Leadership

We have built an entire mythology around exhaustion. In boardrooms and business culture — perhaps nowhere more so than in the high-pressure, always-on professional culture many of us inhabit — busyness has become a currency. To be tired is to be serious. To be overwhelmed is to be important. To be burning out, quietly, is somehow proof that you are fully committed.

The 5 levels of Leadership – By John Maxwell “Leadership is influence”  Leadership is influence A few days ago, a colleague at work complained bitterly about his supervisor and how difficult it’s been working with him. He simply couldn’t understand why he appeared “power drunk” and obsessed with giving instructions even when they seemed unreasonable.

We say Africa has a political crisis, but what we lack in the real sense of it, is the lack of values. We say Africa has an economic crisis, but what we lack is common creativity.

The Burden of Leadership -To Sink or Stay afloat “Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader” John C Maxwell This is perhaps my first ever post on the subject of leadership. For some inexplicable reasons, I cannot point to exactly why I saved discussions

The Power of Listening – By Kola Ogunba “H ey Jessica. It’s nice to see you again. How have you been?” Jessica was an amazing human being. She was as close to a perfect personification of energy, class and grace as there could be. During our undergraduate days, she always captured everyone’s imagination with her