STEP UP: UNLOCKING YOUR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
GET THE LEADERSHIP EDGE: UNLOCK YOUR TEAMS POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL; MEETING YOUR AND YOUR ORGANISATION'S GOALS
ENROL NOW
R3997.00 PER DELEGATE
TUESDAY
16 SEPTEMBER
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
KNIGHTSBRIDGE CONFERENCE CENTRE, SLOANE STREET, BRYANSTON
Equip yourself to inspire, influence, and deliver results.
YOUR FACILITATORS: SIMON HEWITT & JACQUES DE VILLIERS
YOUR TEAM ISN'T FOLLOWING A PLAN, THEY'RE FOLLOWING YOU. GIVE THEM SOMEONE WORTH FOLLOWING
THIS MAY BE YOUR REALITY RIGHT NOW
Most leaders think they’re motivating their teams—but the truth is, far too many are failing. Targets are being missed, morale is flatlining, and staff are just going through the motions, ticking boxes instead of driving results. Too many leaders rely on pep talks, meetings, or empty slogans, hoping someone—anyone—will step up. Meanwhile, the gap between company goals and actual performance keeps widening.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
The leaders who hit their objectives aren’t just managing—they’re igniting ownership, accountability, and relentless focus in their teams. They know how to turn disengaged employees into high-performing players who aren’t afraid to take initiative, push boundaries, and hit goals no one thought possible. If you’re tired of watching potential slip through your fingers, it’s time to stop guessing and start leading like the results depend on it—because they do.
JOIN JACQUES AND SIMON ON THE NEXT STEP-UP WORKSHOP
Actually, it is more than a workshop. It is a solid piece of process that will help make you the leader others want to follow.
You've probably already been on many workshops before. By now you already know that one day of theory is not going to cut it. After a day or so, you've already forgotten most of what you've learned and shelved the workbook. That's not your fault, it's just human nature.
The 1-Day workshop is a high level view of the 10 areas we'll cover. Thereafter, over the next 10 weeks you'll be sent a piece of process every week to deep-dive into one of the areas that were covered in the workshop. You'll receive a practical exercise that you can practice on your team so that you bed down the principles taught in the workshop.
STEP-UP IS NOT FOR EVERYONE ...
If you just want to dip in for a day and see if there is a silver bullet that's going to solve your leadership problems without doing the work, it's not going to work for you.
BUT IF YOU'RE THE KIND OF LEADER ...
... THEN STEP-UP IS FOR YOU!
Here's what we'll cover in the 1-day workshop and subsequent 10-week process.
2. BUILDING AND COMMUNICATING A CULTURE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN
Leaders often struggle to set clear cultural expectations, model them consistently, and overcome resistance to change while navigating diverse personalities, values, and motivations—ensuring culture is lived daily, not just words on a wall.
3. COMMUNICATION THAT COMMANDS ATTENTION
Leaders often struggle to cut through noise and jargon, tailor messages to different personalities, and make sure what they say actually matches what people hear. The toughest part? Balancing honesty and transparency without sparking panic—or sugarcoating so much that no one takes them seriously.
4. TIME MANAGEMENT THAT POWERS RESULTS
Leaders often struggle to protect their own focus while constantly being hijacked by meetings, fires, and distractions—at the same time trying to stop their teams from drowning in busywork instead of driving real results.
5. CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT THAT INSPIRES OWNERSHIP AND IMPACT
Leaders often wrestle with getting staff to care as much as they do about clients—turning “just a job” mindsets into genuine ownership—while fighting against burnout, poor systems, and the gap between what the company promises and what employees can realistically deliver.
6. LEADING ME, DRIVING RESULTS
9. NAVIGATING CHANGE, TURN CHAOS INTO CONTROL
8. LEAD BOLDLY THROUGH STRATEGIC
DECISION-MAKING
7. LEADING YOU, EMPOWERING YOUR TEAM'S SUCCESS
Leaders fight their own demons—impostor syndrome, fatigue, and self-doubt—while trying to stay disciplined, sharp, and positive when no one’s watching. The hardest part is leading themselves with the same grit and consistency they demand from everyone else.
10. HARNESS A.I., EMPOWER YOUR TEAM
1. CRAFT A 'WHY' THAT MOVES PEOPLE
Leaders struggle to spark initiative without micromanaging, pushing their team to think like leaders while resisting the temptation to do everything themselves. The hardest part is breaking the “followership” mindset and getting people to take ownership—even when it means risking mistakes.
Leaders struggle with cutting through noise, data overload, and conflicting priorities to make bold calls—knowing every decision could either catapult the business forward or blow up in their face. The hardest part? Balancing speed and risk without getting paralysed by “what ifs.”
Leaders trying to spark change often hit a wall of resistance, whining, and entrenched comfort zones, fighting to make people move before they drag the whole team back into the past. The real battle? Making the new vision feel worth the chaos it brings.
Leaders are grappling with AI’s promise versus its chaos—figuring out how to leverage it for growth without losing control, replacing human judgment with algorithms, or alienating their teams. The struggle is balancing fear, hype, and real opportunity before falling behind.
Leaders often struggle to get their team to not just hear the company’s Why, vision, and mission, but to actually believe it, live it, and own it—rather than treating it like corporate wallpaper.
16 September, Knightsbridge Conference Centre, Bryanston.
Enrol on the Step-Up Leadership Workshop and
10-week process.
R3 997.00 per delegate
Simon and Jacques are driven by a shared mission: to unleash human potential and transform the lives of everyone they work with, creating impact that truly lasts.
ABOUT SIMON AND JACQUES
SIMON HEWITT
Leadership Authority
Simon has been in leadership in one form or another since 2006, leading IT teams and church leadership teams.
After he left his position as a senior consultant for a Microsoft partner in 2015 to set up his own consultancy, he has trained, consulted, and coached business leaders in disparate industries including artisans, IT, travel, hospitality, and event management, to name a few.
With a deep passion for unlocking human potential, he believes that leadership isn’t reserved for titles—everyone who interacts with others has the power to influence and inspire. Through his training, coaching and consulting, he empowers leaders at all levels to recognise their inherent leadership abilities, develop practical skills, and create meaningful impact within their teams and organisations.
His mission is simple: to turn potential into action, helping people lead with confidence, authenticity, and purpose every day.
When he is not speaking, writing, training or consulting, he enjoys reading the action thrillers of Matthew Reilly, playing his acoustic bass guitar and both playing and running Dungeons and Dragons sessions.
JACQUES DE VILLIERS
Sales Optimisation Specialist
Jacques is an unapologetic fixer of broken sales systems. To that end, he has led 12 sales teams since 2005 and trained and coached many sales managers on how to lead.
His philosophy is that an employee is not a resource to be used but an asset to be nurtured based on the seminal Care & Growth philosophy of Etsko Schuitema.
He likes to work with leaders who strive to be remarkable and that want a chance to make things better for those they seek to serve.
He regularly gets invited to speak at sales conferences on the subjects of marketing, sales, leadership, and spirituality. To date, he has spoken and trained more than 3000 times, both locally and overseas.
He has ghostwritten 36 books and authored a few himself, including the important spiritual text, What If Hollywood Doesn't Call? A Fractured Monk's Guide to Enlightenment.
When he's not speaking, writing, training, or consulting, he enjoys studying the works of Carlos Castaneda, fishing for bass, and playing chess (preferably in Paris).
R3 997.00 per delegate
16 September, Knightsbridge Conference Centre, Bryanston.
Enrol on the Step-Up Leadership Workshop and
10-week process.
