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Transformation4ChangeJust RememberWhat do you remember about your journey through life? your formative years, high school, when you graduated, when you got your first job, started your first business, your first major vacation and so on. A lot of times we focus on what we are going through rather than on what we are going to. We tend to focus on the negative rather than the positive or the possibilities. There is a lot of great things happening within us, around us, in our relationships, in our workplace and in our world that needs celebrating. Detox yourself from social media and...2024-06-2307 minTransformation4ChangeWhat's Your WhyThere’s no greater gift than to honor your life’s calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive. - – Oprah Winfrey
Defining your purpose gives you clarity about what’s important. When you then use it to guide your choices and decisions, it gives your life greater meaning and a deep sense of fulfilment. Your purpose is a pathway, not the destination. When external influences or your own internal voices try to take you off course, your purpose gives you a clear sense of direction and guides you back o...2024-06-0913 minTransformation4ChangeWhat Could You Be IfOpen your mind to the possibilities lurking around you, the possibilities ahead of you, and what you can become if…
Come on an amazing journey with me and explore the possibilities in answering the question WHAT COULD YOU BE IF…
Have a great week and see you at the summit of achievers!
2024-05-2607 minTransformation4ChangeUnclog the PipelineThe word to unclog is free, release, clear or unblock. For things to flow smoothly through a pipeline, it must be cleaned out. When you look at your life, are things working well or smoothly. When you look at the performance of your business, is it working as planned. As a business leader, are you getting the results of the department or section you are in control off? If the answer is No, there must be something or someone blocking the results. Are your relationships working well? Whatever it is in your life, business, relationship, or work, if it...2024-05-1111 minTransformation4ChangeProtecting Your Vision - Lessons from the EagleFor years Eagles have fascinated and inspired us with many stories highlighting the behavior and wisdom of how the eagle operates. I have personally been fascinated with these stories that when I was hired to start a university in Africa several years ago, I used the eagle as the logo for this university and developed a philosophy around the eagle to help students reach the highest level of success in academia. The stories about eagles continue to inspire me, challenge, and captivate my thinking, and fascinate my curiosity.
To achieve anything in life, you must have a...2024-04-2712 minTransformation4ChangeTrust the ProcessA process involves a sequence of steps or activities that lead to a particular outcome or result. Are you interested in climbing the corporate ladder? Building a successful business, being the leader that others would like to follow? Are you on a journey of becoming? Whatever you have going on for you, trust the process.
Millions around the world are interested in achievement and progress but not ready to go through the process of becoming. Do you trust the current process?
Many years ago, a wise old man told me to learn to climb the...2024-04-1406 minTransformation4ChangeWhy Servant LeadershipThe servant leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve first.’ The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership defines servant leadership as “a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world.” A servant leader focuses on the growth and well-being of employees and other stakeholders in their organization. Servant leaders seek to help the people they serve grow as individuals.
Robert K. Greenleaf first promulgated the philosophy of Servant leadership in an essay called “The Servant as Leade...2024-03-2911 minTransformation4ChangeThrive Through ChangeChange is a part of life. To be a great, authentic, inspiring, engaging leader, you must change.
As leaders, we can’t always predict with 100% what changes lie ahead, but we can increase our readiness, the capability of our organizations to deal with an uncertain future. How do we do that? We will need to develop a thriving mindset, one that factors in purpose, attitude, connections (relationships), and energy.
PACEsetters’s global study of over 2,000 leaders revealed that CEOs are very concerned with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing world and...2024-03-1609 minTransformation4ChangeThe Value of ChangeThe word change is to alter, modify, transform, amend, convert, or adjust. Change is as old as human civilization. We change a business model to respond to market demands, we alter our perspective and worldview for better and greater insight, we modify our thinking, leadership behavior, approach and style to changing situations and circumstances, we amend our organization and business systems and processes for service excellence and improvement, performance and productivity, we adjust our way of working to respond to business challenges and customer needs to enhance the customer experience, we transform and renovate our organizational culture to increase...2024-03-0311 minTransformation4ChangeThe Unstoppable LeaderThe Unstoppable Leader
Are you ready to use your authentic leadership skill and behavior to reach your full potential, and become an unstoppable leader? During turbulent times, our leadership approach and style faces the biggest litmus test. True leadership is earned not given, and you earn it by gaining trust from the people you lead. Behavior, not title, determines your authority. Vince Lombardi has a famous saying: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Leadership Challenge is about mobilizing people to create extraordinary results, and uniting people to turn challenges into successes.
