Yearly Archives - 2020

Jamhuri Day
12Dec

JAMHURI DAY! What’s in a Day?

Jamhuri Day (Republic Day)

My fellow Kenyans, Jamhuri Day is a public holiday celebrated each year on 12 December since 1964. What a majority of the people may remember are the speeches, (which they may not tell you what was said in them), parades, feasts, traditional singing...
failing leadership
21Oct

Failing Leadership: What makes leadership fail?

Failing Leadership: What makes leadership fail?

You possibly may have come across the statement, So many leaders, so little leadership.” That's the title of a book by John Stanko. The fact that you’re in a leadership position doesn't guarantee that you are leading. There is every...
Father's Day
21Jun

Father’s Day: Leadership Lessons from Fatherhood

Father's Day is a day of honouring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In the Roman Catholic tradition, Fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day, commonly called the Feast of Saint Joseph, March 19. However, in certain countries, Father's...
why great leaders make bad decisions
08Jun

7 Reasons Why Great Leaders make bad decisions

Why Great Leaders make bad decisions

The week that has ended has seen Kenyans wait for the president's address to the nation with bated breath. The anxiety and anticipation were evident. The frenzy in social media with all manner of memes was palpable. There were many questions...
Leadership development
05Jun

Leadership Development, Who Needs it?

A story is told of a group of suppliers were once given a tour of a mental hospital. During the tour, one of the visitors in the group, Bob, made some very insensitive and insulting remarks about the patients. After the tour was completed, the visitors...
31May

Good and Bad Leaders: What differentiates them?

Good and Bad Leaders: What differentiates them?

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” so wrote George Orwell in his book Animal Farm.  Animal Farm is an allegorical novella, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story...
30May

Leaders Set The Direction

 

Leaders Set Direction.

Once upon a time, a group of soldiers became lost in the Alps. They were hungry and disoriented. They argued about which way to go, but in the fading light, every peak looked the same. The soldiers had no chance of surviving the night...