Speaker Profile
Nqobile Pamela Xaba
Nqobile Pamela Xaba is an HR Professional, Leadership Consultant, and Transformational Facilitator with over 20 years of cross-sector experience spanning financial services, FMCG, public sector, and ICT industries. She is the Founder of Nonkosi Creatives, a consultancy focused on activating human-centred leadership and organisational culture transformation.
Pamela holds a Business Administration degree from GIBS Business School, with awards in Strategic Marketing and Self-Mastery. Her work sits at the intersection of people, purpose, and performance — crafting strategies that are both soul-led and business-driven.
She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Department of Business Management at the Central University of Technology and hosts the acclaimed podcast The Diversity Roundtable, where she curates dialogue on leadership, identity, and inclusion.
Core Focus Areas:
- Leadership Development & Culture Transformation
- DEIB Strategy & Training
- HR Strategy, Talent Acquisition & Coaching
- Facilitation of Strategic Dialogues
- Women Empowerment & Advancement
Pamela believes that leadership is a daily act of humanity — and her mission is to help organizations lead with empathy, amplify human potential, and build cultures that reflect the best of who we can be.

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
August 20 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Building Psychologically Safe Workplaces: Strategies for HR Leaders
Psychological safety is a critical element of a healthy workplace culture. Coined by Harvard researcher Amy Edmondson, it refers to the shared belief that it’s safe to take interpersonal risks — to speak up, offer ideas, ask questions, or admit mistakes without fear of humiliation. For HR leaders, psychological safety is not just a concept to promote, but a foundation to embed in hiring, onboarding, pe..

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
September 18 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Employee Experience Design: Human-Centred Approaches to Engagement
In this session, we reframe employee experience design as a strategic leadership practice, not a tactical HR function. Drawing on human-centred design, systems thinking, and behavioural insights, participants will learn how to architect employee journeys that drive emotional commitment, performance, and trust across the employee lifecycle.We’ll cover methods to diagnose experience gaps, translate employee v..

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
October 22 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Managing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Beyond Compliance
“Managing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Beyond Compliance” explores how DEI can be used as a catalyst for meaningful organisational change. This session goes beyond legal frameworks to examine how power, privilege, culture, and psychological safety intersect with inclusion outcomes. Participants will learn how to evaluate DEI maturity within their organisation, build inclusive HR practices, and challeng..

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
November 12 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Leading with Empathy: Reimagining HR Business Partnership
“Leading with Empathy: Reimagining HR Business Partnership” equips experienced HR professionals with the mindset and skillset to act as transformational change agents within their organizations. Empathy, when integrated with strategic insight and system thinking, allows HRBPs to understand root causes, navigate complexity, and co-create people solutions that resonate across the business. This session e..

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
December 10 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
HR’s Role in Rebuilding Trust in Institutions And Leadership
“HR’s Role in Rebuilding Trust in Institutions & Leadership” provides an actionable framework for understanding and addressing trust deficits in organizations. Participants will explore how institutional trust is built through consistent values, ethical decision-making, inclusive culture, and transparent communication, all of which fall within HR’s strategic influence. We'll examine the trust-build..

Nqobile Pamela Xaba
January 29 2026
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Storytelling for HR Leaders: Driving Engagement, Culture And Change
“Storytelling for HR Leaders: Driving Engagement, Culture & Change” explores how HR professionals can intentionally use storytelling to lead with influence and authenticity. Participants will unpack the neuroscience of narrative, understand the emotional drivers of engagement, and learn how to embed storytelling into their everyday work, from recruitment branding and internal communications to talent de..