Khutso Madubanya

Founder, Change Strategist

Dr. Khutso Madubanya is a global scholar-practitioner, author, educator, and speaker whose work centers on change, adaptability, sensemaking, and leadership. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Management and brings over two decades of international experience spanning academia, corporate leadership, marketing, and economic development across eight countries.

Her work is informed by both research and lived experience, including repeated career pivots, global relocations, and navigating complex personal and professional transitions. Through this journey, she developed a clear insight: people do not resist change itself, but the loss of meaning, identity, and agency that often accompanies it.

Dr. Madubanya is the founder of Dance With Change™ and the creator of the P.I.V.O.T.™ Method – a mental recalibration framework designed to stabilize the mind before action during periods of uncertainty and disruption. The method integrates identity reflection, learning confidence, self-compassion, and forward momentum, helping individuals and organizations respond to change with less fear and greater clarity.

Her work bridges theory and practice, drawing on sensemaking research, leadership studies, and real-world application. She has taught at the university level, published in academic and practitioner outlets, and speaks to leaders, teams, and institutions navigating transformation, burnout, and complexity.

Through her writing and speaking, Dr. Madubanya invites people to rethink resistance, update outdated inner rules, and learn how to move through change with resilience, agency, and self-trust.