Rowan Van Dyk (DBA) | SpeakerHub

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I hold a Doctorate in Business Administration I am also a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). I have over 30 years’ experience in management and leadership and I have been a leadership trainer for the past 15 years. I speak on Relational Leadership which is aimed at helping leaders get back to the basics of leadership by developing meaningful and caring relationships with their followers in order to regain their trust.

I have been exploring the art and science of leading teams for more than 20 years and I am the founder and CEO of the DNL Training Academy. I am the author of more than 10 leadership books including ‘Fundamentals of Leadership” which reached #1 International Best-Seller status. I am known as the Relational Leadership Coach because of the structures and tools I provide leaders to help them develop relationships through communication and trust. I have worked with some top companies and leaders I help have stress-free relationships with their teams that are engaged and deliver superb results.

I have a passion to share new ideas and fresh perspectives about building vibrant and engaged team. My simple, and easy-to-implement ideas will not only help you deliver excellent results and build a great place to work, they’ll help you create a competitive advantage that will enable your company to survive, and indeed, thrive in uncertain times.

The message I bring is based on my years of experience in the corporate world and the take-aways are based on how I rectified my own mistakes.

Current position (3)

Speaker Author

Relational Leadership

CEO

DNL Training

Vice President Public Relations

Toastmasters Swakopmund

Achievements (1)

Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)

Have achieved DTM the highest Toastmasters speaking award

Degrees (1)

Doctorate in Business Administration

Atlantic International University

2012 to 2015

Presentations

Presentations (3)

ART of Leadership

Leadership is an ART and as such it takes practice to learn the skills of leading a team effectively and efficiently. By first learning how to lead you will be equipped with the necessary skills to develop committed relationships that will ensure you regain the trust of your teams.

I have delivered this interactive presentation to more than 3000 delegates over the last 3 years where I unveil the tools for mastering the Art of Leadership and turning your teams into masterpieces

Attendees will learn:
* The practical tools for developing lasting relationships
* The practical steps to allow them to regain the trust of the team.
* How to identify the four categories for becoming a Relational Leader

Fundamentals of Leadership

This presentation is based on more than 20 years' of research and practice into leadership and will take you back to the basics of leadership and show you how to engage your team to develop the Commodities of Trust needed to once again be effective as a leader.

Attendees will learn:
* How to identifies the most effective leadership styles for success.
* The practical steps how to build Meaningful Relationships through Heartfelt Communication
* Be introduced to the Trust Calculator

Future-Proof Your Leadership

Is your team fearful and unsure about the rising robot revolution? Are they concerned that they might lose their jobs to a robot? Has their level of trust in you as a leader diminished?

The lack of trust in leaders is increasing and is having devastating consequences on productivity and team morale.

The 4th Industrial Revolution is upon us and everyone is being swept away by this Technological Tsunami, but this engaging presentation will provide you with the tools to take your teams head-on into the future with success.

Attendees will learn:
* How to create Leader-RingsTM so their team feel safe in the workplace
* To boost the morale and commitment of the team through open and sincere communication
* To identify the tools for leading teams remotely of working from home.

Workshops (3)

First Time Leadership

4 hours

This workshop is for aspiring leaders and first time leaders who need to learn the skills foo leading their first team. However, this workshop will be just as effective for seasoned leaders who need to revisit the basics of leading a team effectively.

7 Fundamentals of Leadership

Full day

Even seasoned leaders seem to have lost their way in their leadership journey and now they face the danger of teams that are not engaged and wanting to go elsewhere. Throw in the crises leaders face daily that cause massive disruption and you have a recipe for disaster. This talk will take you back to the basics of leadership and show you how to engage your team to develop the Commodities of Trust needed to once again be effective as a leader.

Remote Leadership Blueprint

2 hours

The Covid-19 virus has once again reminded us that as leaders we are constantly having to deal with crises in our business. For years many leaders have been eading their teams remotely with great success, but they were afforded the opportunity to plan and implement the shift over time. There are those leaders who, when the virus hit, suddenly found themselves and their teams either working remotely or from home. Now this has been hailed as the Next Normal and there are leaders that are struggling with the transition. This workshop is there to help with the transition.

Past talks (10)

Creative Leadership

Power Series Workshops

Swakopmund

July 26, 2018

Man and the age of Artificial Intelligence

Asia HRD Congress

Manilla Philipines

August 24, 2019

Change the way you lead and change the world

Switch Tech Conference 2019

Port Louis Mauritius