MERLENE L NIEUWOUDT established Business Dynamics Consultancy in Feb 1998.

Merlene brings a unique combination of 30+ years experience as C- level exec/ senior director within international organizations including British American Tobacco, Levi Strauss, AP Moller Maersk, City of Cape Town,  Standard Bank Group coupled with her academic experience and executive coaching to create context-relevant solutions.

Merlene holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA and MBA) plus has her Masters in Coaching. She is a certified Integral® Coach accredited by New Ventures West USA affiliated to the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is an International Award winning  Leadership coach plus accredited Enneagram practitioner having also studied under Claudio Naranjo.

Merlene is a certified CCT® Compassion Cultivation Teacher with Stanford University's CCARE in collaboration with the Compassion Institute CI™ USA. She has also completed MBI Mindfulness Based Interventions; MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programs; studies in Buddhism and Modern Psychology, Applied Psychology plus Fundamentals of Neuroscience. She is a Leadership Embodiment/ Somatic Intelligence practitioner. She leads Mindfulness and Compassion Cultivation programs recognising the value in dealing with transformation, resilience, stress, engagement and well being.

Merlene's expertise focuses on all major disciplines and includes: Strategy and goal setting facilitation; Performance management and Change Management initiatives; Organisational Effectiveness/ OD transformation initiatives; the full spectrum of HR as well as General Management.

She has lectured at various colleges and business schools plus authored and moderated numerous business management subjects including Business Strategy; Financial management; Human resources; Principles of Performance Management; Marketing, Sales and Advertising.

Merlene enjoys travelling to places off the beaten track such as trekking in the Himalayas - ABC in Tibet and glacier hiking in Iceland; diving the Barrier Reef, Koh Tao and other archipelagos. She enjoys horse riding, spending time with friends, reading, ongoing learning, yoga and cooking and entertaining.

CONTACT DETAILS

Email: info@businessdynamicsconsultancy.co.za or merlene@telkomsa.net

P O Box 1530 Milnerton 7441