VICE-PRESIDENT: Abbey Chikane will spearhead Gemini Consulting’s growth

Leading businessman Abbey Chikane has become vice-president and 30% shareholder of Gemini Consulting, a global management consulting firm that has been operating in South Africa for 15 years.

Previously, Chikane was chairman of the South African Diamond Board for five years, during which he pioneered the Kimberley process — an authentication method to prevent trade in conflict diamonds — locally and internationally.

Chikane’s skills as a business strategist are being relied on to grow Gemini. He will also spearhead Gemini’s expansion into southern and sub-Saharan Africa.

Avoid the 10 deadly sins that bedevil business change

Stephen Asbury

Politically, South Africans are sometimes hailed as world champions of change. Unfortunately, local experience of business change has been much more variable.

Empowerment, new technology, competitive pressure, commercialisation and privatisation create the need for business transformation without necessarily creating a knack for it.

The frustration for the business change specialist is that so many of the slips in slipshod transformation are predictable and avoidable.

For instance, we can itemise at least 10 deadly sins of business transformation.
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When the rubber hits the road…

Execution is the thing.
Stephen Asbury

Faced with today’s barrage of business issues, executives of large companies typically respond by launching a series of initiatives; customer relationship management, ERP, balanced scorecard, ABC, shared services, supply chain management, leadership development – you name it. >> More

Execution is the thing.

For over 15 years, Gemini Consulting has been helping large South African companies design and deliver successful strategic change. Working shoulder to shoulder with our clients to help them implement solutions and get sustainable results.

Laying the foundations for performance organisations, shifting cultures and building capacity for the long term. Gemini Consulting is associated with Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing with some 60 000 people worldwide.