Leading without permission: Breaking free from the approval mindset
When Dr Tererai Trent, once a young Zimbabwean girl forbidden to dream, buried her hopes in a can beneath a...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
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When Dr Tererai Trent, once a young Zimbabwean girl forbidden to dream, buried her hopes in a can beneath a...
In many parts of rural West Africa, a single lantern lights the village square after dusk. Neighbours gather not because...
A senior executive I once coached had a quiet but powerful presence. She wasn’t the loudest voice in the room,...
Years ago, I sat across the table from the CEO of a fast-growing company who asked me something few executives...
It was a crisp fall morning in 2011 when a top executive at a leading tech company received a call...
They called it the “launch that would change everything”. After 14 months of development, a major tech company rolled out...
The silence after her words could slice through steel. Maya had just told the leadership team what no one dared...
Several years ago, a friend of mine stepped into a coveted leadership role at a fast-scaling tech company. Bright, capable,...
A few years ago, I consulted with a multinational retail company that had just completed an all-hands engagement survey. The...
In a tense boardroom in Johannesburg, the team sat frozen. A product launch had failed miserably. Fingers pointed. Voices rose....