Polarisation - with Hanlie van Wyk

Update: 2025-03-31

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Show Notes:

This week, Sarah welcomes Hanlie van Wyk to the microphone. Hanlie, a social scientist and hate crime scholar, explores the intricacies of fostering understanding and collaboration in polarised and challenging environments.

Drawing from her personal experiences in South Africa and her extensive research, Hanlie shares about the importance of leadership in driving change, how to navigate polarisation with hope and offers a series of practical strategies for communication.

About Hanlie:

Growing up in Apartheid South Africa, Hanlie witnessed firsthand the transformative power of leadership during Nelson Mandela's presidency. This experience instilled a profound understanding of how strategic leadership can foster cultural change and promote inclusivity.

She has since dedicated herself to helping leaders navigate thorny issues and solve complex human problems. Hanlie’s professional journey has taken her across four continents, where she led BRATLAB, a behavioural research lab, for ten years. In this role, and her work as a global cultural consultant at the Kaleidoscope Group, Hanlie honed her skills in developing and implementing strategies that promote diversity as a business advantage, equity as a core value, and inclusion as a leadership gift. Hanlie is currently working on a Ph.D. in hate crime prevention.

Hanlie van Wyk