Another Point of View

In 1990, during a school leadership course, Cy fell ill with an unknown virus which attacked his spinal cord.  After 3 months in a coma, Cy regained consciousness but had to learn to deal with the heavy burden of being disabled for the rest of his life. He had to re-learn to speak and had to come to terms that he will never walk again.  During his stay in hospital, Cy developed a close relationship with his nurse, Wendy Lurie, and married her in 1994.  They were informed that producing children would be a near miracle and probably not possible.  Cy and Wendy’s son Joshua was born in April 1995. 

Despite his disability Cy has continually given his energy to assisting individuals in steering their lives towards their own destinies, whether that be family, relationships, directing focus on their goals or making profound contributions to their organisations and communities.

During November 2000, Cy’s determination and courage was again portrayed when he took the challenge of “climbing”the Sentinel Peak in the Drakensburg, defying the “rules” of disability and making history.

Leading by example

“Cy is described as a leader in the true sense of the word, a motivator, friend, and counselor, someone who always has the right intentions and goes about achieving maximum results in a sincere and humble way. He is always available and during crises, he is the one on the floor motivating his employees, making them laugh to help them through it."

“Driving results through people is the key to having a progressive, sustainable organization” says Cy. “You spend 8 hours on average a day at work, why not make the most of it and have fun.”

Leading by example, Cy continuously looks for ways to innovate and liberate his employees with his "can do" attitude”.