Dr Renate Volpe holds doctorate in developmental psychology. Her uniqueness rests in the integration of the skills she has honed in people management, her involvement in the corporate world for twenty five years, twelve of those as an entrepreneur.

She was a Divisional director at the Chamber of Mines 1986 to 1995. Renate co-founded the then largest mental health structure in South Africa. She has been the CEO of Leadership Culture Innovators from 1995. Long term retainers with companies such as Anglo American, MTN, Standard Bank, and Nike grace her list of prestigious clientele.

A prolific writer, she is the author of the popular book “The Entrepreneurial Mindshift”. She is a regular contributor of articles to The Star, “Workplace”. As the CEO of the "HIRS" development consultancy, Renate relentlessly pursues two principles:
People and business can respectfully co exist,
Men and women need to partner, to create a better future for all.

As a mother of two sons, she strives for life balance, by devoting herself to the practice of yoga.

• Do you feel like a bird on a high wire?
• Is tradition a synonym for moral or normal?
• Become the centre of your own world.
• Take a sojourn through the work life balance tool kit.
• Understand and make peace with the organizational paradox.

• Are you a good girl?
• Our society is in transition, chaos is the constant
• The energy of anger is a wonderful thing
• You are what you believe
• The assertiveness tool kit
• Leverage your risk propensity

• Gender roles are changing
• Cowboys do cry or do they?
• What do women say
• Self sacrifice the final frontier
• The ten competencies critical to career success

• Are you worth it?
• Contracting and measuring success
• Coaching competence
• Roles coaches play
• Potential challenges
• The coaches tool kit
• Benefits of coaching

• Understand the “Business of being ME”.
• Branding theory in a nutshell
• Develop your personal branding statement
• Identify your uniqueness and make yourself memorable
• Authenticity is an art

• Understand the development of your current self esteem
• The four images of self
• Mistress of your own fate
• Achieve your inherent potential
• Understand yourself, build your self esteem and manage your attitude
• Apply timeless principles of resilience

• When to stay and when to leave
• Your balance sheet of human capital
• Lessons from a long time entrepreneur
• The partnership dilemma
• Reputation management
• Critical competencies for female success

• Are you missing opportunities for negotiation?
• Avoid negotiation pitfalls and learn the rules of the game
• Identify your and others styles
• Preparation is the name of the game
• Employ a variety of negotiation strategies and tactics

• It’s a game, learn to play by the rules
• Power and influence rule the turf
• Find out whether you have to play the game
• Will you loose your integrity or can you make a difference
• Tactics, strategies, styles can all be learnt and understood

• Invest in profitable relationships
• Networking is a leadership imperative
• Be strategic plan and brand yourself with the four ‘S’s”
• Design and refine your elevator speech
• Leave a hard copy impression
• Manage your reputation and understand networking etiquette

• Conversations with yourself
• Focusing on best options
• Determining and maximizing your unique potential
• Face those threats
• Become self determining
• Find a balance between intellectual and emotional intelligence

• A fast moving, fun and experiential invigorating relationship experience
• An opportunity for maximizing broader team relationships
• The idea way to start a team think of conference

• The school of life
• Changing times
• Lessons from the men in our live
• The tapestry of relationships
• Coaching at the heart of strategy
• Personal Mastery
• Selfish, self sacrificing or self respecting
• It’s all a game
• Work life balance
• Self esteem imperatives
• Goal setting
• Resilience