What I deliver
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Evidence-led leadership clarity
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Structured decision support
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Targeted development priorities
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Executive-ready reporting
Make leadership decisions with clarity and evidence.
Dr. Wenzel Kotze helps organisations understand what truly drives leadership effectiveness — combining executive experience with research-based insight.
Leadership benchmarking • Executive advisory • Keynote speaking
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Former CEO • PhD research completed • Evidence-based leadership benchmarking
About
Dr. Wenzel Kotze is a former CEO of organisations in the UK and South Africa who now works with boards and leadership teams to bring clarity and evidence into leadership decisions.
His early research explored how visual environments — particularly nature imagery — can create a neutral space for reflection, learning, and honest leadership dialogue. This inquiry shaped a long-standing interest in observation, perspective, and how leaders make sense of complex situations.
Building on this foundation, his doctoral research focused on identifying the behavioural patterns that distinguish effective leadership, leading to the development of the Benchmark framework — a structured approach used to inform selection, succession, and leadership development decisions.
Today, his work integrates practitioner experience, research insight, and a practical focus on helping organisations see clearly and act with confidence.
Focus Areas
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Leadership decision clarity
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Behavioural leadership diagnostics
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Selection and succession insight
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Leadership development targeting
Dr. Wenzel Kotze
Keynote speaking
Available for conferences, executive forums, and leadership events. Talks are grounded in behavioural insight and practical decision-making in complex environments.
Speaking Themes
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Leadership Without Illusions — evidence over opinion
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From Noise to Signal — clarity in complex environments
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Alignment Is Not Agreement — building organisational coherence
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Leading Under Uncertainty — judgement when the map is incomplete
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Seeing What Drives Performance — behavioural insight in practice
A long-standing personal engagement with nature photography reflects his belief that careful observation and perspective are central to sound leadership judgement.
Benchmark leadership programme
Benchmark is an evidence-based framework that helps organisations understand the behavioural patterns influencing leadership effectiveness.
It supports informed decisions in executive selection, succession planning, and leadership development — replacing assumption with structured insight.
Typical uses
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Executive selection and promotion
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Succession planning
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Leadership development targeting
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Team effectiveness and alignment
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How engagements typically work
Diagnose
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Clarify leadership context
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Define decision priorities
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Confirm scope and approach
Measure
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Generate behavioural insights
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Provide structured reporting
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Identify strengths and risks
Act
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Support leadership decisions
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Focus development efforts
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Review progress over time
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