INSPIRING HOPE
Women are the backbone of Africa. The proverb says: “if you train a woman, you train a community.” Time and time again, we have seen the truth in this proverb. Africa is waking up to the importance of acknowledging women’s…
RESILIENCE
"Resilience" is a word that is being used in today's narrative more than ever before. There are many reasons why "resilience" has become so prominent, none of which is more relevant than "the pace of modern society". In an ever-changing...
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MOBILIZING A MOVEMENT
I have had the privilege of teaching at most of the EMIT Women Leadership Institutes. Going from project to project, meeting people, noticing differences in culture, taking in the art, songs, hearts, resilience, needs, laughter, tears, creativity, struggles, traffic, survival,...
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Leadership: An affair of the Mind and Heart
“The best-kept secret of successful leaders is love: staying in love with leading, with the people who do the work, with what their organizations produce, and with those who honor the organization by using their work.” (Kouzes & amp; Posner: 2002, p.399)…
Just Be Happy?
As u grab for my morning coffee mug I see the words… “Just be happy & have fun”. This is a the message which our culture sends us subliminally hundreds of times a day. Get this car, or that clothing,...
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Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
ADVERSITY TOOLKIT Leaders can soup up resilience in themselves as well as their teams by making a shift in how they size up a challenge. Rather than dwelling on their misfortune, resilient leaders move quickly to develop a plan of…