Our Work Starts With Understanding People
Khulakunye Consulting works with farm owners, managers, and team leaders who know that people issues, not technical ones, are often the biggest constraint on performance, unity, and long-term sustainability.
Instead of starting with training or workshops, we start with understanding:
How your teams are functioning
Where energy is being lost
Which dynamics are helping or hurting performance
And how leadership behaviour flows through your organisation
Our work together is grounded in Industrial and Organisational Psychology research, practical field experience, and a deep respect for the realities of agricultural life.
About Khulakunye
Why Assessment (Must) Comes First
Many organisations jump straight to solutions:
training
motivation talks
leadership programmes
But without understanding what is actually happening in the system, these "interventions" often miss the mark.
At Khulakunye, we believe:
You can’t develop what you don't first understand.
That’s why our work together is assessment-based.
That helps leaders see:
where openness, motivation, trust, accountability, and well-being are strong
where they are under strain
and how these patterns ripple across teams and leadership levels
Only then do we focus on development.
Our Focus Areas
Our work together typically centres on:
Team functioning and team climate
Leadership impact and leadership load
Communication, trust, and accountability
Motivation, engagement, and well-being
Cross-level dynamics between workers, supervisors, and management
At the moment, my work also focuses mainly on agricultural and rural organisational contexts, where relationships, pressure cycles, language, and culture play a critical role in how teams function.
How I Work and the Process We Follow
My typical approach when working with leadership is structured, practical, and human:
Assessment
We use carefully designed tools to identify patterns in team and leadership dynamics.Sense-making
Data alone doesn’t change behaviour. Therefore, I help leaders interpret what the results mean in their specific context.Development
Based on our assessment(s), we design targeted interventions. That can mean conversations, team sessions, coaching, or workshops, all focused on the areas that matter most in your situation.
This process allows leaders to move away from firefighting and towards intentional leadership and healthy team functioning, over time.
Gideon Hanekom
About Gideon Hanekom
Khulakunye Consulting was founded by Gideon, a consultant and coach with backgrounds in theology, psychology, and performance coaching.
With over 15 years of experience working in community, organisational, and leadership development, including extensive work in agricultural and rural contexts, Gideon brings a grounded, relational, and systems-oriented perspective to people development.
His work draws on:
formal training in psychology and organisational development
years of experience coaching leaders and teams
deep exposure to multicultural and multilingual environments
a practical understanding of the pressures faced by farm owners and managers
Currently, Gideon is further strengthening this foundation through advanced study in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, ensuring that Khulakunye’s work remains evidence-based, ethical, and fit for purpose.
Khulakunye means “growing together.”
It reflects my belief that:
Strong organisations grow from strong relationships
Leadership is relational before it is technical
Sustainable performance is built together, not imposed from the top down.
Why Khulakunye
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