Best WastePlan Podcasts (2024)

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Is South Africa Living in Success? 3:40

3y ago3:40

3:40

In this interview, JP Duminy was asked if he thought South Africa was a successful nation. He responded that while there are many things to be proud of in South Africa, it needs to shift its focus away from focusing on differences to celebrating similarities with each other - which will lead us on the path of true relational success. #SouthAfrica #…

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Understanding the South African Culture in Sports 4:45

3y ago4:45

4:45

JP Duminy shares his understanding of the South African Culture in sports. He discussed the lessons he has learned through getting a better understanding of who his teammates really are, and how that deeper connection would transcend in the playing field. Sports are a major part of South African culture and the way that the public supports their te…

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Celebrating excellence: Igniting others to do the same 5:36

3y ago5:36

5:36

JP Duminy, after his successful career, has spent his life celebrating excellence. He inspired others to do the same by building the JP21 foundation that helps enable children to play the sport cricket and celebrate all types of achievements in order to recognize and inspire people, especially young people who are just beginning their journey. Watc…

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Pride and humility: How to get the balance back 4:19

3y ago4:19

4:19

Pride and humility. Two opposite sides of the same coin, one can't exist without the other. And yet, we always feel like we're in need of more than one. But how do you find a balance? JP Duminy shares his personal story of humility and pride and how he was able to find the right balance back. His story about humility and pride will teach you how to…

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Humility vs Pride: What does it look like? 4:56

3y ago4:56

4:56

JP Duminy talks about the power of humility in our world. Humility is defined as self-limiting but it can also create a better future for us all by serving others with love and compassion. On the contrary, he also shares what pride meant. Pride is a dangerous emotion because it has the word 'I' in its center. JP warns us to beware, for pride can le…

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How Your Inner Circle Can Impact Your Humility 6:26

3y ago6:26

6:26

JP Duminy is a cricket player, who has had great success in his career but he’s also an example of someone who understands the importance of humility. In this interview, he shares a unique take on what humility is, how one can remain humble, as well as ways one can practice humility. Humility can be difficult to understand or practice but keeping y…

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Success: The true definition of success and what it is not 2:52

3y ago2:52

2:52

What is the REAL meaning of success? Is it a hard concept to measure and, if so, why do we care so much about this notion anyways in our lives? What doesn't count as "real" successes when measuring up against others' definitions--or even your own personal set standards for what qualifies? If these questions pop into your mind or come barreling out …

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Servanthood: Understanding what it really cost to serve others 3:31

3y ago3:31

3:31

If you’ve never thought about serving before, we hope this video will give you some food for thought. Join Bertie and JP as they discuss servanthood and the cost that comes with it. Have you ever asked yourself "What does it really cost to serve?" or "What really is the cost of serving others?" Serving goes against our natural tendencies to look ou…

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Listening to one another: How this can bring more acceptance 4:08

3y ago4:08

4:08

Bertie shares with JP his conversation with a Black South African friend when he asked him how he sees White South Africans. Their insights will make you understand how listening to others can help us better understand one another and why it’s one of the secrets to forming deeper relationships. They both agreed that each culture has its own strengt…

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How to keep your focus on your best efforts and not the results 2:54

3y ago2:54

2:54

Today JP tells us that he used to be a lazy player before he decided to wake up and give his best efforts. He agreed with Bertie that South Africans are lazy; we look for shortcuts and want to get the most for the least amount of effort. He reckons that if we strive to give our best efforts we will be able to turn around our reputation. Sometimes w…

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Why choose South Africa? 3:15

3y ago3:15

3:15

Bertie asks JP why he chooses to live in South Africa, and his answers will inspire you. He talks about the heart of South Africa that is broken right now and needs to heal. He was born here and he has the desire to see the country and its people flourish. He feels needed and valued and wants to give his best in making a difference here. 'There is …

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JP Duminy shares what the word 'Purpose' and 'Passion' mean to him. 3:05

3y ago3:05

3:05

Bertie speaks to JP Duminy about his understanding of purpose and passion. He explains that his perspective of purpose is knowing God and making Him known. Passion, on the other hand, is the one thing that burns in your soul and gets you up in the morning. The thing that drives you and inspires you to go out and do, is an indication of the passion …

