What happens at a Community Forum should definitely not stay in a Community Forum. I have been privileged to facilitate some awesome community forums over a number of years and I always come away encouraged and often inspired. This month after a meeting I witnessed what I can only call networking-for-real. I am sure you […]

Granny used to say in exasperation, “words fail me” when she believed a decision made by someone else was foolish or inadequate, but what happens when it is not words that have failed, but the imagination. When we see ‘systems’ failing and inappropriate decisions being made is it because our words have failed to convince […]

Well quite a lot, actually. We are often asked about our name, Phelamanga; where it comes from and what it means. Well here is the true story. When we founded our business in 1996 our whole family was involved. At the time we were feeling very insecure and apprehensive about our new venture. Rod had […]