Rose HeathcoteImprovement specialist, author and consultant Rose Heathcote has, over the last 20-years, raised the performance of enterprises in varied industries throughout Africa, the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and the United Kingdom. More than one hundredorganisations-from micro enterprises to large multinationals-have benefited from Rose's passion and expertise in strategy, execution methodologies and learning of Operational Excellence. A proud South African, Rose's philosophy on improvement centres around 'keeping it simple'. She understands the complexity of problems faced by organisations and the need for tailor-made, streamlined, targeted solutions applicable particularly to the most challenging scenarios. Rose has spent years testing a multitude of philosophies, methodologies, tools and techniques in a variety of environments. Her coalface research has resulted in a consolidated and proven approach that is particularly effective in uplifting enterprises in emerging, developing economies-such as those typical of the African continent. Rose is the founder of Thinking People South Africa, a consultancy that specialises in delivering an integrated approach to Operational Excellence. With a background in Industrial Engineering and Business Management, Rose continues to research new ways of achieving excellence through first principles. Read More Read Less