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The full interview on Success, Humility, and Hope for South Africa 44:00

3y ago44:00

44:00

Over the last twelve weeks, we introduced different aspects of what we learned from Gary Kirsten in this interview. Today, we bring you the entire interview Mr. Bertie Lourens conducted with him. Gary was appointed as the India national cricket team coach in 2011 when they took the World Cup win. What we took away from this experience is the follow…

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How to have the Time of Your Life in Relationships 4:49

3y ago4:49

4:49

Gary explains what he has learned in the process of leading the Indian team to the World Cup victory in 2011. His offering to the team was "success, the right way" because there is a right way of achieving success. Building meaningful relationships and getting close to each individual person as well as having fun together build meaningful relations…

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The Definition of Competition and Success 5:35

3y ago5:35

5:35

Gary explains what his take is on the definition of success, and ironically enough it is not about the scoreboard. It is a big concept and a complicated amount of layers that means something different to every person He believes that if those around you can win and thrive because of him, he feels his day was successful. He challenges viewers to wak…

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How to Build Better Relationships by Listening to Stories 3:54

3y ago3:54

3:54

Gary Kirsten reveals how important it is to listen to each other's stories. He shares how he was confronted with listening to his team manager's story and how it affected him. If we don't stop and listen to everyone's journey, we won't have a good understanding of each other's background and we don't understand each other. We can start with a resto…

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The Story about Surrender 6:25

3y ago6:25

6:25

When you get the opportunity to represent your country in a sporting event and you have success, it comes with the projection on to crossroads. With fame and fortune, one can easily get puffed up, but if you are defined by your scores, you lose who you are. Gary explained his wake-up call when he hit rock bottom in form when he battled to get any r…

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How to Facilitate Leadership and Coaching Skills in a Team 5:44

3y ago5:44

5:44

In this episode, Gary talks about his journey as a coach and how he learned to facilitate an already talented team with his leadership and coaching skills. If all the members of the team are already talented, how did he create a safe space for the players to thrive in? The keys to good leadership according to him and the experiences and lessons fro…

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Is there hope for South Africa in 2021? 2:57

3+ y ago2:57

2:57

Gary talks about why he chooses to live in South Africa instead of abroad. He elaborates on our human behavior and how critical we are of ourselves. The successes we have had on the sporting front were remarkable, and as a country transforming itself, our national sport was a major component. Nowadays everything is about winning and being the best,…

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Celebrating the ninety-nine and not just the one 3:16

3+ y ago3:16

3:16

Gary elaborates on the concept of celebrating the one and not the ninety-nine, and in this analogy, he motivates us to look at all the other success stories, and not just the top 10 or the top 100. Bertie is wondering what happens in the hearts of the 99 when they worked just as hard to get where they wanted to be. Gary is of the opinion that we ar…

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How to handle public appreciation 4:53

3+ y ago4:53

4:53

When one has a lot of people who love you and tell you how great you are, you need to have a very different conversation with yourself to keep yourself grounded. Gary explains how he stays away from the public domain as much as possible and has his social media managed. He is authentic in who he is as a person and realises that he is incredibly pri…

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Gary Kirsten reveals how he Identifies real talent, as a coach 2:44

3+ y ago2:44

2:44

As a coach, Gary Kirsten points out the tactics of scouting and identifying real talent. Scores are never enough. Watching someone in the game, and looking for coordination, and see how well someone is acquainted with the ball as well as the bat gives him a better idea of what could be possible. Gary explains that it takes a trained eye to see the …

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How to use facilitated leadership in a group to achieve success 2:57

3+ y ago2:57

2:57

"Open your ears and ask questions" This is Gary's advice on facilitating leadership. He defines leadership as the facilitation of a group of people and the individuals in that group become the best version of themselves. Gary believes that one can increase the intellectual property of a group, give people a voice, and align them to their collective…

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How a healthy work life balance can be achieved 4:12

3+ y ago4:12

4:12

What are the various components of your life, and what effort are you putting into each one of those components? What does hard work look like? Isn't it different for everyone? The bottom line, it's not being lazy, and willing to get to work (hard or smart) We can look at every aspect of our life and judge for ourselves on how well we are balancing…

