“A long and successful business association with Anastasia Karagiannidis prompted me to consult with LÝSI SOLUTIONS (Pty) Ltd when our company was faced with a complicated matter of theft involving a long-standing employee. As an External Company with our headquarters based overseas, it was imperative that the CCMA case brought against us be managed correctly; and by a professional organisation capable of captaining us through, what was to us, a plethora of highly complex, local labour legislation. LÝSI SOLUTIONS (Pty) Ltd excelled, not only in the solution of the matter in our favour and to the letter of the law, but also in the confidence instilled by their proficient expertise throughout the process.”
- Karen Judin | Business Development Manager | Interturbine Aviation Logistics – Sub-Saharan Africa

I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Anastasia ‘Tess’ for approximately 4 years. What struck me about Tess, in whichever role she interacted, was her ability to ensure that the person behind the message was taken into account. In no way whatsoever was Tess superficial in her dealings with people and she gave one the feeling that she was genuinely concerned about people and the impact that business or decisions would have on the lives of the individuals affected.

In a professional Capacity Tess was thorough in her approach and she would take time to ensure that she evaluated all options and circumstances before she put forward an argument or solution. Tess had the ability to be methodical. Once Tess had decided on a course of action to take she was highly unlikely to deviate from it and would fight tooth and nail to ensure that the solution was in everyone’s best interests. Tess had the ability to be extremely professional yet it never felt as if she had lost the common touch with all those she interacted with.
- Gavin Thom | General Manager, Capacity Outsourcing

Anastasia, "Tess", has a natural aptitude for effective problem-solving, her above average soft skills allow her to communicate well, manage and lead effectively and implement projects and assignments with competence. She has a proficient grasp of labour relationships, and having worked in this field for a number of years now, her wealth of experience and ability to effectively manage and influence people, at various structural levels within organisations, have allowed her to manage and resolve complex IR and conflict situations. She has a particularly effective participative management style and shows above average listening skills that allow people to feel involved and part of the processes she is involved in. I have worked alongside Tess on a number of intricate IR matter and her ability to stay calm, conceptualise situations, cut through situations until she establishes the core issues at hand, and find possible solution options, has always made her a valuable part of any team.

Tess is results orientated and has a flair for not only devising solutions but ensuring these solutions are effectively implemented.

Tess has also worked with me in a Quality Assurance role, assessing delivery on an individual and team level versus performance standards required. These assessments have involved both the evaluation of tasks related issues as well as managerial effectiveness.

In this role her ability to assess and analyse people and their performance, and importantly, to give honest and direct feedback in a way that motivates as opposed to demotivates, has given her, and our organisation, tremendous benefit with regards performance standards and team morale. She is adept at entering a team and delivery environment and quickly cutting to the chase of any problems or blockages that may exist. She has shown an ability to determine problems and find and implement solutions. This trait has made her a particularly useful and effective resource to have as part of a team. Tess is able to benchmark performance and output parameters and establish structures and outputs geared to meet these goals. She is as comfortable dealing with first level employees as she is interacting with senior management and her ability to treat people with trust, respect and dignity is something I feel has allowed her to be as effective and successful as she has been over the years.

I have no hesitation in recommending Tess for any managerial or consultative-related position that involves IR, Quality Control or team dynamics alignment. She is an inspiring influencer on any team and an individual who performs above the norm, her conscientious nature and attention to detail have certainly endeared her to myself and indeed my entire team.
Kirk Walker | Managing Executive, Staff U Need