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Prof Daneel Van Lill

Executive Director for Research Development and Support (Acting)
Name: Daneel Lill
Location: D Ring 437 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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Personal/Executive Assistant: Ms Philisile Tshabala

Curriculum Vitae Daneel Lill

About Prof Daneel Van Lill

Highest qualification

PhD

Research interests

Transformation

Leadership Coaching

Awards and scholarships

  • Daneel is a teacher and researcher with a deep-rooted affection for talent management. This is evident in teaching, learning, research, and academic citizenship and leadership illustrated as former Director of UJ School of Tourism and Hospitality (2007 – 2009), as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management (2010 to 2016), and as Executive Dean of College of Business and Economics (2017 to end 2022). The CBE is a vast organisation within UJ regarding enrolment (27,000 students), academic rigour, the annual graduate output of some 5400 graduates,  international standing (Top Three in Africa across disciplines), and an annual turnover of about R1,5 billion.
  • Daneel graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a BSc (1983), BSc Honours, MSc (cum laude), a PhD (1990) and an MPhil:  Leadership Coaching (cum laude) in 2024 from the University Johannesburg.
  • His scholarly contribution centres on making sense of sector-based, transformational strategic change.  His academic career is marked by 12 professional awards for exceptional accomplishment, including the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Senior Fellowship and a Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Award for professional and academic excellence.

Recent publications (2020-2024)

  • 2023: The value of coaching deans in public Higher Education
  • 2023: A coaching framework for Deans in a public Higher Education Institution
  • 2024: Tailoring coaching for master’s students by using Emotional Intelligence and values analysis
  • 2024: Analysing the Influence of Major Events on the SA Happiness Index: A Case Study from Late 2023 to Early 2024
  • 2024: Unlocking happiness: Exploring the nexus of the Gross National Happiness Project, Leadership Coaching, the Hierarchy of Competencies and A2B principles.