Strategy & Business Transformation Consulting

Building stronger organisations, together.

4 Chakras Consulting is a South African strategy and business transformation consulting company. We help public- and private-sector organisations strengthen their strategies, align their people, processes and technologies, and achieve sustainable performance.

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Evidence · clarity · implementation
Since 2002 Proven experience

Trusted by leading organisations

Department of Home Affairs SASSA Eskom Transnet CCMA SABS Gauteng Provincial Legislature Anglo American
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SABC National Housing Finance Corporation Department Of Social Development Gauteng Partnership Fund Pikitup WDB Lesotho Revenue Authority Central Bank of Lesotho Teach South Africa UNODC SACSSP Johannesburg Roads Agency South African Airways City Power Johannesburg Vitalaire OR Tambo District Municipality Department Of Defence Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality USAID DBSA Apexhi Charitable Trust Gauteng Roads And Transport Tshikululu Social Investments National Lotteries Commission North West Provincial Legislature Telkom Joburg Market HWSETA

Who We Are

Strategy and transformation for public and private organisations.

We work with national departments, provincial legislatures, state-owned enterprises, municipalities, NPOs, funding organisations and private-sector clients. We help them solve complex organisational problems, turn strategy into practical action, and strengthen the systems, structures and leadership they need to perform well over time.

Our work is evidence-based, practical and collaborative. We work alongside clients through implementation, so the changes we recommend are put into practice.

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100% Black-Owned
51% Women and Youth Owned
9 Provinces and Southern Africa

Our Services

Capability built around the work organisations need to do.

From strategy and structure to people, processes and implementation.

Strategic Planning

We help organisations set clear priorities, make informed choices and turn their strategy into action.

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Business Process Management

We map and improve processes so that responsibilities, handovers and decisions are clear and work is delivered better.

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Organisation Design & Development

We look at how the organisation is set up and help make the changes that improve alignment, accountability and performance.

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Human Capital Consulting

We help organisations match their people, skills and workforce to what the organisation needs to deliver.

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Change Management

We work with leaders and staff to prepare for change, manage its impact and help people take ownership as it is put in place.

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Leadership Development

We help leaders and leadership teams build the clarity, alignment and skills they need to lead well.

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Project & Programme Management

We support the planning, coordination, governance and delivery of projects and programmes.

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“Our purpose is to improve the performance of every organisation we work with, strengthening service delivery and contributing to better outcomes for South African citizens.”
Dr Rodney M Kuppen
Dr Rodney M Kuppen Managing Director

How We Work

A practical sequence from complexity to capability.

We discover, diagnose, design and deliver alongside our clients, then measure and sustain what changes.

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Discover

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Diagnose

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Design

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Deliver

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Measure

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Sustain

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Our Difference

Why organisations choose 4 Chakras Consulting.

Evidence before assumptions

We form a view from the data and test it before we recommend anything.

Dr Rodney M Kuppen, our founder, trained as a physicist.

Practical solutions

We translate strategy into changes that can be implemented and sustained.

A committed partnership

We work alongside leaders and teams on the problems they actually face.

Capability that remains

We build capability as we go, so that clients can carry the work forward after we leave.

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Young Women in Consulting Programme

Creating opportunities for a new generation of women in consulting.

24 years of building the business put us in a position to give something back. The programme supports young women who are studying or starting their careers, through structured learning, mentoring and practical exposure to consulting work.

It runs over five years, with a formal assessment of capability, performance and readiness every six months.

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Work With Us

Two ways to collaborate.

We build relationships with professionals and organisations whose expertise, values and commitment to quality align with ours.

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Experienced independent consultants can register their professional profiles for consideration when suitable consulting opportunities arise.

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Partner With Us

We welcome opportunities to collaborate with organisations and specialist partners where our capabilities and shared objectives align.

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Talk to us about your next project.

Speak to Dr Rodney M Kuppen or Karen Spies directly.

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