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What is The Alternative Board®?
A roundtable of business owners and leaders. The Alternative Board® helps business owners and leaders identify opportunities and achieve their strategic goals. We are a business management consulting firm that addresses both personal and business goals to ensure successful outcomes.
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/ Aimee Shaw – Gauteng / 5th May 2026
Boards rarely fail because they didn’t see the risk. They fail because the risk stopped startling them.
In the early stages of organisational strain, deviation still cuts through. Missed targets trigger tense discussion. Control weaknesses attract serious interrogation. Regulatory letters change the mood of the room. There is urgency in the questions and discomfort in the silence. The board is alert.
/ The Alternative Board – SA / 5th May 2026
You Promoted Your Best Person. Now They’re Drowning. Now Is a Good Time to Fix That.
Last week Friday was Workers’ Day. South Africa took a breath, the braais got going, and for a moment everyone agreed: the people who show up and do the work deserve to be recognised. It’s a good sentiment.
/ The Alternative Board – SA / 28th April 2026
Yesterday we celebrated Freedom Day, a day that carries deep meaning in South Africa. It marks a moment in history when a nation reclaimed its voice, its dignity, and its right to choose its own future. It’s a powerful reminder that freedom is never just given – it’s defined, pursued, and protected.
But here’s a provocative question for you as a Business Owner or Leader.
/ The Alternative Board – SA / 21st April 2026
History has a frustrating habit of repeating itself.
Empires rise and fall for the same reasons. Markets boom and crash in eerily similar patterns. Leadership failures follow familiar scripts. And yet – despite access to more information, better tools, and faster communication than ever before – we keep making the same mistakes.
Stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.
Rapidly changing market conditions force companies to quickly update traditional day-to-day operations. In today’s environment, you have to be fast and nimble in order to seize opportunities, rise above challenges and respond to changing times.
Why go it alone when you’re faced with important and complex decisions?
The Alternative Board® helps business owners and leaders confidently see new opportunities and achieve their strategic goals. We offer busy entrepreneurs a powerful, streamlined program that includes peer advisory boards, one-to-one coaching, workshops, expert speakers, robust business tools and invaluable TAB connections.
What we offer
What TAB membership includes
We address both personal and business goals to make sure you achieve complete success. Experience tight-knit relationships with other business leaders who expertly guide you, challenge you to think critically — and who genuinely care.
The board
Talk about the challenges and opportunities that you face when running your business
One-to-One
Focus on what is important and going to make a difference to you and your business.
Business Builder’s Blueprint™
TAB members have access to a proven strategic business planning tool.
How TAB Boards help your business
Get the support and guidance you need to grow your business with The Alternative Board (TAB), a confidential advisory board for business owners.
68% of members said their turnover increased
87% of members said their leadership skills improved
Why Choose us
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Business owner; Entrepreneur; CEO; President; Director. No matter the title, the role holds responsibility for an organisation and it’s people. Large organisations have a board of directors, but typically not independently owned businesses. So – Who guides you? Who advises you? Who holds you accountable? Who is your sounding board?
We are so confident in the value that TAB can bring to business owners, that we offer a 90 day Performance Guarantee.
Join a TAB board and start growing your business with the help of like-minded business owners.
Connect with a TAB facilitator to explore how the TAB community can help you and your business.
Schedule a free consultation to get to know each other.
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