It was the quarterly strategy meeting at a leading financial services firm in Abuja. Two managers were up for a promotion. Tunde was charismatic. He lit up every room he entered, knew how to make people laugh, and was instantly…
The quarterly performance review meeting at a mid-sized financial firm had just begun. The team sat around the polished conference table, laptops open, eyes scanning for cues from their boss, Mrs. Okafor. She had recently been promoted to Regional Director,…
It was a high-stakes Monday morning in Lagos. A leading tech company’s executive boardroom was tense, the kind of tension you could feel in your chest. Investors were nervous, sales were slipping, and the CEO, Ade, was losing his grip…
G&J computers decide in a company boardroom meeting to select two teams to be led by two different leaders, each leader was given the same task to leada team through a high-pressureproduct launch. Mr. Ayo the head of the first…
When we picture corporate boardrooms, we often imagine polished professionals making rational decisions for the good of shareholders, employees, and society. But beneath the surface of many leadership teams lurks a more unsettling truth: the presence of individuals who embody…
In a world obsessed with performance metrics, hard skills, and bottom-line results, one essential ingredient of effective leadership often gets undervalued: emotional intelligence (EQ). Yet, study after study—and boardroom after boardroom—reveals the same truth: leaders with high emotional intelligence consistently…
When the CEO of a once-booming tech startup watched their loyal customer rate plummet by 40% in fewer than six months, it wasn’t a competitor or a faulty product that caused the decline. It was a quiet erosion of trust…
Psychological safety is the belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. It’s crucial for innovation, learning, and high performance.
In 2018, Chuka, a rising fintech executive, wanted to host a high-level leadership roundtable. His challenge wasn’t content it was commitment. Busy professionals were swamped with options, and his event risked being just another calendar invite. So he flipped the script: He…
When Ada, a highly accomplished operations director, applied for a global role at a Fortune 500 company, she didn’t just rely on her CV. She had a decade of achievements, but so did everyone else applying. What set her apart?…