Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership

Final core MBA Leadership 2022 lecture (19h00-21h30) this evening by Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Chair), with the UCT MOD MBA students.

Online research meeting between Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Chair) with statistician, Mark Webb and finance executive, Ron Schiff (also an Associate of the Allan Gray Centre) - honing their understanding of a specific Leadership Enhancement framework that was developed by Amanda April and Prof. Kurt April.

Online meeting between Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Chair) in Cape Town, South Africa and Frans Johansson (Founder of Renaissance Change Acceleration Platform & Founder and CEO of The Medici Group) in New York, USA.

Dr. Babar Dharani (Allan Gray Centre) in a meeting with GSB alumnus, Euston Witbooi, who is considering doing a PhD ... potentially investigating: "Leadership Attribute Changes in Generation X".

Online morning meeting between Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Centre, University of Cape Town) and Prof. Mark Smith, Director of Stellenbosch Business School (Stellenbosch University) - 6th April 2022.

Wonderful evening of online improvisational theatre, facilitated by Groundspring Theatre Company, with the Modular MBA class, as part of the core MBA Leadership course run by Prof. Kurt April (5th April 2022)

Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership updated their address.

Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership updated their address.

Associate Professor Camaren Peter (Allan Gray Centre) and Dr. Camille Meyer (GSB) had their latest research: "Organizing for the smart African city: Leveraging the urban commons for exerting the right to the city" published in the prestigious, international academic journal, Organization Studies. The article can be sourced at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01708406221089609

Planning for the international Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Conference, to be held in Cape Town on the 22nd-24th July 2022 - see https://www.edi-conference.org/index.php ... Imaan Mohamed (UCT, South Africa), Prof. Innes Meyer (UCT, South Africa), Prof. Mustafa Özbilgin (Brunel University, UK and Allan Gray Centre Associate), and Prof. Kurt April (South Africa).

Allan Gray Centre Academics Dinner on a very cool Autumn evening at Groot Constantia Wine Estate ... Assoc. Prof. Camaren Peter, Dr. Preeya Daya, Dr. Babar Dharani, and Prof. Kurt April (31st March 2022).

Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Chair) ran an all-day "Transformational Leadership" workshop for a number of Principals of Primary- and High Schools (30th March 2022).

Prof.Kurt April (Allan Gray Chair) spent the afternoon yesterday engaging the Executive MBAs at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford, UK), on "Values-Based Leadership" as part of their 'Inclusive Business' Programme.

UCT graduates remain among the world's most employable,
according to the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings. UCT placed 95th in this year's rankings, which covered 550institutions.

Today (every 21st March) in South Africa, we celebrate Human Rights Day in remembrance of the Sharpeville massacre (1960), protests and courage that were sparked countrywide as a result, and to commemorate the many sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa.

Finalisation of Masters dissertation - Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Centre) and student, Danielle Reimers, who researched: "An Intersectional Approach Beyond Race and Gender: Under-Representation of Women in the Architectural Sector".

The first day is virtually complete of the international 'Responsible Leadership Reimagined Conference 2022' (16th-18th March 2022), a collaboration between the Centre for Responsible Leadership Studies (Stellenbosch Business School, Stellenbosch University), the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership (Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town), the Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (University of Pretoria), and the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). You can still join at: https://www.usb.ac.za/usb_events/responsible-leadership-reimagined-conference/

No matter how far technology progresses, working for a company will always fundamentally be a human experience. So how do we make this experience a good one? How do we bring humanity back into the centre of our organisations within the digital age? These questions and more are answered in a new book, in which Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Centre) has contributed a chapter — "HR: The New Agenda". Get your own copy from Exclusive Books or online at www.kr.co.za today!

Dr. Dorota Bourne (Associate Professor at Henley Business School, UK and Associate of the Allan Gray Centre) ran an online session, with our Modular MBAs, on: "Displacement and Personal Resilience".

Dr. Babar Dharani (Senior Lecturer in the Allan Gray Centre) in a meeting with his PhD student, Eleana Velentza, who is starting her pilot study for investigating: "Inclusion Challenges of Black, Migrant Women in South Africa".

About UCT and Cape Town

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/publications/campuslife/2022/01/-article/2022-02-09-about-uct-and-cape-town

About UCT and Cape Town UCT (mostly) by the numbers, as well as a few things you probably didn’t know about the university, Cape Town and the Western Cape.

Happy International Women's Day to all those who identify as women. Despite the increased risk for women, ongoing economic and power differentials they encounter daily, and hegemonic dominance by male-gendered orientations in all spehres of life, "thank you" to all of the women in the world for challenging the status quo and assumed norms of the world, for being a 'voice' for those who do not yet have the courage to be heard, for the actioned self-sacrifice you make daily to ensure that others can thrive, and for generally being responsible for the abundance of awesome love available for all of humanity.

