Letsema is a black-owned management consultancy at the heart of a diversified investment group, founded in 1996. We believe business can be a catalyst for social change. At Letsema, we provide strategy and business solutions working in a collaborative manner on our client’s most pressing topics and challenges. We provide quality service through our value-based boutique approach, ethical leadership and diverse networks.
Letsema Talks is where our thought leaders express what is happening in the market, with their clients, thought leadership and how we enable businesses to reach their potential and create positive change.
The Letsema Foundation - An Interview with Robin Bleekers
"The primary focus of the Letsema Foundation is to look at leadership developments as a means to drive social change by transforming individuals and their world view, and is facilitated by transitioning them from success to significance. “ – Robin Bleekers.
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23 Apr 2021
The Value Of Change Management And How It Works
Change in any circumstance is complex, interrupting the certainty and habits with which have become accustomed. In large organisations seeking improved company, team and individual performance, change management is a process that can add tremendous value to these efforts, if implemented in the correct way.
30 Mar 2021
SMME challenges and how large businesses can support them
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are an important vehicle to drive economic growth, job creation and social development. Yet, SMMEs in South Africa face several hurdles as they seek to grow, with one potential avenue being a support ecosystem underpinned by large businesses.
In this installment of Letsema Talks, Shenelle Nair, Engagement Manager in Letsema's Strategy & Enablement practice, discusses how SMMEs can be better supported, and why large businesses are critical to both their success and that of SMMEs.
To learn more about Letsema's Economic Development expertise, located in our Strategy & Enablement practice, visit our website to find out more.
26 Feb 2021
Crisis in the aviation sector and path to recovery
In this installment of Letsema Talks, we speak to Rowan McDonald, CEO of Letsema Corporate Finance.
In our discussion, Rowan breaks down the significant financial challenges facing the aviation sector at large, especially airlines, the subtle differences between private and state-owned airlines, and how airlines are attempting to anticipate future demand in the face of COVID-19 driven uncertainty.
To learn more how Letsema Corporate Finance can assist your organisation, including those in the aviation sector, visit https://letsema.co.za/consulting/corporate-finance-letsema/, email corporatefinance@letsema.co.za or connect with Rowan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-mcdonald-ca-sa-3a537718/).
3 Dec 2020
Year in Review Part II
Welcome to this last installment of Letsema Talks for 2020.
As discussed two weeks ago, Letsema Talks has sought to offer the views and expertise of Letsema's skilled and experienced staff on a menagerie of topics we believe those working in a business, or responsible for managing one, may find enlightening, intriguing, educational and valuable in a time of unprecedented uncertainty.
This episode is the second in our two installment series, Year in Review, highlighting several of the many insights raised by our Consulting and Executive team over the course of the year.
In this installment:
Keith Van Niekerk, Executive: M&A and Partnerships
Nirojan Poovendran, Partner: Strategy
Jason Levine, Senior Manager, Customer & Marketing
Will Coetsee, Managing Director, Botanica Natural Products
Katlego Tlale, Letsema Chief Financial Officer
To learn more about how Letsema can help your organisation successfully adapt to change, email info@letsema.co.za or visit www.letsema.co.za.
20 Nov 2020
Year in Review Part I
2020, not yet over, represents a high water mark in modern society adapting to accelerated systemic change at a speed previously thought not possible. The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted established norms, accelerated nascent economic change and has irrevocably changed how the modern economy functions.
Launched this year, Letsema Talks has sought to offer the views and expertise of Letsema's diverse range of staff on a variety of topics we believe those working in a business, or responsible for managing one, may find enlightening, intriguing, educational and valuable in a time of unprecedented uncertainty.
Over the next two installments of Letsema Talks, starting with this episode, we are conducting a Year in Review, highlighting several of the many insights raised by Consulting and Executive team over the course of the year.
In this installment:
Derek Thomas, Letsema CEO
Manav Sachdeva, Associate Partner, Next-Gen Operations
Tafadzwa Mudyiwa, Associate Partner, Economic Development
Rowan MacDonald, Partner: Letsema Corporate Finance
Katlego Tlale, Letsema Chief Financial Officer
To learn more about how Letsema can help your organisation successfully adapt to change, email info@letsema.co.za or visit www.letsema.co.za.
21 Oct 2020
What sustainability really means in agriculture, and sector challenges
Sustainability has become an increasingly prominent theme within agriculture, with sellers of agricultural products leaning heavily on the term to reach consumers. Yet, what is meant by sustainability?
In this installment of Letsema Talks, we speak to Will Coetsee, the managing director of Botanica Natural Products, a private agri-business based in Alldays, Limpopo. Coetsee tells us what sustainable agriculture should look like, how Botanica anchor themselves to principles that promote sustainability not just with their produce but the wider community, and the challenges facing farmers seeking to operate more sustainably.
Botanica Natural Products is a partner of Cirebelle, the African chemistry-led manufacturer of high quality ingredients for the personal care sector. Cirebelle is part of the Letsema family.
To find out more about Botanica and the work they do, visit https://botanica.africa/.
8 Oct 2020
The complexities of digital transformation and why they fail
In this installment of Letsema Talks, we speak to Jason Levine, a Senior Manager within Letsema's Customer & Marketing practice and an expert in the field of digital transformation.
In our detailed discussion, Jason breaks down what digital transformation actually means, its different tiers, and with precision, identifies three main reasons why digital transformations fail in organisations, giving examples from his own career of those who refused to embrace what was in front of them, and what it takes to drive change in the face of entrenched opposition.
To find out more how Jason and the Customer & Marketing team can help your organisation digitally transform, visit https://letsema.co.za/consulting/customer-and-marketing, email info@letsema.co.za, or connect with Jason on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-levine-9811a811/).
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