Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Building our team

As I write this the sound of the vuvuzela and our team’s new found slogan still resound in my ears…Imphilo Enhle!! Yes, life is indeed beautiful.
The C&S team was transformed over the past weekend. From a diverse team divided down lines of race, language, religion, job title and background we have gone to a team of human beings with a common goal and new values founded in respect.
You may call this a miracle, but it is incredible what can be achieved when you work from a foundation of “at the level of respect all people are equal”. Brian Moore and his wife Arthie of Mthimkhulu International took our team through an amazing rollercoaster of a weekend.Not only did we learn more about ourselves, our other team members, the ways we learn and communicate and our different personalities but we had FUN!!

Never would I have imagined our team dancing the Macarena in unison on a cold Sunday morning on a converted train platform in Cape Town!

Brian, Arthie and Suraj were absolutely wonderful. They have a way of relating to people on the level they can understand and feel comfortable with and help you to stretch further than you ever imagined possible while still feeling safe and respected.

Under their guidance past issues were cleared and a way forward was mapped out.


Indeed a new unified team was born.

Viva C&S Viva! Imphilo Enhle! Yes, Life is Beautiful!

- Liezl Clark