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TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE

morale and clarity on each business owners/directors/ team mates can feel comfortable
other’s roles. leader, ready to hear what your in dealing with me at all times.
2. Work Styles team has to say? I am disciplined in my work,
Understanding each other and HOW DO YOU RATE so my results, growth and
the different work styles we YOURSELF IN THESE THREE success are consistent.
each have and use to get the AREAS? Do you have all six keys to a
job done. 1. Team Work winning team?
3. Goals I am a team player and team ■ Strong Leadership
Understanding the company leader. I do whatever it takes ■ Common Goal
goals and leveraging through to stay together and achieve
them to achieve personal goals. team goals. I focus on co- ■ Rules of the Game
our team members are lack of communication, different 4. Culture ■ ActionPLAN
the biggest asset in your working styles and/or lack of operation and always come to ■ Support Risk Taking
Ycompany and when your direction or understanding of the Understanding and building a resolution, not a compromise.
team are as passionate about company’s goals and personal a supportive and productive I am flexible in my work and ■ 100% Involvement and
your company as you are there goals are a few challenges that lead company culture. able to change if what I’m Inclusion 
should be synergy in all areas. to frustration amongst employees 5. Motivation doing is not working. I ask for
within an organisation. In most Providing motivation for help when I need it and I am Are you ready to bring the best out of your
Isn’t that the ideal image of a companies their employees often compassionate to others who team and ensure they perform to their full
successful company? Is it possible? current and future roles in the ask me. potential?
see themselves as being just the company. If it is a yes, then contact your
Understanding your team and ‘Staff’ instead of being a ‘Team 6. Productivity 2. Systems ActionCOACH Marlene Powell on
making sure that your team Member’ who plays an integral Understanding the current I always look to the system for M: 083 479 4471
understands each other and part in the company’s growth and role and exploring efficient a solution. If a challenge arises W: www.linkshare.co.za/marlenepowell
also understands the internal success. and effective ways to provide I use a system correction
and external challenges in your What have you done to explore optimum work flow. before I look for a people
company is the key to leverage. correction. I use a system
and improve the different
Your team is the glue that holds dynamics in your team, from If, you are ready to see an solution in my innovation
rather than a people solution.
your company together. owners/directors/team leaders increase in productivity, team I follow the system exactly
through to the lowest level team collaborations along with time SCAN
How strong would you say your players? management then consider doing a until a new system is QR CODE
bond is? Here are a few of the key focus team alignment. introduced. I suggest TO SEE
Meeting or exceeding areas to consider: Do you want to bring full system improvements at the
your sales and/or financial 1. Communication transparency to the surface on why first opportunity. VIDEO
targets consistently is a great your team behave and act the way 3. Consistency
measurement! Clear and effective (Open the camera on your phone and
communication among team they do as well as the decisions I am consistent in my actions hover steadily for 2-3 seconds over the
Unfortunately, internal conflict, members is key in productivity, they make, if any? Are you, as the so my clients and team QR Code to see the video.)

DURBAN ICC CEO LINDIWE RAKHAREBE

SCOOPS TWO AWARDS FOR LEADERSHIP

ou can’t keep a good to recognise the important role more profoundly than anything “However, our Lindiwe ensured Gala Ceremony 2021 which
woman down. Despite women play in the sector. Ms to date. Nevertheless, we are that contingency measures were will take place in Moscow on
Ythe devastating impact of Rakharebe’s award was given to filled with pride for all that put in place to ensure the Durban 26 November 2021.
the COVID-19 pandemic which “the woman who has ensured the we accomplished despite the ICC continued to provide the
brought travel and conference highest standards of guest and challenges. As they say, ‘tough highest levels of infrastructure Durban ICC has been
tourism to a standstill, Lindiwe staff well-being by moving swiftly times don’t last; tough teams and service standards. nominated in the World Travel
Rakharebe, CEO of the Durban to implement measures that not do.’” she said. Awards - Africa’s Leading
ICC, has bagged a second only meet all requirements but Glen Mashinini, Chairman Meetings and Conference Centre
award in two months for her exceed them”. Kini Shandu, the founder of of the Board of Durban ICC, 20 times and has been voted the
leadership qualities. the Sebenza Awards, said for said: “We are proud of the winner in this category no fewer
Ms Rakharebe said she owed too long women in South Africa Leadership Award bestowed on than 17 times. 
She has just won the Leadership the two latest awards to every have been marginalised and still Ms Rakharebe for her sound
Award in the third annual man and woman employed at the face gender-based violence on a leadership and outstanding
Sebenza Awards which focuses Durban ICC. daily basis. achievements at a critical time.
on recognising and celebrating
top women for their brilliance, “A leader is only as good as “The Sebenza Awards brings “Her strengths which include
strength, and achievements in the team. It is the fortitude and about equality by identifying vision, inspiration, interpersonal
various fields of work. resilience of our employees that stars doing exceptional, communication and strategic and
has ensured the Durban ICC is extraordinary work in various critical thinking have motivated
Rakharebe, who has been post-pandemic ready. sectors. We shine the spotlight on the Durban ICC team’s efforts
at the helm of Africa’s leading women, their contributions and to put new measures in place,
convention centre since April “The success of our business position them in areas that create uphold all principles of corporate
2015, also took top honours depends on the satisfaction of our opportunities for them to excel governance, diligent oversight
last month in the Venue clients which, in turn, depends even more,” she said. and efficient financial and supply
Representative of the Year on the quality of the product we chain processes during a most
category of the seventh Women in deliver and the level of customer She added Rakharebe’s award challenging period,” he said.
MICE Awards. service we provide. We set our was all the more significant,
goals high, working to achieve coming at a time when the Meanwhile, the Durban ICC
Meetings magazine and The 100% satisfaction from our clients pandemic hit the Durban ICC has been nominated for the title
Planner Guru website jointly and exhibitors.” particularly hard as it relies of World’s Leading Meetings &
hosted the celebration of the heavily on gatherings, which have Conference Centre 2021 on the
leading Women in the Meetings, “Unfortunately, at the been heavily restricted as local, World Travel Awards and hopes
Incentives, Conferences and beginning of 2020, the Covid-19 national and international travel to win the heavily contested
Exhibitions (MICE) industry pandemic impacted our business came to a halt. accolade at WTA’s Grand Final Lindiwe Rakharebe

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