“Having More to Live with Is No Substitute for Having More to Live For.” This is a common quote that many use and that can carry different meanings depending on context. However, in the context of leadership, it is a thought-provoking and instructive quote. In many cases, people measure leadership by visible success. A closely […]
Over the past year, through our leadership courses, coaching, and consultancies, we have had numerous opportunities to interact with a diverse array of highly placed individuals. During these engagements, participants were often asked to identify three leaders they most admired, spanning historical, contemporary, local, and global contexts. They were also to describe in a word, […]
Aboard an Airlink flight recently, my attention was caught by an article titled ‘Mentoring is Good for Business’ carried in their in-flight magazine SkyWays. The author, Catherine Hodgson, made the powerful observation that mentorship is the way of the future for organizations that want to ensure sustainability. Organisations that do not offer mentorship may not […]
If anything, he became more abrasive and at times even callous. He took radical decisions that rubbed many the wrong way – both internally and externally. Having withdrawn America from almost all major world bodies, and having maintained a constant fight with several former US allies, many world leaders hoped, or perhaps even prayed for […]
CataLead comprises 30+ unique individual and team courses, developed from 20+ years in leadership into 1 of a kind program, to impact the next generation of Africa’s leaders NAIROBI, Kenya, 21st January, 2022… The CataLead, a leadership consultancy committed to inspiring and catalyzing Africa’s leaders, today launched their one-of-a-kind leadership development program in a bid […]
Police teargas a rowdy faction of youth opposed to Deputy President William Ruto’s gathering at Jacaranda Grounds in Embakasi East on January 16, 2022. [Denish ochieng, Standard] All indications show we are entering into a highly volatile political environment. The happenings in the recent past show that unless something drastic is done, we could be […]
This indeed is a leadership moment for anyone holding a position of responsibility in any field; for it is in such disruptive moments that true leadership skills are tested, and the men are separated from the boys and the women from the girls. Research has shown that the better prepared a company is the more […]