Dieter Valdsman is a Cape Town, South Africa based business executive with extensive organizational design, change and transformation experience. Today he spends most of his time as the Group Human Capital Executive for the 6000-employee Momentum Metropolitan Group, a South African-based financial services conglomerate. He’s also a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg, lending his talents to improving our understanding of how organizations operate most effectively.  

Together we discussed the future of organizational design, and the necessity for organizations to redefine what 'work' looks like. And how the transition from the traditional inside-out approach to organizational structures must be adapted to reflect a more modern outside-in model that factors in an ever-changing world.

We discuss the critical importance of psychology safety in the workplace - particularly for organizations undergoing digital transformations. If your employees dont trust you, digital transformation feels a lot like workforce reduction through automation. It instead can feel empowering, enabling; more inclusive. 

We had a great discussion and I hope you enjoy it.

Dieter Veldsman

Dr. Dieter Veldsman is a seasoned executive with extensive organisational design, development and business transformation experience. He has been involved in various industries in different roles across Asia, UK, Europe and Africa.  He is currently the Group Executive Human Capital at Momentum Metropolitan, a multi-national financial services provider with a footprint in Africa, the United Kingdom and India.  He holds a Doctorate in Organisational Psychology from the University of South Africa whilst also completing certificates at Harvard and INSEAD on business strategy.

He is a regular speaker at international conferences on the topics of people effectiveness, employee engagement, workplace trends and organisational development and has authored/co-authored a number of book chapters and peer-reviewed academic articles.  He is involved in academia as a senior researcher at the University of Johannesburg  and lectures part-time at various institutions on the topics of employee engagement, human capital and organisational behaviour.

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