Jonathan Mills

PERSONAL INFORMATION  P O Box 351 Stellenbosch, 7599 South Africa - --/in/jonathan-mills www.stretchforgrowth.com nd 22 August 1958 South African Married, 2 children (34 and 36)   @ In *  � SKILLS Marketing Communication Capacity building Motivation Holistic training Coaching Mentorship MS Office Public speaking Content writing Facilitation Management             Jonathan Neave Mills Strategic Communications Consultant, Change Management Executive and Senior Culture Consultant Managing Director, March 2009 - Current Free To Grow International (Pty) Ltd, a consulting and training company to assist people and organisations create engaging environments to enhance productivity and sustainable results. Responsibilities–  Corporate Consulting – assisting clients with people processes geared to communications, change management, culture & brand development and leadership development  Training – skills development facilitation to enhance productivity in over 25 countries  Coaching – mentoring to achieve performance and optimal results  Business development – strategies to gain market share in many countries  Strategic evaluation – assessment of corporate functionality and effectiveness  Leadership – successfully managing associates in five country offices PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS     Masters Course work in Psychology & Counseling Anthropology module at the University of South Africa Licentiate in Theology Certified facilitator in  Dr Stephen R Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First and What Matters Most  Tony Buzan’s Creative Thinking; Flexible Management; Managing Diversity  De Bono’s Six Hats LANGUAGES English Afrikaans   PUBLICATIONS    Stretch for facilitators How do I address my boss when … ? (Constructing conversations to get results in your relationship with your boss) When your most motivated employees become quiet PERSONAL INTERESTS  Hiking, golf, water activities, blogging and music Achievements –  Established the Free To Grow brand in more than five countries  Led major corporate change processes for MultiChoice, Distell and others  Facilitated senior level strategic planning sessions Director, January 1997 – February 2009 FCSA Organisation Services (Pty) Ltd (Franklin Covey), an organisation that provides principle-based training and consulting services so that people and organisations achieve break-through results. Responsibilities –  Corporate consulting – in terms of capacity enhancement and process evaluation and efficiency – entire business functionality  Training – skills development to enhance performance  Coaching – mentoring to achieve performance and optimal results  Business management – strategies to gain market share  Strategic evaluation – assessment of corporate functionality and personnel effectiveness  Management – successfully managing regional offices Achievements –  Business growth - helped raise brand awareness and grow turnover from ZAR 5 million to ZAR 18 million in 6 years  Client growth - growing client base to over 350 corporate clients  Advisor to Malagasy President re nation-building Senior Manager, January 1996 – January 1997 Nedcor Bank, a large South African bank (17 000 employees), providing a wide range of banking and financial services. Responsibilities –  Strategic planning – directed and managed human resource development processes for banking group as a whole  Management – 24 staff, facilitators and administrative  Internal corporate consulting – consulted divisionally in terms of capacity enhancement  Strategic evaluation – assessment of divisional and branch level functionality and effectiveness on a consultancy basis  Training – skills development to enhance productivity  Coaching – undertook mentoring to achieve performance and optimal results  Business management – strategies created to maintain efficient and relevant client service Achievements –  Successfully managed the Nedcor Bank College annual training curriculum and its implementation  In charge of leadership and management development for the bank National Director, January 1992 – December 1995 Baptist Youth of Southern Africa, a denominational organisation that focuses on youth development for the Baptist Union of Southern Africa, comprising of more than 400 churches.       Directed the entire youth development strategy for the Baptist Union of Southern Africa Managed and co-ordinated staff, permanent and volunteer, numbering 60 people in all Consulted with churches in terms of their respective developmental needs Established and directed volunteer youth programme for the Baptist Union Planned, co-ordinated and directed the Baptist World Alliance Youth Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe Established and directed youth internship programme Senior Pastor, January 1988 – December 1991 Umhlanga Baptist Church, a church located near Durban, South Africa.    Oversight of the ministry and administration of the church, management of the staff Preaching, teaching, visitation and normal ministry functions Leadership of the church council Youth Pastor, January 1984 – December 1987 Central Baptist Church, a church located in Pretoria, South Africa.      