Pinoak Consulting cc
We work with our corporate and government clients to make significant improvements in their practices and strategies that result in organisations which attract and retain talented people, and which grow stakeholder or shareholder value. We use innovative knowledge management initiatives to confront critical challenges in order to make our clients’ businesses competitive into the future.
Pinoak Consulting consults on the design and implementation of:
- World Class Customised Knowledge Management (KM) Strategies, Initiatives, Implementation Solutions and KM Training
- Education and Training to be fresh, cost effective, streamlined, in partnership with business and totally aligned to your business strategy
- Corporate Business Schools or Corporate Academies
Pinoak Consulting has provided consulting services in knowledge management and business education and strategic executive business coaching to leading Fortune 500 and other companies in the United Kingdom, the U.S.A., Europe and Southern Africa.
Our clients have included:
- Old Mutual Plc.
- The Standard Bank Group
- Nedcor
- Hollard
- The Investment Management Association of South Africa (I.M.A.S.A.)
- Toyota
- Bidvest, McCarthy Motors
- Lonmin
- Anglo Platinum
- The Gauteng Provincial Government
- The South African Post Office
- Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs of the Eastern Cape Government
- The Innovation and Knowledge Management Unit in the Office of the Premier, Eastern Cape Government
- BP
- Hewlett Packard
- Danone
- In 2011 we were commissioned by the German Development Co-Operation institution, The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbheid (GIZ) to assist the six departments of the Eastern Cape Government listed below to develop practical knowledge management strategies They were; Office of the Premier, Eastern Cape Government; Dept. of Roads and Public Works; Dept. of Health; Dept. of Transport; Dept. of Human Settlements; and the Dept. of Safety and Security.
- In 2012 we were commissioned by the German Development Co-Operation institution, The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbheid (GIZ) to assist the KM TASK FORCE of the SECRETARIAT of the SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY(S.A.D.C.) in Gaborone, Botswana to design and write a world class KM Strategy
- In 2013 we were commissioned by the German Development Co-Operation institution, The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbheid (GIZ) to evaluate two networks housed in the South African Local Government Association (S.A.L.G.A.) and make recommendations on their loug term sustainability
- The Maitland Group and Maitland Fund Services
- Stanlib
- SAB Miller
- BMW
Pinoak Consulting has produced work for its clients which has resulted in international awards. The work we did in designing a Group Learning Strategy for the Old Mutual Business School and for consulting on the implementation of the Business School received five international awards from the United States based Corporate University Xchange (C.U.X.); the A.S.T.D. (American Society for Training & Development) and from Corporate University Best in Class(CUBIC).(see our ABOUT page for details)
Pinoak Consulting has previously been involved in a number of initiatives with NGO's in the Western Cape. As a result of our work there was an overall improvement in service and efficiency, which in turn ensured increased sustainability with regard to the provision of funding by donors.
Our mission is to empower our clients by sharing our knowledge and thinking, so that they can maintain competitive advantage into the future. We are based in Cape Town but are able to collaborate with clients to provide innovative solutions to their critical challenges in North America, Europe and Asia.