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How to cultivate trust in a team 2:43

3+ y ago2:43

2:43

Time and patience are the two most important attributes Gary suggests one needs to build adequate trust in a team. When one has very little time, one can't build an established culture, of trust and many times when he had only 8 weeks to prepare a team, they played mostly on talent. Talent ebbs and flows and is never constant and is not enough. Gar…

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Gary Player is nominated to receive the US President's Medal of Freedom 23:09

4y ago23:09

23:09

This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded by the President of the United States to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Past recipients have been movers and shakers in a…

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Gary Player on Discipline & Exercise 3:38

4+ y ago3:38

3:38

Gary shares the story of how his brother motivated him to become whatever he wanted. His brother gave him a set of weights and instructed him to keep training for the rest of his life. Gary was a mere 9 years old when he made his brother that promise to train every day and started working on his dream. Today, Gary is still going to the gym every da…

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Brand Pretorius shares his take on Ethical Leadership 3:40

4+ y ago3:40

3:40

Brand Pretorius led a massive corporate turnaround by means of Ethical Leadership. According to Brand, Integrity is the crucial currency that leaders should have in order to be effective. Leadership is not Charisma, but rather Character. It is not Personality, but rather a Principle-based. It is not a way of behaving, but a way of Being. When a lea…

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Gary Player Talks about Love 3:24

4+ y ago3:24

3:24

We don't fight fire with fire! We treat hatred with love. Love is the greatest word in any book on this earth. Gary shares how he lacked the love of his mother, because of her passing. Love is a gift of God and Gary shares how he respects great names like Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., their stories, and how they modele…

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Gary Player: Unity is Strength 2:49

4+ y ago2:49

2:49

Life is not fair, and frankly Gary Player reckons that being treated unfairly is sometimes good for you. It teaches you how to become resilient, forgiving, and motivate you to keep trying. Stay committed, work hard, and stay in unity. We got to build together for a better future. We should not look at the economy and leave the country, Gary suggest…

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Gary Player talks about Determination & Hard work 3:18

4+ y ago3:18

3:18

"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night" Gary explains how he was constantly working harder than his opponents. "No one is entitled to anything, he says, "it is hard work that gets you to the top". Gary was the youngest golfer to win the …

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Gary Player talks about the gift of Adversity 2:18

4+ y ago2:18

2:18

Gary opens up about his upbringing, the challenges he was facing and how adversity made him a stronger and more tenacious sportsman. He reminds us to take our adversity and turn it into the greatest gift that we ever had. He also uses examples of other South African Sports heroes like Makazole Mapimpi and Siya Kolisi. #gift #adversity #sport To lea…

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Brand Pretorius on Serving 3:49

4+ y ago3:49

3:49

Serving gives him hope. Brand tells us about how serving helps him make a difference and he is doing his best to ensure that his contribution is meaningful. He has selected education because it represents the key to a better future. He warns that one should stay away from toxic conversations and rather get involved. In this episode, he elaborates o…

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Brand Pretorius talks about The Human Asset 3:12

4+ y ago3:12

3:12

Without the contributions of one's people, one can do very little. Brand Pretorius speaks about his people as assets and not expenses. In this video, Brand explains how much value people can add to an organisation if they are motivated, committed, empowered and knowledgable. Saving 7500 jobs was no small task, but together they managed to create mi…

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Eradicating Poverty 3:45

4+ y ago3:45

3:45

The investment one makes in one's own people delivers a phenomenal disproportional return. With the top 10% of South Africans earning 58% of the country's total income, while the bottom 50% only earn 8%, it is an illustration of the unacceptable inequality that still exists. We are creating a breeding ground for massive social unrest. There is a so…

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Criticism 3:45

5y ago3:45

3:45

Some people are for you and some are against you. Things don't always turn out the way you have planned it. What do you do when things go wrong and all you can hear are the voices of those who don't like you? No criticism is more cut-throat than those against players on the field. In this episode, Fourie gives us insight into how he handled critici…

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Team Unity 3:29

5y ago3:29

3:29

A great leader identifies the leaders in his team and harness their influence they have over the rest of the team. Today Fourie tells us the story of how trust between him and the other leaders in the team helped him step into the captain's role at a time when he least expected it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

