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Elsabe Manning’s training courses are designed to improve your team’s communication, collaboration, productivity and customer service.

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Hearings

We chair hearings at very reasonable rates, and we provide our findings, in writing, within 24 hours.

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Labour Consulting

We consult for companies and domestic employers alike. The Basic Conditions Of Employment Act and Labour Relations Act is applicable to all employers and employees in South Africa.

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CARING AND COMPASSION

CARING AND COMPASSION People who are placed in positions of authority—especially people in management positions in organisations—may sometimes show a lack of compassion toward other people, because they may be experiencing a subconscious feeling of superiority and...

HOW TO DEAL WITH A TOXIC PERSON

What Is Toxic Behaviour? A toxic person is an angry, hurt (and often bitter) individual who has low emotional intelligence and doesn’t know how to, or doesn’t want to, take responsibility for their pain, feelings, needs, expectations, behaviour and problems. They lash...

RETRENCHMENT

CORRECT PROCEDURE Consultation must take place as soon as the employer contemplates retrenchment: With a workplace forum. With a registered trade union whose members are likely to be affected or With the employee/s likely to be affected. An attempt must be made to...

DO YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER?

DO YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER? Are you as organised as you should be? Do you know how to write accurate yearly, quarterly, monthly and/or weekly plans? What do you know about daily planning and time management? You may have staff who are well qualified but they...

EMPATHY

EMPATHY Empathy is the ability to be aware of, understand and to appreciate the feelings and thoughts of others. Empathy is the ability to be sensitive to what, how and why people feel and think the way they do. Being ‘empathic’ is the ability to ‘read’ other...

STEPPARENTING

Stepparenting can be very stressful when you don’t understand your role and if you don’t know how to behave with your stepchildren. If you are a stepparent then this article is for you. The role of a stepparent Your role is to be a caring, respectful and helpful adult...

GOSSIP

GOSSIP Gossip can be defined as idle, malicious, slanderous or destructive talking or writing about another person or situation with the intention to hurt them, regardless of fact. Gossip can be true or false, but it is still gossip. It is by far the most common...

VIDEO-CALLING ETIQUETTE

Having good manners and following etiquette is important if you want to be viewed as a respectable person – even in cyberspace. It doesn’t matter who you meet with in a video call, it is important to follow the following rules: It is crucial to have good manners in...

ACTIVE LISTENING

ACTIVE LISTENING Before expressing your feelings or point of view, be willing to listen—actively—to what another person is saying. Active listening means focusing on what your conversation partner is saying before stating your own position, opinion or needs. It...

COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD

Explain why you say no. Don’t say: “Because I said so!” They want and deserve an explanation. Explaining to your child why you want them to do something, or why you don’t want them to do something, explains the value of it. Once your child understands your reason,...

AWARDS

The Coach Foundation has identified Elsabe as one of the premier executive coaches in the industry.

Elsabe Manning was selected as Best HR & Training Consultancy 2026 South Africa by African Excellence Awards.
Elsabé Manning won the Business Acquisition’s Business Excellence Award 2020 as the ‘Best Business Coaching Consultancy in South Africa.’
Elsabé Manning won the Excellence Business Acquisition’s Business Award 2019 as the ‘Best Business Coaching Consultancy – Gauteng’
Elsabé was selected as one of The Most Inspirational Women of South Africa of 2012 as featured in Volume 2.
Elsabé won The 2006 Mijima Award!
Winner of the 2004 GreenPepper Enterprise Award which is awarded to South African companies that excelled in their industries, created economic growth or new job opportunities for the people of South Africa

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Professionalism In The Workplace

by Elsabe Manning

A practical guide to what true professionalism and competence entails, this book guides one through all manner of business interactions, from how to conduct oneself professionally while meeting with people from other cultures to the often overlooked rules of e-etiquette. Topics include: time management, networking, self-sabotage, travel etiquette and dressing for success.