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TEAM BONDING AS A MULTIPLIER OF PERFORMANCE

When a team does things together in genuine unity of purpose, it increases their productivity. This...

LEADERSHIP: THE LEGACY OF TRANSFORMING LIVES

Your role as a leader is to transform the lives of people that have been put in your care. Destinies...

LEADERSHIP: UNLOCKING HIDDEN POTENTIALS THROUGH TALENT DISCOVERY

Leaders are to use the opportunity of their position to discover the hidden talents in their team...

LEADERSHIP: THE EGO TRAP IS THE GREATEST ENEMY

Leaders are prone to being victims of ego. This could be an individual or a corporation. This...

LEADERSHIP: THE POWER OF GRATITUDE IN TRANSFORMING TEAMS

There is so much power in gratitude that it is ironic how leaders have not annexed it. Saying “thank...

LEADERSHIP: MANAGING TEAM POLITICS AND RIVALRY TO AVERT TOXICITY

The ambition of team members has the tendency to lead to rivalry. If left unchecked, it can capsize...

LEADERSHIP: DEFERRING TO YOUR TEAM’S STRENGTHS WHEN ALLOCATING TASKS

Managing teams requires you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each of your team members...

LEADERSHIP: CONFRONTING BAD BEHAVIOR FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE

Leaders must be firm! Transformational leadership is not about being liked; it’s about...

LEADERSHIP: MASTERING THE BEAST WITHIN

One of the things that can destroy a leader is anger. Many leaders have ended up being victims of...

LEADERSHIP: BEWARE OF THE DANGEROUS ECHO CHAMBER

One of the risks of leadership is that your followers are most likely to tell you what you want to...

AfCFTA: AFRICAN COUNTRIES NEED TO TRADE MORE WITH ONE ANOTHER

Africa needs to rise, but it should be more than mere rhetoric. It must be backed by concrete and...

LEADERSHIP: YOUR PEOPLE ARE YOUR BRAND

Part of what makes the brand value of an organization is the way the leaders treat people there. The...

LESSONS FROM MY SON’S LOST FOOTBALL MATCH

Last week, my son went for a football match, and against expectations, their team lost the match. It...

LEADERSHIP: YOUR TEAM’S GROWTH DEPENDS ON YOUR HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE

You must ensure that your team members are constantly learning something from you and that means you...

MANAGING DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Recently, a very senior finance executive and I were having a conversation on the economy and how it...

LEADERSHIP: HOW GREAT LEADERS USE UNITY TO BUILD COHESIVE TEAMS

Leading a team should result in cooperation and collaboration amongst members of the team. The more...

CAREER CRISES AND SCARS: WATCH AND PRAY

Some weeks ago, there was a question in the comment section of one of my articles titled:...

LEADERSHIP: EMPATHY SETS TRUE LEADERS APART IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Crisis period is a time for leaders to show empathy to their team members. Crisis moments require...

LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM A GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADER, INDRA NOOYI

Indra Nooyi was the former CEO of PepsiCo, and she happened to be the first woman of Indian descent...

LEADERSHIP: IT IS ABOUT CARE FOR THE PEOPLE

Sometimes ago, one of my proteges called me and asked me: “Sir, what’s the secret of...
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