2024-02-1807 minTransformation4ChangeThe Resilience AdvantageNelson Mandela said, “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
The American Psychological Association defines resilience as “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” It can also be defined as bounce back from change, setbacks, or disruption. Resilience is our ability to cope with difficult situations and to adapt to life's changes and crises. Resilience is the ability to adapt well in...2024-02-0306 minTransformation4ChangeThe Mark of a ProfessionalThe title of being a professional therefore is not in the certificates, degrees, awards, diplomas we collect but rather in how we behave. I have heard some employees refer to their bosses as a true professional and others referring to their supervisors, managers, leaders as not professional. I refer to my personal doctor as a true professional. From the very minute I enter his practice to when I leave, the experience makes me conclude that he is a true professional worth talking about. The way he talks to me, the depth of his knowledge about medicine, the way he...2024-01-2011 minTransformation4ChangeThe Leadership ContractYears ago, I was working with a major client to develop their leadership pipeline. During the seminar, one of the attendees decided to drop out from the program and his reasoning was that he is more comfortable being an individual contributor rather than getting on the leadership journey. At the time, it didn’t make sense to me but now I know that leadership is not for everyone and it’s okay if you are not ready and prepared to take on leadership responsibilities. I believe the leadership journey gives you the opportunity to learn and grow, mature, make a si...2024-01-0608 minTransformation4ChangeThe Human Side of ChangeAny change or transformation of significance will create people issues. New leaders will be asked to step up, jobs will be changed, new skills and capabilities must be developed, and people will be uncertain and will have concerns. Dealing with these issues on a reactive rather than on a proactive basis will impact the outcomes and success of the change.
Successful change does not happen by developing flamboyant change plans, engaging change resources, bringing in consultants, using tools and templates, commit financial and human resources to fulfilling the plan, and communicating the change. All these are good...2023-12-1810 minTransformation4ChangeNavigating Forward and OnwardAre you restless with your current state? Are you feeling stuck? Are you resting on the achievement of yesterday? Do you feel you have more in you and yet you seem to be stagnant. The key to addressing these questions you have been struggling with is to navigate forward and onward without allowing yourself to make excuses for your current situation or state. Navigating forward with purpose, determination and consistency will get you out of your current situation.
The word to navigate is to steer, traverse, direct, or pilot. In a world filled with...2023-11-1906 minTransformation4ChangeThe Benefits of DisruptionPowerful forces are changing our world. Their impact is touching all countries, sectors, companies, and, increasingly, workers and the environment. They are also mutating in some unexpected ways and combining to create even greater impact than we expected.
The word disruption is a disturbance, commotion, interruption, distraction, interference, or disorder. These words all have a negative connotation; however, disruption can be very good for you and me. It is human nature to want to settle, have stability, control, and go with the flow. However, anytime our lives are disrupted, our businesses are shaken, our...2023-11-0511 minTransformation4ChangeRethink And ThriveEnglish philosopher James Allen wrote: “As a man thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.” Stoic and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote: “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.” Poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “A man is what he thinks about all day long.” Author Earl Nightingale said: “We become what we think about,” and Mark Twain wrote: “Life consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.” We live in a world of thought.
Our thoughts create our experiences, and we experience what we...2023-10-2211 minTransformation4ChangeInspirational LeadershipInspirational leadership refers to your ability to influence those around you positively and motivate others to achieve success. It provides your team members with the opportunity to develop their ambition based on your actions and attitudes.
An inspirational leader will develop talent and provide employees with opportunities to grow. These leaders are willing to take a risk on a person to stretch them so that their very best will burst forth. They have a desire to develop their team members and push them outside their comfort zone — and are prepared with a safety net in case the in...2023-10-0910 minTransformation4ChangeLet It GoBeing weighed down from all the things and others is stealing your future and growth one disappointment and hurt at a time. I feel your pain because I have had my own share of pain, disappointments, hurt, mistreatment, and others. The question is can you change the discourse. Absolutely yes you can. You have the inner resources and the help of Almighty God to help you sidestep all the issues, drama, challenges and start moving towards what you want.
