I like to go on long trail walks and hikes. The journey through these natural pathways is exhilarating and (sometimes exhausting). It often requires a mental readiness as well as physical readiness including making sure that you have the right gears. Sometimes we stop for a little rest and before we know it, we forget it was a stop for a rest and it begins to feel…
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How Excuses Giving Robs You and Devalues Your Life
I had the honor of being the guest on the prestigious “Unlocking Your World of Creativity” podcast hosted by Mark Stinson. We discussed extensively on: ???? the crucial role of cultural nuances and implications in leading multicultural and multi-generational teams today. For sure, the authentic leadership model equips leaders to thrive in today’s complex and ever changing workplace. ???? How excuses devalue our lives and greatly…
Everyday Authentic Leadership
I had the honor of being a guest on Leader-Learner podcast and what a powerful , fun and practical conversation I had with Theresa Destrebecq and Vincent Musolino on how leaders and individuals can truly cultivate and embrace authenticity in everyday leading and living. In this episode we talked about You can listen to the podcast here https://www.leaderlearner.fm/ To see how I can help your…
What does it take to succeed in corporate organizations?
Have you seriously thought about what it takes to achieve your desired success in your organization? #succeedinorganizations Believe me, this is not taught in college and honestly, no one tells you this before you jump in. Think about it, you were excited to sign your offer letter and now its 5+- 7+- years later, the honeymoon is over, the monthly paycheck has come to mean a little less,…
Treasure Your Scares
Listening to one of my favorite bible teachers recently, he said “treasure your scars. Your scars can be anchors for you in the future and give you a place in destiny”. It got my attention and got me thinking. At times, (maybe not at times) often in the journey of life, we encounter situations that leave indelible marks on us, scars etched upon our hearts and bodies. First, these scars…
The Battle Within
Authenticity demands a congruence between our internal and our external. Let me explain: if you claim to be authentic, your actions must match your values and beliefs. If one is not in sync with the other there is no authenticity. Put differently, words are not enough. Words matching actions every now and then is not enough as well. Authenticity demands consistency in behavioral demonstrations. It is common knowledge that we…
A Tree with Branches
I recently had a conversation with my mentor and we were talking about the importance of having a consistent, relevant and authentic message especially as one builds a brand. I said, I have this message and that message that I am focusing on and that I also have this experience that I will like to incorporate in my messaging and that is a struggle. Then…
Re-Routing… Lessons from the GPS
Everyone can probably identify with some kind of feeling lost or being lost experience (literarily or figuratively) at some point in our lives. For starters, I get lost all the time driving to new places even with the GPS shouting out instructions, and diagrammatically showing the directions. One of the ways I manage this, is to add time buffer when driving to an unknown destination. What…
Causal Exploration – The Two types of Why
The “why?” question can be constructive or destructive. Why can propel you forward or paralyze you. It can keep you where you or push you further downwards. It is important to know when you are using it constructively or destructively. Let’s consider the positive and constructive use first. My 14-year-old son is training to be the best possible 100 meters runner he can be. He is striving to achieve a…
Cultivating Leadership Influence
I learnt that natural laws will be in effect whether we know about it or not, whether we believe it or not especially the law of harvest. Good harvest demands prior work from preparing the soil to the quality of seed planted. We describe influence as the most important element of any leadership process but influence is not automatic and influence does not happen in a…