02Apr
04Jan
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021.
What is special about the year 2021?
For most people I have talked to about the year 2020, there is nothing much to write about. They cannot account for it, and the best most can say is that the year came and went. Of course, we...
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...
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