What if the greatest challenge facing organisations today isn’t strategy, but disconnection?
Across industries, leaders are navigating change, uncertainty and increasing pressure to inspire people around a shared purpose.
Join us for the launch of Finding Your Groove: Resonant Leadership in a Disconnected World, a compelling new book by Barry van Zyl and Dr Chris Dalton that explores how leaders can create resonance, foster connection, and build organisations that thrive.
Drawing on their unique backgrounds in music and management, the authors present a fresh perspective on leadership: one that is less about control and more about creating the conditions for people to connect, collaborate, and perform at their best.
Written as a series of conversations, the book has been described as 'part memoir, part jam session', and 'a joyful and innovative book on the art of not missing a beat'.
What you'll discover:
- Why many organisational challenges are actually failures of connection rather than strategy
- The concept of resonant leadership and how it creates alignment and purpose
- Lessons from music that can help leaders inspire collective commitment
- The role of self-awareness, reflection, and practice in effective leadership
- How finding your own unique groove can help you lead with authenticity and impact
Event information
Date: Thursday 13 August 2026
Time: 18:00 for 18:30-19:30 (SAST) (Registration from 18:00)
Cost: Free
Venue: Henley Africa campus
Join us for an inspiring conversation on leadership, purpose, connection, and finding your groove.
About the authors
- Barry van Zyl – is a world-renowned musician with over 30 years of experience in the creative sector, from performance and production, to education, strategy, and business development. Having toured the world for 21 years with South Africa's most famous export, Johnny Clegg, and while working with artists like Annie Lennox, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Peter Gabriel and Die Antwoord, Barry completed an Executive MBA at Henley Business School and is now focused on executive education in the areas of personal development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
- Dr Chris Dalton – is an Associate Professor of Management Learning and module convener for Personal Development at Henley Business School. A creative tutor, he was recognised with a University Teaching Fellowship (2022) from the University of Reading. His research is focused on the use of reflection in personal development in post-experience management education and training. He is a certified coach and online tutor and has trained as a systemic constellations facilitator, regularly working with the public and private sector.