Africa's Leading Voices

"Really great questions, and coaches who ask them... these are a few of my favorite things"
A question from Michael in a conversation earlier this week sparked this episode. How do we as coaches work with others to generate great ideas and help them turn that into viable action? Through Innotivity of course. As a bonus Michael coaches me in less than 10 minutes on a real live issue I'm grappling with. Unexpected and totally worth it! You can watch the video version on YouTube here.
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Mimi Kalinda, Group CEO of the Africa Communications Media Group ACG, and a Forbes Afrique top 40 under 40 for 2018 is a powerhouse. And she’s serious about Africa and African narratives. When ACG says ‘’we know Africa’’ it’s neither idle or ‘’just marketing’’, it is real With operations and a footprint of partners covering all 54 countries on the continent, Mimi is all in. 

This amazing woman continues to lead her firm, breaking barriers and busting myths about what is possible and what excellence is on our continent. I’m a Mimi fan, can you tell? We discuss doing business in Africa, the good, bad and ugly. We also tackle the narrative #AfricaRising and discuss ‘’who’s narrative is it anyway, and in service of what?’’I think you’ll really enjoy this one. Let me know what you think in the comment section below.

Egbe Adeoye in conversation with Sarah Fontaine and Jacqui Jooste about Coface’s exciting company culture unfolding.

I have the pleasure of a special guest with me. Special because she's my auntie. Yes, she is. Anyone who's African knows that an auntie is not only your mother or your father's sister but any female who's dear to you and older than you. And so this is my auntie Mrs. Titilayo Akisanya. I'm so pleased to have her speak with us.
She in her own right is a powerhouse. She's a coach of coaches and the outgoing President of the International Coaching Federation in Nigeria. She is also CEO of Teta Alpha Consults https://www.thetaalphaconsults.com This, after years of senior corporate experience with global firms and consulting houses.
I've invited my auntie Titi to Africa's Leading Voices to have a coaching conversation about what coming out of lockdown means to our being, as we go into "business as usual". How conscious are we of how we're feeling about it all? Are we coping?
I'm asking these questions because if we're not conscious about the strategies we're using to cope with this, we will be gaslighted. We will be fed distraction. We will be made to feel that we should get over it already get back. It's business as usual, we're back to normal. Yay. It wasn't really that bad. It wasn't really a big deal. And you start to question your own sanity, like, didn't I just go through that? Am I not feeling stressed about this? But okay, if everyone's telling you to get over it, then I should. Maybe you shouldn't. Maybe you should listen to what your mind, your heart, your body's telling you. Pay more attention to it.
In this episode we cover:
Resilience and psychological safety 11:54
Evident non-health struggles popping up in Africa 14:23
Mindfulness 16:38
Paying attention 25:23
Fixed vs. Growth Mindsets 27:58
Be wary of the African "grin and bear it" maxim 38:32
EQ and self-awareness 40:32