
the strategy circle
by Mignon Keyser
With 25 years’ experience assisting teams to figure out how to navigate their next growth period, or difficult transition, the frame or lens that I provide in the following services is strategic clarity and finding the best way to work with people in teams.
About Mignon
I am an experienced strategic facilitator and organisational development coach. Combining more than 25 years’ experience in facilitation, planning and organisational development, I have assisted leaders and teams to make the best possible use of their resources and abilities.
I have assisted organisations to build capacity, think through strategies regarding scale, develop teams and resources in management, process development and conflict management and structuring of leadership thinking and practice.
Clarity. Action. Results
Areas of focus for businesses, organisations & entrepreneurs
- Leadership thinking and practice – unpacking the practice of leadership with you and supporting your journey to greater awareness and effectiveness. Providing a reflective space to get perspective and think about what really matters.
- Team alignment – in teams, across teams and within the organisation to improve outcomes and understanding of each other and the work, improving collaboration, inclusion and communication.
- Conflict resolution – supporting partners, teams and leaders to have difficult conversations that are important. Clarifying communication practices for increased trust and effectiveness.
- Troubleshooting soundboard – listening and supporting the understanding of what is needed now, and how it can be implemented. Working with current concerns and challenges to navigate through growth and stuck periods.
- Management development – mentoring and coaching inexperienced managers to understand the fundamentals of management and navigate their journey with more confidence and clarity. Working with what is current and challenging.
- Strategic Focus and Priorities – working with leaders and teams to understand what is most important to focus on, to keep teams working on what matters and will produce the best results.
- Crisis management – never waste a good crisis! Assisting leadership to navigate difficult times.
What my clients say…
Testimonials
I’m thinking and acting more strategically. I handle tough conversations with more confidence, make decisions faster, and communicate my reasoning more clearly. Overall, I’m calmer under pressure and more deliberate in how I lead and execute.
Vimbai Mupedsa – Senior Operations Manager, Skills Academy
Refreshing, honest and always on point to guide conversations and provide great ways for us (a team, an individual, a company) to navigate any challenges or new trends. Asking the right questions for us to get to the answers or the AhHa moments. Helping us navigate all sorts of experiences with a calm presence of curiosity, guidance, learning and compassion.
Since Covid days till now, I have loved every step of this journey with you. You have had an enormous impact on my life, my career and my leadership.
Lesley Rencontre – Business Unit Director, DUO
You help me find real solutions to challenges, whether it’s identifying risks, approaching problems with confidence, or developing management skills. The impact of working with you has been transformative. When I first stepped into my role, I often felt imposter syndrome and doubted whether I was capable. You helped boost my confidence by showing me, in practical ways, how my work makes a positive impact on the business. This shift in perspective has allowed me to approach my role with greater clarity, self-assurance, and resilience. Beyond the professional growth, working with you has also had a personal impact – I feel more empowered and motivated in how I show up every day.
Charne Swartz – Senior Operations Manager, Skills Academy
I have had the pleasure of working with Mignon a few times over the years in both of my businesses. She brings in a focused clarity as to where you are in your business at any given time, getting you to see what actions are required to get to the next level. The results are always measurable. Thanks, Mignon Keyser, you rock!!
Mark Johns – CEO, The Window IT and Wind and Solar
You have a unique ability to ask the right questions that cut straight to the heart of the matter, which made our strategy sessions incredibly productive and focused.
The most valuable aspect is your insightful clarity. You have a gift for taking complex, tangled ideas and helping to structure them into a clear, actionable strategy. Your combination of expertise and genuine empathy is truly rare.
Our sessions have given me a clear roadmap and the confidence to execute it. I’ve moved from feeling overwhelmed and unsure to having a defined direction and tangible goals. The strategies we developed together have directly contributed to leading and mentoring the team leaders who report to me.
Getrude Tsemwa – Operations Manager, Skills Academy
To always also think of the macro, how you and the work you are doing fits within the broader picture, and in realising people’s impact when taken as part of a whole rather than individuals.
Anish Abraham – Digital Enablement Manager, DUO
Mignon has brought much needed clarity and structure to our business processes. She has helped us to define roles, responsibilities and ways of working. Her approach has made what felt like an impossible task, feel organised and intentional.
What I find most valuable about working with Mignon is her ability to empathise with the realities of our business. She understands the business goals and the people, she makes everyone feel heard. This balance has really supported our team through a very difficult phase.
The biggest impact of working with Mignon is that she has created a stronger sense of alignment, clearer communication and more confidence across the team. Everyone is clear about their contribution to the bigger goal.
Rafiqa Paleker – CEO, Consumer Insights Agency

























