Women’s Leadership Development Programme at the University of Johannesburg, I had my first opportunity to join the women participants for a lunchtime session. Lunchtime sessions are formalised gatherings hosted by the women on the programme with guest speakers. Topics are of feminist agenda, aimed at the upliftment and…
Read MoreBiko for White People
At Aephoria Partners we use the work of Steve Biko in our leadership development processes and are often asked by participants: what relevance does Biko have for white people – did he not say that white people have no role to play in the struggle – was he not racist? Well, here is one very simple answer to this question based on my interpretation of his work.
Read MoreAbsent fathers – Always present
Some of us had absent fathers or absent mothers. The migrant labour system, long hours at work, Apartheid Separate Development, the shifting of traditional cultural norms, addictions and violence have meant that many of us grew up with an absent father/authority figure or one that was unpredictably present in our lives.
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