It is rare to see a guard of honor by factory workers lined up celebrating, dancing, crying, and carrying their CEO shoulder high on his last day of work. That happened to Joseph Choge as he bid farewell to his Premier Food Industries Ltd colleagues before starting his new job as the Group MD of Unga Group PLC. Joseph believes that if you take care and care for your employees, they will take care and care for you, resulting in the high performance of everyone. At the center of his leadership is the drive to put people first.
Joseph gives us a front-row seat of his leadership journey from childhood to becoming the CEO of a public-listed company on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. He desires to care deeply for people and candidly shares his lowest leadership moment, self-care, overcoming stress, and maintaining a sharp leadership edge. Joseph admonishes leaders not to abuse their authority but to use it to influence and impact others. Get to hear how he uses his empathetic nature to grow those he leads as an Enabler who believes, "People are the secret sauce that creates a culture that makes a company great!"
Joseph has served as the General Manager of Telecoms Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), Uganda, and Airtel Gabon before taking over Premier Foods. He was on the Business Daily's 2018 Top 40 Under 40 and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Brenda (the Rock of his family), and children away from the corporate world, plus riding his 1000cc BMW motorbike.
