It can ultimately attract and retain specific talent to accomplish strategic objectives, and will release managers to lead strategically, focus on the big picture and not simply micro-manage," says business coach Leon Rautenbach.

Underpinned by the methodologies of international specialists Dr Michael Hall, Michelle Duval, Dr Ursula Franke, and Dr Frank Gallenmuller, Leon describes his coaching style as systemic but allowing for the energy of the client.

Executives and coaching clients will access and apply essential meta-skills such as:

Integrating polarities - rigidity and flexibility in meetings, controlling (being directive) and letting go (non-directive), and tolerance for opposite viewpoints.

Accessing intuition - the power of thinking without thinking.

Managing and mastering one's own state of mind, the state of leadership versus the role of leadership, ability to develop self-mastery, mobilising body energy, climate of organisation versus the mood swings of its leaders, accessing and changing internal references through awareness, primary movements versus secondary movements of repeating old patterns.

Integral thinking and holistic decision-making - integrating personal life vision with business objectives, taking an integral leadership perspective of balance and equal value given to inner, behavioral, cultural and systems dimensions of business.

Self-observation and self-correction - with authenticity, participation versus withdrawal.

Relationships - trust, establishing and maintaining good relationships with healthy boundaries.

Thinking Partnerships - the ability to listen with respect and interest, creating a physical place or environment in which people matter, genuine appreciation for each other, etc