One evening, during our A-Level class meeting convened by our form six class teacher, we were tasked with choosing someone to lead the weekly class assembly, convene meetings, and preside over them. Two ladies volunteered and were asked to present…
Over time, I have learned just how much it matters to be called by name. It has resonated even more over the past few weeks, as it happened again and again that each time I addressed someone by their name,…
In leadership and career development, few concepts are as powerful as sponsorship. Unlike mentorship, which focuses on advice and guidance, sponsorship is active. Sponsors do more than counsel; they advocate. They speak your name in rooms you have not yet…
Uganda offered an intriguing signal this week about the way nations position themselves for the future. Vice President Jessica Alupo, flanked by ministers, cultural leaders, and business figures, stood in collective recognition of a voice regarded as vital to the…
Over the weekend, while conversing with a colleague, I found myself reflecting on the question of ‘why’–the inspiration behind what we do. Over and above just the generalities of what we believe, into the deeper conviction that drives how, when,…
Years ago, I met someone incredibly dear to me. Let’s call him Mordecai. Luckily, it didn’t take long for me to catch onto his energies. I observed that this was not just another great person that had walked into my…
Most leadership spaces have gotten us to master the art of asking the right business questions. What’s the runway? What’s the risk exposure? What’s the growth rate quarter-on-quarter? And yet the most revealing question that tells you whether your team…
The genesis of all great endeavors is not strategy, nor timing, nor even resource but belief. And belief, while often presented as a fragile flame, is in truth one of the most disruptive forces in human history when it is forged in…
This past weekend, I sat under the canopy of DOMINATE 2025—a divine movement crafted by God through the hands of Manuela P. Mulondo. What a stirring reminder to a hall packed with 1800+ ladies that each one has been called…
There was a time when board appointments leaned heavily on general business experience. A track record in leadership, perhaps a finance background, or past CEO status were the golden tickets. But as the business landscape grows more volatile and more…