Oversight of the youth ministry and its administration Preaching, teaching, visitation and other ministry functions Representation of the youth at the church council Grew youth ministry into four sustainable “arms”, viz. pre-school, primary school, high school and young adults National Youth Ministry Board member Director, January 1979 – December 1983 Youth for Christ (North West Province), an organisation that focuses on leadership training and youth development at high school level in Southern Africa and beyond.       Oversight and direction of the ministry and administration of Youth for Christ in the North West Province of South Africa and also Botswana Co-ordinated volunteer youth leadership programme and managed staff Liased with school administrative bodies to gain sustainability in the high school operations Leadership development and training and the co-ordination thereof throughout the whole region Developed and implemented education programme for teachers, particularly in the “life skills” area Cooperated with government regarding the permanent institution of vocational guidance classes in high schools Referees 1. Alinda Nortje (Executive Chairperson and Founder of Free To Grow)-- “Jonathan’s excellent interpersonal skills and inspirational style make him an outstanding facilitator and presenter. He has presented extensively for Free To Grow in a large variety of industries and various countries, e.g. in Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Angola, Botswana and Argentina. Jonathan has facilitated, amongst others: 1. Employee engagement and change management programmes at Distell Africa (Ghana, Angola), MultiChoice Africa (SA, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria), SABMiller’s Zambian Breweries and Pabod Brewery (Nigeria), Bidvest Bank, Rotolabel, Eskom, dnata Newrest, SA Post Office, The Mount Nelson Hotel, PetroSA, Vredenburg Provincial Hospital, Mutual & Federal and Fancourt Hotel and Golf Resort. 2. Leadership development programmes at, amongst others, MultiChoice Africa, DHL (Nigeria), PetroSA, Haw & Inglis, Mondi Packaging, Black Mountain Mining, Assmang Khumani Mines, Acceleration, Mpact Paper, Sage Pay, Oude Werf, PPECB, OKE Plastics, the Western Cape Government Department of Health and Standard Profil. 3. Team development programmes at, amongst others, APL Cartons and Cape Cookies. Jonathan specialises in human alignment in change initiatives. He brings solid experience and understanding of organisational change to the change management workshops he presents for Free To Grow and is particularly skilled in understanding client’s need and adapting our programmes to make them practical and relevant for each client. This increases the value our clients derive from the change management programmes he presents and e.g. contributed to early adoption of new change behaviours in organisations such as Distell and MultiChoice Africa. Jonathan has also been involved in customising the Free To Grow solutions implemented at SABMiller’s Pabod Brewery, MultiChoice Africa and dnata Newrest.” 2. Chris Sutterman (Executive – Standard Profil)-- 3. Gerrit Cloete (Owner – Productivity Pitstop)-- Client Feedback 1. Olivier Laurac, Southern Africa Area Manager, dnata Newrest: “We have been particularly impressed with the diligence, insight and understanding with which Jonathan has facilitated the process. Inter alia, we have been delighted with: • Jonathan’s in-depth understanding of our business – he spent considerable time interviewing and preparing his approach to align with our desired future, but exhibiting a foundational understanding of our production and operational shortfalls and gaps in reaching our culture development goals • Jonathan’s passion and ability to stretch us – his fresh way of thinking about issues and optimistic outlook went a long way to changing our attitude, thought-processes and heart-felt commitment • Jonathan’s professionalism – his facilitation ability is excellent, always having time to listen and to empathically respond to various delegates.” 2. Abigail Louw, Human Resources Manager, TNS Global Brand Equity Centre (GBEC): “Jonathan allowed us to think out of the box, while making the best use of our current resources. I would recommend Jonathan for any senior management initiative as he is able to bring people together with his wealth of knowledge and expertise, and thus his ability to make a success of any project.” 3. Hercu Wentzel, Chief Operating Officer, Acceleration: “I have tremendous appreciation for the dedication and high quality of work delivered at Acceleration by Jonathan. The feedback all round has been very positive. I can most certainly see a more mature approach to the responsibilities we all share as managers within the organization.” 4. Oluremi Bako, Marketing & Communications Manager, DHL, Nigeria: “I can confidently speak for the team when I say that you have left an indelible imprint on our minds, which, I am sure will impact our professional and personal lives positively.” 5. Reubenette Motloheloa, L&D Manager, MultiChoice Africa: “Jonathan is excellent. His positioning was great and he created the required context and urgency. He made a huge effort to understand our organisation and to make the material relevant for our context.”