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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
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...
04Jun
Are you willing to learn new things?
Just try new things. Don't be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right? Michelle Obama When the Uber driver called to confirm my exact location, I was pleasantly surprised that the driver was a lady. It was a first of a kind...
04Jun
Learn to be Flexible
“The measure of a person’s strength is not his muscular power or strength, but it is his flexibility and adaptability.” ― Debasish MridhaErasmus* has been an Uber driver for six months. Before signing up with Uber, he operated a stand alone taxi within Nairobi.He draws comparison between...
04Jun