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Big Match Temperament 3:48

5y ago3:48

3:48

We have won the World Cup again.....and it was not by accident. There is something special about South Africans and the way we arrive when all is at stake. Join us for a discussion with Fourie du Preez, one of the most influential rugby players South Africa has ever produced. In this episode, Fourie talks to us about how to prepare yourself for tha…

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The Forgotten Employees 4:01

5y ago4:01

4:01

Imagine if businesses in SA decide to educate all its employees. Collectively we employ slightly less than the entire voter group......or rather imagine if we do nothing and we continue on the current trajectory. Brand Pretorius speaks about the Forgotten Employees and the opportunity that exists to change the course of history. --- Send in a voice…

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Constructive Activism 3:03

5y ago3:03

3:03

Hope is a verb and if each South African choose to do hope, we can collectively turn our country around. Today Brand speaks about the effect of negative downward spiral talk and what we can do to change that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stories-that-inspire/message…

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Hope for South Africa 3:28

5y ago3:28

3:28

When you are born in South Africa it is very difficult to love any other country. Brand talks to us about selective nostalgia as well as our democracy, bill of rights, independent judiciary and the richness of our diversity. Let’s hear from him how he believes each business leader can help save this place we love so much. Bertie Lourens, CEO of Was…

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Joint Leadership 3:49

5y ago3:49

3:49

Hierarchy is dead! In this episode Brand talks to us about Syndicated Leadership and Servant Leadership. People respond far better to love than to fear and he describes what that looks like in the workplace. Bertie Lourens, CEO of WastePlan interview with Brand Pretorius, ex CEO of McCarthy Motor Group --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

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Self Leadership 2:54

5y ago2:54

2:54

In this episode Brand talks to us about moral intelligence, a forgotten concept that remains at the core of self-leadership. It starts with knowing what is right and wrong. Then apply discipline (the ability to do what is right whether you feel like it or not). Bertie Lourens, CEO of WastePlan interview with Brand Pretorius, ex CEO of McCarthy Moto…

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Three Leadership Skills 3:57

5+ y ago3:57

3:57

Effective Leadership is more relevant now in South Africa than ever before. There are a few age old truths about leadership that has not changed and would probably never change. Join us on the journey as Brand shares these truths that helped him with the most incredible corporate turn-around in the last decade. --- Send in a voice message: https://…

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The Personal Touch 4:53

5+ y ago4:53

4:53

Staff is not just a number. Mr Ackerman's advice is to shake hands and greet every person you encounter with at work every day and see where you can help people if any one shared any difficulties they may have. We live in a very fast pace, and taking the time to just greet and pay some interest in someone's life makes a huge difference in people's …

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Time to help 3:46

5+ y ago3:46

3:46

Making time to help others will cost you. It will cost you resources like time and sometimes money. But it pays off ! It pays off in ways that money can never do. Try it and see for yourself. Go help another person and commit to help him/her for as long as they need your help......and then encourage them to do the same. --- Send in a voice message:…

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Standing for what's right 2:56

5+ y ago2:56

2:56

I got a lot of criticism from the president at the time. That was in the buildup to the last 10 years of apartheid. We were trying to promote on merit and we weren't allowed. One had to have black people being promoted in black areas. But, we managed to win through a lot of trouble with Mr PW Botha who didn't like what we were doing. One of the you…

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Doing well while doing good 5:00

5+ y ago5:00

5:00

Being kind to those who can't repay you builds loyalty to your brand that no marketing campaign can match. Raymond Ackerman tells us how he has gone the extra mile to do this for customers and non-customers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stories-that-inspire/message…

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Paying attention to detail 3:10

5+ y ago3:10

3:10

Paying attention to detail differentiates any business, especially in a tough economic climate. This culture of focusing on the detail does not only build loyal relationships with our employees, but it also creates loyalty with our customers, better than what any marketing campaign can buy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

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Four legs of the table 3:05

5+ y ago3:05

3:05

Raymond Ackerman tells us the story of how he built Pick n Pay like a table with 4 legs. The 4 legs are: - Admin - Products/ services - Advertising & Social responsibility - People (Personnel) Social responsibility flies in the face of maximizing profits. Profits are essential to business growth, but caring for the people in and around your busines…

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