Prof. Kurt April (Allan Gray Centre) getting ready to engage the visiting delegates on the Lead Campus, this evening, from HEC Paris, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, and Agence Française de Développement (7th March 2022)

Dr. Linda Kantor, Clinical Psychologist, ran a session with the Full-Time MBA students today on the core Leadership course, entitled: "Mindful Leadership: The Path of Self-Care, Resilience & Attention".

Allan Gray Centre academics (Dr. Babar Dharani, Dr. Preeya Daya, Assoc. Prof. Camaren Peter & Prof. Kurt April) in the online GSB Faculty Meeting.

Ndidi Nwuneli, serial social entrepreneur (Founder of LEAP Africa, Co-Founder of AACE Foods, Co-Founder of Sahel Consulting, Founder of Nourish Africa, and Founder of Changing Narratives Africa) was the Speaker on the Allan Gray Speaker Series last night, logging in from Chicago, USA ... sharing her insights on staying resilient as an entrepreneur, and as a small- and medium-sized business, as well as how she, through the businesses which she has started and the networks which she participates in, is changing the narratives globally about the continent of Africa.

Dr. Linda Kantor, Clinical Psychologist, ran a 2.5hr session with the Modular MBA students on the core Leadership course, entitled: "Mindful Leadership: The Path of Self-Care, Resilience & Attention".

Dr. Babar Dharani (Allan Gray Centre) meeting online with MPhil student, Moses Ogutu, who is finalising his dissertation: "Investigating the Impact of Formative Years in Developing Social Change Leaders: A Study using Hermeneutic Phenomenology"

Welcome Back Braai at the GSB

Dr. Babar Dharani (Senior Lecturer in the Allan Gray Centre) with PhD student, George Kesselaar, discussing his research: "The Role of Human Agency in Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Applying a Self-Cultural Analysis Lens of Worldviews to Understand Behavioral Intention towards Change Appropriation"

Event Detail

The next, quarterly Allan Gray Speaker Series will be taking on place on the 28th Feb from 18h30-19h30 (SAST), as a free Zoom webinar. It is a completely open session (to the public), so please feel free to join!

Come and listen to Ndidi Nwuneli share her experiences from across multiple parts of the African continent, particularly on how entrepreneurs can defy the odds and also how they can build resilience into their businesses. Ndidi is a serial entrepreneur,
and has started so many businesses in her lifetime. She is also internationally experienced, and sits on multiple global Boards.

Whomever is going to attend, need to RSVP: https://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/event/142/allan-gray-speaker-series-webinar-ndidi-nwuneli

Event Detail UCT GSB Events

Assoc. Prof. Dorota Bourne from Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK) ran a session today with UCT GSB Full-Time MBA students on: "Displacement & Resilience", with good links to the Leadership Enhancement seed of 'Belonging & Connectedness'. Dorota is also an Associate of the Allan Gray Centre.

UCT Graduate School of Business

One of Prof. Kurt April's latest op-eds: "Here's Why Black Millenial Women Are Leaving Your Organisation"

https://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/ideas-exchange/leadership-and-ethics/beating-the-bbbee-backlash-to-right-the-wrongs-of-the-past

UCT Graduate School of Business UCT Graduate School of Business

Prof. Dion Forster generously spent a wonderful 2h30mins with our Modular MBA students, exploring "Applied Ethics" ... important questions and considerations to deconstruct and unpack. As per usual, Dion brought richness to their and my understanding of critical issues.

OPINIONISTA: May the workforce be with you: Bring on the Jedi to beat the B-BBEE backlash and right the wrongs of the past

Prof. Kurt April's latest newspaper op-ed was published today in the Daily Maverick, and can be read at: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-02-09-may-the-workforce-be-with-you-bring-on-the-jedi-to-beat-the-b-bbee-backlash-and-right-the-wrongs-of-the-past/

OPINIONISTA: May the workforce be with you: Bring on the Jedi to beat the B-BBEE backlash and right the wrongs of the past South African organisations may need to move beyond mere compliance with broad-based black economic empowerment legislation and expand their practices to effectively address the lack of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion — also known as Jedi — in the workplace.

Dr. Babar Dharani (Senior Lecturer in the Allan Gray Centre) and Prof. Kurt April (Director of the Allan Gray Centre) had their latest academic article published. The full reference of the article is: Dharani, B., & April, K. (2022). Investigating happiness at work along the organizational life cycle: Moderating role of locus of control. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 20(1), 216-228. The pdf of the full article can be downloaded and read at: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.20(1).2022.19.