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Another big year of peer-to-peer learning for CHRO SA 2018 could not have been a better year for what is now a fullyfledged CHRO South Africa community.
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n addition to a successful inaugural HR Indaba, where over 3,000 HR practitioners and service providers came together to network and learn from each other, top HR directors and executives enjoyed a number of exclusive events and dinners throughout the year.
A select group of HR executives from South Africa's leading corporates attended a series of dinners with sports health coach performance expert Richard Sutton, who shared his unconventional wisdom on how to get the best out of your people. Hosted at Marble Restaurant in Rosebank, the dinners saw the likes of Absa’s Busi Mtsweni, Takeda’s Shirley Joscelyne, and Edcon’s Darryl Feldman all
sitting together in an intimate setting, sharing their experiences and insights over a five-star meal. "It's all about taking people's potential and maximising it by introducing changes in cognitive behaviour, relationships and or lifestyle," says Richard, who consults with leading companies on stress resilience, employee engagement and productivity, and has worked with top-tier athletes including five tennis players who've been ranked number one in the world, seven who have been in the top five, and several Olympic medalists from all over the world. Richard explored the fundamentals of building resil-
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