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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...
20Aug
LEADERSHIP THROUGH CALMNESS: Lessons from captain, Chesley Sullenberger – US airways flight 1549
When in a crisis, our mental state often seems only to magnify an already extremely challenging situation, becoming a major obstacle in itself. How can you be composed and provide leadership?
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...
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...
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
KENYA’S THREE STRONG PILLARS : A Reality, Possibility or a Mirage?
Happy Madaraka Day!
Madaraka Day is a national holiday celebrated every 1 June of every year in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained independent self-governance after decades as a Kenya Colony. Madaraka is a Swahili word for “freedom, independence”. One...
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...
31May
The Leadership Test – Leadership Lessons from the Senate of the Republic of Kenya
Sometimes last week, a friend forwarded to me a YouTube video link on WhatsApp. The message had the speech of the former Deputy Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya during a motion to oust him from the office of the Deputy Speaker. I...
30May