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Context Is Everything…..
What a Stradivarius Teaches About Leadership By our Executive Search Consultant, Louise Baumann. A world-class violinist once played a $3.5 million Stradivarius in a Washington DC subway station during rush hour. Dressed in jeans and a cap, he played six classical pieces to more than 1,000 commuters. Few paused. He made $32. Later, that same […]
How I Make An Impact
Uche Ofodile is CEO Benin with MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator. We caught up with Uche to get her take on leadership, culture, and making an impact. When you first stepped into your role, what was your vision? My vision was to make sure that being number one wasn’t just about history – it […]
The Five Keys for a Successful Transition from Executive to Non-Executive Board Roles
By Sarah FitzMorris, Co-Founder and Director – Executives in Africa sf@executivesinafrica.com Transitioning from an executive role to a non-executive directorship represents one of the most profound career pivots in corporate leadership. In my work with those seeking this change, I’ve found that five essential areas consistently distinguish successful board candidate: The transition from executive to […]
Work in Africa – Our View
Since our last newsletter in February, the impact of the US’s change in position with regards to global tariffs and the evolving trade dynamic has created challenges and uncertainty. Once resolved and a new normal becomes apparent, this will also create opportunities. The AfCFTA and its continued evolution is now even more important than ever, […]
AI in Africa: Why the Continent is Poised to Benefit from Applied AI
By Simon Poole, Non-Executive Director and AI Advisor to Boards across Africa. Former Operating Partner, Helios Investment Partners. There’s a growing narrative that Africa is being “left behind” in the global AI race, particularly in the development of large language models (LLMs). I believe this concern is misplaced. Africa is uniquely positioned to accrue outsized […]
Focus On Consumer/FMCG
Our Search specialist, Stephen Barham, has been taking a look at Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) markets across Africa – here are his six key product and workforce trend observations: Significant Diversification within countries impacted by FX volatility and devaluation. Recently, in Nigeria, due to the large devaluation, many multinational companies have cut back on […]
The Secrets Of Our People Success
Hans Nilsson is Chairman of E-commerce and payment platform provider, Hubtel. CEO, Director, Advisor, Mentor, Coach, NED: some of his titles from a wide-ranging career that describe his contribution to organisations over the decades. We caught up with him to get his take on leadership, culture, motivation and how people make the difference. On the […]
Work In Africa – Our View
Welcome to our first ‘new look’ newsletter, a focus on the workforce and leadership across African organisations – because it’s what we are focused on every day. We hope you find the articles and videos useful and do let us know if there is anything you would particularly like to see us cover in the […]
Identifying Employee Results for Any Role – By Paul Marsh, Lightbulb & EiA Client Trainer
There is now no length of service requirement to make a flexible working request – so this potentially means an increase in remote working and for some leaders this means a lack of visibility. Which means they say it makes it harder to manage performance “But if I’m getting the job done why does it […]
The Problem with Competency-Based Interviewing – An Alternative Approach
81% of the reason why people fail in their roles or do not pass their probation period comes down to attitude and behaviour. It’s that slightly intangible thing that we only really see when we get away from the recruitment interview and actually see the person doing their thing at work once hired. For example, […]