‘The only thing you’ll get when looking back is a stiff neck’ FOUNDER OF THE SORBET GROUP, IAN FUHR, TALKS PARADIGM SHIFTS AND CULTURE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP HERE TO AC
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The Hatch Institute: building a new breed of Leader purpose-fit for South Africa. His first business, K-Mart, catered to the black market in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then, Ian is passionate about fostering successful business cultures and creating a common purpose of obsessive customer service. In the early 1990s, Ian launched a labour consultancy called Labour Link, to assist businesses navigate race relations within their organisations during one of South Africa’s most tumultuous periods. He then launched Sorbet in 2004, which grew into the largest beauty salon chain in Africa. Today, Ian is passionate about grooming ‘cultureneers’ through his personal and leadership coaching and business support services at the Hatch Club.
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