Leadership Tips

VENTURES AFRICA – There are several talented young leaders in Africa and Diaspora making positive change and making mama Africa proud. One of them is Yetunde Odugbesan, a young African business leader seeking positive leadership change especially for Africa and its female folks. Although she is based in the diaspora, Yetunde has been involved in several [...]

“I watched as the standard of living in my household and that of my friends drastically declined in the span of 20 years even though my mother invested in two houses, was promoted at work and got raises in her salary. We quit eating breakfast as bread, butter and milk became too expensive…I knew that [...]

By John Powell, Director: University of Stellenbosch Business School   VENTURES AFRICA – Mark Twain famously remarked, “Buy land; they’ve stopped making it”. The same theory applies to leadership. There isn’t enough of it to go round and we can’t just make it. Leadership isn’t just providing a flag for people to run to. The [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Eniola Mafe was recently described as a “Convener” in the Diplomatic Courier’s ‘Top 99 under 33’ 2012. Her role as the Program Manager for Africa in Vital Voices Global Partnerships, a leading international NGO that supports businesswomen, allows her to “bring people together in creative ways to address a pressing international issue [...]

VENTURES AFRICA- One of Africa’s prestigious business schools, University of Cape Town‘s Graduate School of Business (GSB) collaborating with top Canadian business school, the Rotman School of Management, Toronto, to offer a new programme – Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice – specialising in Innovation Leadership. The programme begins in December 2012 and runs until December [...]

VENTURES AFRICA - Global Press Institute (GPI) is the brain child of Cristi Hegranes, a 31-year old American journalist and former foreign correspondent that is changing the face of international journalism and women’s empowerment. In 6 years, GPI has grown from just Cristi, to news desks which employ 120 women in 25 countries, including desks in [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Coaching is increasingly becoming popular and effective in the field of human capital – learning and development. For managers, coaching has become an effective tool in harnessing and supporting their staff while for Trainers it is implemented to coach different individuals with varied needs in both aspects of work and life. The [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, an Ethiopian economist and founder and outgoing CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), is an African woman who saw in need, a powerful opportunity. Using her training as an economist and researcher, she has facilitated Ethiopia’s Green Revolution, putting the country on the map as a food producer. [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – In one of our most inspiring interviews yet, Folake Soetan, on behalf of Ventures Woman, sat down with Councillor Kate Anolue, Mayor of Enfield in the United Kingdom. Anolue is an ideal example of the African Diaspora that move beyond participating in their new societies to transforming them. Here is her story:   [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Ventures Woman had a chance to interview Eva Muraya, a renowned Kenyan entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Color Creation Ltd, the first advertising and branding business to be ISO 9001 certified in Kenya. She runs BSD (EA) Ltd, a leading regional brand, strategy and design agency. Eva has won numerous awards [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – As of last month, Africa is home to the leading entrepreneur in the world. James Mwangi, the CEO and Managing Director of Kenya’s Equity Bank, was proclaimed the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012, picked from 59 finalists who had already won the award for their home countries. [...]

By Olumide Adeleye   VENTURES AFRICA – Abeokuta, a city in South-West Nigeria, is remarkable in many respects. Among her noteworthy features is the name. “Abeokuta” literally means “under the rock”. It is a reference to the rocky topography of the city. It also refers to the protection ancient dwellers of the city gained in [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – While searching for a theme and personality for this week’s Ventures Woman column, I came across a provoking article by seasoned journalist and Editor of New African Woman, Regina Jere-Malanda. Regina is a London-based Zambian who is keen on representing African interests in the diaspora. Her passions are women’s health issues, education, [...]

By ‘Fisayo Soyombo   VENTURES AFRICA — Still less than 50, he has achieved global renown as a motivational speaker, martial artist, classical guitarist and a finance and money market expert, having lived and worked in several countries on separate continents in nearly half a century of his sojourn abroad. He has worked at globally [...]

By Nabeel Hassanali   Whether during our routine or informal conversations, it is a common feature to evaluate leaders of State or Organizations based on their set of actions that have positively or negatively impacted others. We constructively and belligerently converse about the Do’s and Don’ts of Leadership. But what defines Leadership – and more [...]