About
Mwangaza Talent Advisory
The word “Mwangaza” is of African Swahili origin, meaning light. Our people coming together to work for a common purpose with. sense of newness and fresh innovative light brought into organisations and teams .
This sense of collective effort towards a shared vision is our underlying philosophy.We believe people and talent can be a catalyst for positive transformation.
MEET OUR FOUNDER and chief executive officer
CANDICE WATSON
Candice Watson is an experienced executive, having held various leadership publicly listed and multinational companies across various sectors nationally, regionally and internationally. Her passion in growing businesses is through clearly aligning business strategy to excellence in people management strategies and creating an inclusive world of work. She was nominated by the CHRO community in 2021 for excellence in HR, this award recognises individual leaders who have done exceptional work and was named Young CHRO of the Year.
She holds a Bachelor’s and Honours degree in Psychology, a Post Graduate Diploma and Masters in Business Administration.
Candice Watson’s doctoral research reports on the historical and perpetual practices of exclusion women in Africa experience in progressing their careers through the management ranks. Research respondents were from South-Africa, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Lesotho, Senegal, Gabon Republic, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and the United Kingdom. These findings expand our understanding of discriminatory societal and organisational practices and provide bases from which to construct practical interventions.
Publications and Awards
- PeopleHum, USA: Top 122 CHROs of 2022
- CTU Training Solutions: The Future World of Work. Choosing the Right Career Path
- Business Engage: The Boardwalk Guest Speaker
- Cape Argus: Returning to work safely and confidently in a COVID19 World
- CHRO South Africa: Winner Learning & Development Award 2021
- CHRO South Africa: Winner Young CHRO of the Year 2021
- CHRO South Africa: Women need to invest in understanding themselves better
- CNBC Africa: Top Employer Series Interview
- COMETSA Online Channels: HR Development & Management 101 Conversations
- Future Leader Forum: Future Leader Interview
- Leadership Development along the Stages of Psychological Growth, by K. April, B. Dharani (UCT) & K. Harvey (Oxford University) 2021: Poem “That Thing”
- LeadMe Academy: The Value of Human-Centered Management after COVID-19
- PeopleHum, USA: South Africa Rising: 20 HR Leaders to follow in 2021
- SuperLead Advisory: Lead People Through Purpose
- CFO South Africa: Powering the Future of Work
- Future of HR: Change Management Toolkit, Case Study
- Future of HR: Finalist HR Director of the year 2019
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