About Us
Meet Your Workplace Change Agents, Steve and Stef.
01. decades of experience
Establisehd in the 90’s they have more than 30 years of experience in improving workplace culture.
02. Global presenters
Steve and Stef have presented and affected workplace culture in more than 25 nations.
03. Talented Authors
They have co-authored a recently released book titled ‘A Culture Turned’.
our story
A Chance Meeting
Steve Simpson created the UGRs concept in the early 1990s. Around the same time on the other side of the planet in South Africa, Stef du Plessis was forging a career in the employee engagement space. Working under the auspices of the University of Johannesburg, Stef had built a team of OD practitioners and was working with major corporations – all the time looking for new ways to get employees on board and on track.
A chance meeting in Australia at the turn of the century would change their lives. Steve and Stef almost instantly realised that their respective bodies of work were a perfect fit. A wonderful friendship and business partnership was born. Since then, Steve and Stef have co-developed the UGRs concept to a point where it is used in companies across the globe to transform cultures.
Proven Success
100% Dedication to Improvement
Steve and Stef have created a range of strategies that can be implemented in organisations to strategically improve workplace cultures. There are two broad streams of initiatives that have been developed. One stream relates to systematic processes that need to be put into place to ensure that UGRs are ‘top of mind’ in the organisation. The second stream of initiatives relates to improving skill sets of both leaders and staff.
HAPPY CLIENTS
UGRs IMPLEMENTED
STEVE SIMPSON
Award Winning International Speaker, Author and Change Agent
Based in Australia, Steve Simpson created the UGRs concept in the early 1990s after coming to realise that his work with companies on customer service was heavily influenced by workplace cultures. Steve created the UGRs concept in recognition of the fact that most of the literature and models on workplace culture was complex, academic and impractical.
Steve has a Masters Degree from the University of Alberta.
Stef Du plessis
World-Renowned Motivational Speaker & Culture Transformation Expert
Stef du Plessis helps companies to improve their bottom-line results by growing their people and creating winning workplace cultures. His insights, teachings and methodologies create turning points for individuals, leaders, teams and organisations alike.
He is an expert in the fields of self-mastery, teamwork and leadership. Through his motivational and inspirational talks, business keynotes, workshops and courses, he stimulates the development of human potential and initiates change and growth for individuals, leaders and teams.
Stef has a Masters Degree (cum laude) from the University of Johannesburg.
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