QUESTIONING & LISTENING SKILLS
In my mentoring experience I have found myself in a situation where the mentee wants to talk to me about a difficult or an uncomfortable issue. In such a situation questioning plays an important role in helping to encourage the mentee to reflect ba
The GROW Model; I USE IT ON SELF BEFORE USING IT ON OTHERS
Goal. Current Reality. Options (or Obstacles). Will (or Way Forward). A good way of thinking about the GROW Model is to think about how you'd plan a journey. First, you decide where you are going (the Goal), and establish where you currently are (
‘DON’T QUIT’, GO AHEAD AND FAIL!
I was once very good at riding a bicycle. That was when I was way young, at about 10 years of age. At our home, then, it was common for us to use bicycles to run errands like fetching water, picking groceries from the market or just move from on
THE BIRTH OF MY PASSION
Since I was a young girl, I hated to see people sad or in tears. I recall this one time when something missed from our house, I can’t quite remember what it was. My father, who always insisted on strong values like honesty and openness, demanded to
PAYING IT FOWARD
I get several opportunities to train mentors, something I truly appreciate. Every time I stand in front of a team of mentors three quotes by Myles Munroe find their way into my session; “The greatest act of leadership is mentoring”. No matter how
SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE RESILIENT AFRICA
The theme for the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 is ‘Driving green growth & climate finance solutions for Africa and the world’. The summit, currently being hosted in Kenya, calls upon African leaders to pledge and commit towards the Impleme
THE BOARD AND THE CEO
For an organization to thrive, a healthy Board-CEO relationship must be at the Centre. Creating a healthy relationship between the board and the CEO not only affects the two entities involved, but flows down to affect staff members, clients or the
FOUNDER’S SYNDROME
As an entrepreneur you have great characteristics; coming up with new ideas, new technologies, confident, charismatic, risk taker and the list is endless. However, these very same qualities can pose a risk to the long-term growth of your company. Wh
BUILDING YOUR CAPACITY
You can only grow your Business/Company to the extent that you grow yourself. The good news is that time invested into your own personal growth is completely under your control. Here are four simple ways to build your capacity Expand your
FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS
FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS Business financing is raising the necessary capital to start or expand a business. Building a business requires capital-whether it is your own or other people’s money, you will need capital. Without access to capital,