Author; Expert on Organizational Politics; Strategy, Leadership & Culture Consultant; Facilitator on Women's Development Programs
Niven Postma Biography
Niven Postma is a globally recognized expert in leadership and workplace politics and the author of "If You Don’t Do Politics, Politics Will Do You." She is currently pursuing a PhD in organizational behavior to understand how organizational politics are different for women, and the outcomes of her research will form the basis of her second book.
Postma is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, a tutor at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and a guest lecturer at Stanford University and London Business School. She was selected as an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow in 2007 and is now the Programme Director for the Fellowship.
She has held executive positions since she was 29 in a career that has spanned multiple sectors and roles, including being CEO of the Businesswomen’s Association, CEO of NOAH (Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity), Head of the South African Reserve Bank Academy and Head of Leadership and Culture for the Standard Bank Group (the largest bank by assets in Africa).
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Niven Postma Speaking Topics
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If You Don't Do Politics, Politics Will Do You
Anything complex will always have more than a single story, but all too often we fall into the trap of the one dimensional, because it doesn’t even occur to us to look for more.
Exactly the same is true when it comes to office politics. There is so much more to office politics than the single negative and destructive story that we hear and tell ourselves.
This practical and eye-opening keynote is based on Postma's recent book and draws on her 20 year experience as an executive, together with insights from some of the leading business thinkers of our time. It will open your eyes to the real definition of office politics, convince you that it’s possible to play politics without sacrificing your principles and teach you how to use politics to advance your career and build your organization.
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Paradigm Shift: Curiosity, Resilience and Leadership in an Era of Disruption
Year after year, Gallup’s Global Employee Engagement Survey shows that, irrespective of company, industry or country, more and more employees are disengaged. And yet, studies have shown that upwards of 80% of adults would want to work even if they financially didn’t need to.
Which for Postma, begs some questions: How conscious are each of us being in our career and life and the choices we are making in both? As a leader, can I honestly say that I am creating environments in which people grow, and feed their need to contribute? Or are they just dying a slow death every day that they drag themselves to work?
It is time for a paradigm shift where leaders encourage curiosity, nurture resilience and disrupt their industry. It is time for people to continuously acquire new skills and unlearn past routines. And it is time for organizations to understand the importance of a culture that allows for great things to happen.
Niven Postma Videos
Niven Postma | Mastering Office Politics: The Critical Leadership Skill
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, business leader, writer and speaker Niven Postma speaks with Maril about the importance of recognizing and...
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Niven Postma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as If You Don't Do Politics, Politics Will Do You, Paradigm Shift: Curiosity, Resilience and Leadership in an Era of Disruption, Women's Leadership: From Systems and Views to Actions and Managing Disruption in the Now Normal. The estimated speaking fee range to book Niven Postma for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Niven Postma generally travels from Johannesburg, South Africa and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Pia Heidenmark Cook, Deanna Singh, Libby Gill, Dr. Jackie Freiberg and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Niven Postma for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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