Nov 04 2025
HR Leadership & Business Partnering Conference 2025 – Durban
Protea Hotel
Corporate Culture by Design
Shaping Trust, Belonging, and Resilience for the Future of Work
Overview
Organisational culture has emerged as one of the most powerful predictors of sustained performance.
McKinsey research shows that companies with strong, adaptive cultures deliver up to three times higher total shareholder returns than those without. Yet in many organisations, culture remains underleveraged, an unexamined force shaping trust, performance, and innovation from the inside out.
As businesses navigate new technologies, workforce expectations, and global uncertainty, culture has become the defining capability that separates those who merely survive from those that thrive. The challenge for leaders today is no longer whether culture matters, it’s how to intentionally design, measure, and sustain it.
Corporate Culture by Design is a half-day, research-led online seminar that brings together internationally recognised experts, business psychologists, and executive leaders to examine how culture can be built by design, not by default.
Through evidence-based insights, case studies, and practical frameworks, this programme will explore how leaders can:
- Foster trust and belonging in hybrid, fast-changing environments
- Transform toxic dynamics into trust-based, high-performance cultures
- Align systems and structures to operationalise culture, not just communicate it
- Evolve culture intentionally to meet new business realities
- Leverage diversity and inclusion as engines of resilience and innovation
Each session combines global research with practical lessons from leading organisations that have redefined their cultural DNA for measurable results.
Why Attend
You will gain actionable insight into the architecture of culture: how leadership, systems, and strategy intersect to shape how people think, behave, and perform. Expect an interactive programme designed for those who are serious about turning culture into a competitive advantage.
Key takeaways include
- Practical tools for assessing and evolving organisational culture
- Frameworks to embed trust, accountability, and purpose
- Real-world case studies from organisations that have achieved measurable transformation
- Access to global thought leaders from Henley Business School, The TCM Group, Cell C, and more
- An opportunity to benchmark your organisation’s culture maturity against global best practice
Who should attend
- C-suite leaders and senior executives
- HR and organisational development professionals
- Culture, transformation, and DEI specialists
- Managers driving engagement, inclusion, and innovation
- Consultants and academics shaping the future of work
Registration Fees:
Registration fees exclude VAT. Includes speaker slides of the seminar
27 November 2025 • Online One-day Seminar
R3 000.00
Hourly Schedule
27 November 2025
- 08:00 - 08:15
- Login and Introduction
- 08:15 - 09:00
- Creating and Fostering Positive Workplace Cultures
- Dr Sharon Munyaka, Industrial & Organisational Psychologist; Leadership & Culture Transformation Expert
- 09:00 - 09:45
- The “How” of Changing Corporate Culture: A Case Study
- Dr Rica Viljoen, Organisational Development and Change Practitioner
- 09:45 - 10:30
- Evolving Corporate Cultures to Recognise Changing Realities
- Ermine Bussack, Managing Executive: People Enablement, Cell C | MURE WESIGYE, People & Culture Director, The Coca-Cola Company
- 10:30 - 10:45
- Recharge Break – Stretch, Refresh, Reflect
- 10:45 - 11:30
- To Change Corporate Culture, Focus on Systems, Not Communication
- Prof Benjamin Laker, Professor of Leadership, Henley Business School
- 11:30 - 12:15
- From Toxic to Thriving: Creating Trust-Based Corporate Cultures – The Key Role of Leadership
- Dr Charles du Toit, Management Director, Trust-Based Leadership Academy
- 12:15 - 13:00
- The People and Culture Operating Model
- David Liddle, CEO, The TCM Group; President, People and Culture Association (PCA)
- 13:00 - 13:40
- The Way of the Leopard: Creating Organisational Cultures that Thrive on Diversity and Belonging – The Ultimate Dividend
- Professor Phinda Mzwakhe Madi, Chairman, Mkhandela Capital
- 13:40 - 13:45
- Closing Remarks and End of Seminar
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