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On-site consulting & coaching
​SAFARI & LODGE INDUSTRY

An introduction ...

Leadership is all about choices. And not just the big ones, but the countless small decisions we make multiple times a day. Leadership pertains to our behaviour in our relationships with ourselves, our planet, our loved ones, neighbours, peers, our guests and even strangers.
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A personal and professional endeavour for Sarah is the art of emulating a sunflower’s heliotropic behaviour, always turning to face the sun. This symbolizes positivity, happiness, enlightenment, and personal growth. This deep connection to nature, is a reminder to live a vital and happy life.

Joy is contagious: this is leadership!

Lodge consulting & coaching

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Sarah takes her guidance from the rawness of all that life has gifted her. The highs, lows and everything in between. Entering the fifties felt like permission to release her authenticity, and she values open communication above all else. Her core belief is that inadequate and apathetic communication is a key issue in staff turnover within the hospitality industry.

She strongly believes in a staff-centric focus and coaches teams in “un-Training the mind and Training the heart”.

​Ultimately, being well equipped and trained to perform the given roles and have the trust in the leaders to know they can openly communicate.

Guide & guide trainer mentoring

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Alan has a long standing reputation in the safari industry offering dedicated and passionate guide training training & mentoring services. This mentoring is not typically theory-based, and consists more of subtle situational awareness skills. What lies beneath the surface and are often overlooked in guide training manuals. What the industry refers to as ‘soft-skills’ but actually should be more dominant within the guiding philosophy. Walking, tracking and stalking are essential here.

​It is within this landscape that impactful discovery and transformational personal leadership development can emerge. 
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  • Home
  • TRAILS
    • Okavango Leadership Trail
    • Ubuntu Leadership Trail
  • CONVERSATIONS
    • Alan: Speaker profile
    • 2026 Tour schedule
  • CONSULTING
  • LIVING HERITAGE LEGACY
  • ABOUT
    • Who are we?
    • Alan McSmith Safaris
    • Legacy Mentors
    • Connect