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Integrity and Candour
The Heartbeat of Leadership Leadership is not just about vision, strategy, or even results—it’s about character. And at the core of character lie two essential qualities: integrity and candour. As a nation, we’ve seen the devastating effects of leadership without...
Navigating AI-Induced Tensions
How Leaders Can Foster Resilient Organizations Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping industries, redefining productivity, and creating unprecedented opportunities. However, for executives navigating these changes, AI often introduces significant...
Sustainability as an Enabler to High Performance: Practical Examples and Global Best Practices
Introduction In today's rapidly evolving business environment, sustainability has transitioned from being a mere buzzword to a core driver of organizational success. It’s no longer just about meeting ethical obligations or compliance with regulations, but about using...
Employee Wellness in the Workplace
The Role of Leadership in its Promotion Leadership isn’t just about achieving results through strategic thinking, planning, prioritizing, making sound decisions, and driving for growth. It is also about ensuring effective communication, Innovation, promoting...
Breaking Free from Micromanagement: ‘The Boda-Boda’ Management Style
In many parts of the world, local transportation systems are defined by frequent stops. Whether it's the tro-tro in Ghana, matatu in Kenya, okada in Nigeria, boda-boda in Uganda, or tuk-tuk in India, these vehicles make their way to their final destinations by picking...
Making Up for Lost Opportunities
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” — William Shakespeare To redeem is to compensate for losses made. In relation to time, it is to buy up or swallow up every good opportunity and to make the best use of your time while at it, bearing in mind that...
There IS NO EASY WAY!
You might have heard the story of the man (let’s call him Steve) who approached God, complaining that his cross was too heavy to bear. God responded that everyone has a cross to carry but granted Steve the opportunity to choose another from the “cross store” of life....
Governance as an Enabler to High Performance
Introduction In today’s vulnerable, complex, and rapidly changing business environment, effective governance has emerged as a critical factor in driving high performance within organizations, whether they are public institutions, private companies, or non-profit...
Why Leaders Should Embrace AI in Their Organizations
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it presents organizations with opportunities to enhance operations, improve decision-making, and increase overall efficiency. Leaders who embrace AI are poised to gain a competitive advantage...
The Leader Coach
MCA Training International, the MCA Academy, and MCA Coaching have declared this decade of 2020 as the decade for developing authentic leadership. The world can’t carry on supporting insincere, careless, thoughtless, fear-driven leaders who are so focused on...
Behind the Scenes
“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty- four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.” – Tom Blandi The expression, “behind the scenes”, usually implies...
The Upside of Down
Finding Hidden Advantages in Dark Times About six months ago a very challenging 2024 took a negative turn and slowly but surely got worse in our home. Three of our five children were involved in separate life-threatening accidents. One of these accidents happened when...