Cape Times Breakfast with Professor Shirley Zinn
Thu Oct 27, 08:00 - Thu Oct 27, 09:30
Alhambra Restaurant, Islamia College
ABOUT
Professor Shirley Zinn will share her story of grit and determination as told in her bestselling book "Swimming Upstream".
Her Story
Born and raised on the Cape Flats, Shirley never allowed her past to dictate her future. She proved that the typical story of a girl from the Cape Flats - that of gangsterism, alcoholism and teenage pregnancy - didn't have to be her story. Instead, she relentlessly pursued her own goals and forged an impressive academic career even when she faced significant odds. And when she'd done that, she set out to conquer the world of business.
Shirley is a formidable woman with an amazing story to tell. She has risen to the top of the pile in both academic and business circles, and yet she has retained great humanity and empathy in the face of great personal tragedy.
Shirley's story will inspire you and show you that it is possible to achieve your goals, if you are prepared to swim upstream and be single-minded in getting where you want to be.
Her Achievements
She is the former Human Resources Director of Standard Bank and Deputy Global Head of Human Resources for the Standard Bank Group. She has registered her own company, Shirley Zinn Consulting, providing consulting and advisory services in strategic HR, Transformation, Leadership and Education.
Prior to this she was the Group Executive HR at Nedbank and before this, the General Manager for Human Resources at the South African Revenue Services. She is currently an Extraordinary Professor at teh University of Pretoria's Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences and is the past President of the Institute for People Management South Africa.
She is the Chairman of DHL Global Forwarding, an independent non-executive director on the board of Sygnia Investments and a non-executive director on the boards of AdvTech, Tuesday Consulting and the Boston Consulting Group. She is a trustee on the DHL Foundation, the Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust, the Orbis Africa Foundation and the chairman of Starfish South Africa. He also served as the chairman of the Institute of Bankers South Africa.
Her Qualifications
She holds an BA (University of the Western Cape), Higher Diploma in Education (University of the Western Cape), B.Ed Honours (UNISA), M.Ed (University of the Western Cape), Ed.M (Harvard) and Doctorate in Education (Ed.D)(Harvard).
She was awarded the Top Woman in Business and Government and Top Executive in Corporate South Africa by Topco Media in 2008. She was recognised by the Black Business Quarterly and received an award for Top Woman in Business and Government and most Visionary Woman in 2008. She received an award from the World Human Resources Congress in Mumbai in 2007 and 2013 respectively for Excellence in Global HR Leadership. In 2012, she was listed in the Top 30 Wonder Women in South Africa by the Wits Business Journal.
Her Story
Born and raised on the Cape Flats, Shirley never allowed her past to dictate her future. She proved that the typical story of a girl from the Cape Flats - that of gangsterism, alcoholism and teenage pregnancy - didn't have to be her story. Instead, she relentlessly pursued her own goals and forged an impressive academic career even when she faced significant odds. And when she'd done that, she set out to conquer the world of business.
Shirley is a formidable woman with an amazing story to tell. She has risen to the top of the pile in both academic and business circles, and yet she has retained great humanity and empathy in the face of great personal tragedy.
Shirley's story will inspire you and show you that it is possible to achieve your goals, if you are prepared to swim upstream and be single-minded in getting where you want to be.
Her Achievements
She is the former Human Resources Director of Standard Bank and Deputy Global Head of Human Resources for the Standard Bank Group. She has registered her own company, Shirley Zinn Consulting, providing consulting and advisory services in strategic HR, Transformation, Leadership and Education.
Prior to this she was the Group Executive HR at Nedbank and before this, the General Manager for Human Resources at the South African Revenue Services. She is currently an Extraordinary Professor at teh University of Pretoria's Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences and is the past President of the Institute for People Management South Africa.
She is the Chairman of DHL Global Forwarding, an independent non-executive director on the board of Sygnia Investments and a non-executive director on the boards of AdvTech, Tuesday Consulting and the Boston Consulting Group. She is a trustee on the DHL Foundation, the Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust, the Orbis Africa Foundation and the chairman of Starfish South Africa. He also served as the chairman of the Institute of Bankers South Africa.
Her Qualifications
She holds an BA (University of the Western Cape), Higher Diploma in Education (University of the Western Cape), B.Ed Honours (UNISA), M.Ed (University of the Western Cape), Ed.M (Harvard) and Doctorate in Education (Ed.D)(Harvard).
She was awarded the Top Woman in Business and Government and Top Executive in Corporate South Africa by Topco Media in 2008. She was recognised by the Black Business Quarterly and received an award for Top Woman in Business and Government and most Visionary Woman in 2008. She received an award from the World Human Resources Congress in Mumbai in 2007 and 2013 respectively for Excellence in Global HR Leadership. In 2012, she was listed in the Top 30 Wonder Women in South Africa by the Wits Business Journal.
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Cape Times Breakfast with Professor Shirley Zinn
Alhambra Restaurant, Islamia College
409 Imam Haron Rd, Lansdowne, 7780, South Africa
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