The Phrase, let it go is not another cliché but a very powerful statement when y...2023-09-2306 minTransformation4ChangePeaceful by ChoiceJames Allen about peace said “Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom”
Peace stealers are busy doing what they do best and that is stealing your peace in your most unguarded moments. Personally, my peace has been stolen repeatedly until I figured out how to detect the signs before it consumes me. I’ve wasted a lot of time being held hostage to some ridiculous stuff. It’s my duty to protect my peace and that is what I suggest you do as well to navigate the gift called life.
2023-09-1010 minTransformation4ChangeLimited Vision, Limited LifeThe Late Dr. Robert Schuler said, “The Me I see Is the Me I will become” When you look in the mirror, what do you see? A miracle about to happen, an influencer, a change maker, a thought leader. Do you see yourself as contributing to your world? An author of a best seller? A successful business owner in the making, a song writer, or a successful person in general? What you see is what you become.
Every successful person I know, read about, heard about, was first successful in their mind and then went...2023-08-2611 minTransformation4ChangeDeveloping Your Mental Muscles Part 3Angela Duckworth and her colleagues research revealed the importance of Mental Toughness. They concluded in one of their findings by saying “Our hypothesis that grit is essential to high achievement evolved during interviews with professionals in investment banking, painting, journalism, academia, medicine, and law. Asked what quality distinguishes star performers in their respective fields, these individuals cited grit or a close synonym as often as talent. In fact, many were awed by the achievements of peers who did not at first seem as gifted as others but whose sustained commitment to their ambitions was exceptional. Likewise, many noted with su...2023-08-1311 minTransformation4ChangeDeveloping Your Mental Muscles (Part 2)Mental Toughness is "The ability to work hard and respond resiliently to failure and adversity; the inner quality that enables individuals to work hard and stick to their long-term passions and goals." Mentally tough athletes are more consistent than others. They don’t miss workouts. They don’t miss assignments. They always have their teammates back.
Mentally tough leaders are more consistent than their peers. They have a clear goal that they work towards each day. They don’t let short–term profits, negative feedback, or hectic schedules prevent them from continuing the march towards their vision. They mak...2023-07-3017 minTransformation4ChangeDeveloping Your Mental Muscle (Part 1)Developing your mental muscles is a great way to enhance your cognitive abilities and improve your overall mental well-being. What is mental toughness? According to Wikipedia, Mental toughness is a measure of individual resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and the workplace. In recent decades, the term has been commonly used by coaches, sport psychologists, sports commentators, and business leaders.
One of the most important qualities achievers possess is mental toughness: the drive and determination and willpower to keep going when the going gets tough. Determination and willpower are qualities you can develop...2023-07-1617 minTransformation4ChangeRecipe for Business TransformationResearch shows that most efforts to fundamentally change the trajectory of an organization fail. Regardless of the size of your business or industry, transformation is vital for you to remain relevant in the marketplace.
Businesses must make fundamental changes to their operations so they can deliver better value to customers. It is also about organizational cultural change. Companies need to challenge the status quo from within and experiment to find what works for their organization. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder said "In today’s era of volatility, there is no other way but to re-invent. The only sustainable ad...2023-07-0210 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Skills For the FutureThe business landscape is changing rapidly. From AI and automation to big data and digital disruption, there are so many disrupters impacting business. In less than a decade, workplaces may look very different. With that in mind, we can expect leadership to shift dramatically too. So, with the landscape for businesses changing so rapidly, what can we expect the future leaders to look like? Furthermore, what can leaders do now to set up future leaders for success?
The business world is arguably on the cusp of the greatest period of transformation since the First Industrial Revolution in...2023-06-1807 minTransformation4ChangeHow To Lead In CrisisA Global Crisis Survey, conducted by PwC in 2021 involving 2,814 business leaders, 70% responded that the crisis had a major negative impact on their businesses. On the other hand, only 20% saw a positive impact on their organization. Effective management and crisis leadership were some of the potential ways in which organizations showed resilience to the looming crisis.
The real test of leadership does not occur when everything is sailing smoothly. Rather, leadership is oftentimes tested during a crisis. The way you behave and act during a crisis will establish your credentials as a good leader or...2023-06-0414 minTransformation4ChangeHow to Influence ChangeTo successfully influence change throughout your organization, you must create an environment that promotes change. You create the readiness for change by removing all the roadblocks that inhibit successful change.
