When the Oprah's Leadership Academy for Girls opened in Johannesburg, the world took notice. African Leadership Expert Dr. Nikolaus Eberl was quoted as saying: "This is possibly the single most pertinent event in repositioning Brand South Africa from a follower to a thought leader in leadership education. African leadership models have been largely ignored by the business community for application in a world dominated by Western role models. African leaders like King Shaka and African Leadership Models like The IziCwe Code are only now finding their way into business schools around the world, and Oprah's Leadership Academy is a great testimony to this development."

Recently, at the Global Leaders Africa Summit in Johannesburg, Dr. Eberl introduced a uniquely South African business innovation called The IziCwe Code. Based upon the warfare strategies of the legendary Zulu King Shaka, the IziCwe Code inspires employees to question the existing ways of doing things and search for new ways to optimize service. Now South African organizations are utilizing the IziCwe Code to engage their employees in, so-called, Iklwa Innovation to foster growth and strengthen employee commitment.
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