Now I have a confession to make. I have an addiction that I have been trying to shake off for years. I have gone for therapy several times and it has not worked. I am still trying to get over the addiction and hope that one of these days I will succeed. I am addicted to helping organizations, leaders, professionals, and individuals embrace, explore...2023-05-2808 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Habits for ResultsLeadership serves several functions crucial to the success of the organization. Effective leaders provide clarity of purpose, motivate, and guide the organization to realize its mission. Regardless of your position, understanding your role as a leader can help you contribute more meaningfully to the accomplishment of your company's or organizational objectives. Great leadership is about inspiring your team to deliver the result, creating the right conditions, and enabling environment for them to thrive, and facilitating your team to achieve amazing outcomes.
Jerome Taillard said, “Leadership listens, inspires, motivates, and gives a direction, a common go...2023-05-2112 minTransformation4ChangeAre You Hungry EnoughOur dissatisfaction with the status quo drives us and gives us energy to be more, do more and give more. A lot of leaders have settled with the status quo and have spent years doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. Some of these leaders have convinced themselves that the organizational culture will not change and therefore they don’t do anything.
One of the major hinderances to leaders not fulfilling their potential is that they are not hungry enough to do all that they can do. There is a lot of...2023-05-1409 minTransformation4ChangeHow to Ignite Organizational GrowthJason Richmond said “You already have a culture, even if you haven’t consciously developed it. Culture is also what happens when no one pays attention, and then you pay the price.” He continued “Sustaining culture change is particularly challenging because we ask people to alter deeply ingrained and sometimes unconscious behaviors and habits.”
I have read great strategies and business plans. As a consultant working with leadership teams and boards, I have reviewed, facilitated and co-created strategic plans and I have concluded that unless leaders create an environment for people to unleash their potential...2023-05-0709 minTransformation4ChangeBuilding Trust and RespectDo you respect yourself and respect others? Leaders who use swear words, demean people, talk down the team, are egocentric, and disrespectful will not go very far. They may get away with it for a while but not for very long. Build trust and respect among your team, and there will be no challenge the team cannot solve. Trust is earned through hard work and actions, not simply good intentions.
A high level of trust creates a more positive employee experience and can also lead to a more productive workplace where people feel safe and respected. Building...2023-04-3013 minTransformation4ChangeCultivate and Nurture Your Organization CultureThe performance of your people and organization is contingent on the quality of your culture. Organizational culture facilitates the achievement of your
organization’s strategic objectives, attracts the right employees, and has mechanism to jettison those employees who may not fit in. Organizational
culture often mirrors the organization’s core values and directly reflects the
organization’s leadership.
Organizational culture is the collection of beliefs, values and methods of interaction that create the environment of your organization. This culture encompasses the foundational values of a company or business. It also reflects your organization’s expectations and philosophy and the...2023-04-2416 minTransformation4ChangeRaise Your Standards (Part 2)Raise Your Standards (Part 2)
Raising your standards begins the process of changing the trajectory of your life, business results, relationships, family, organization, leadership journey, spiritual journey, and others. What is a standard? A standard is a model for excellence, a criterion, benchmark, touchstone, yardstick, specification, guideline, measure, or requirement. You can raise your standard for leading your team, improving your relationships, moving on the ladder of success, achievement, or career, you can raise your leadership standard, spiritual, health and wellness, business, or organization results.
So, the question is how do you raise your standards?
2023-04-1613 minTransformation4ChangeAuthentic Change LeadershipYvonne Ruke Akpoveta describes Change Leadership as the ability to influence and inspire action in others and respond with vision and agility during periods of growth, disruption, or uncertainty to bring about the needed change.
When leaders truly lead change, when they commit the resource, when they are visible throughout the change process, when they genuinely sponsor and lead the change, results follow. I believe that what is important to the executive bench, they give their attention to. When leaders begin to position change leadership as a strategic imperative and as a competitive edge, the millions and...2023-04-0917 minTransformation4ChangeRaise Your Standards (Part 1)Raising your standards begins the process of changing the trajectory of your life, business results, relationships, family, organization, leadership
journey, spiritual journey, and others. You can raise your standard for leading your team, improving your relationships, moving on the ladder of success, achievement, or career, you can raise your leadership standard, spiritual, health and wellness, business, or organization results.
When you raise the standard for your life and stop making excuses you begin to make an inner shift to take control over the quality of your life. It is only when
you decide to accept nothing less than...2023-04-0214 minTransformation4ChangeInspiration For LeadersPeople can be challenging to work with sometimes and they can be a great delight as well. As a leader, you are tasked to deliver results, grow the business, achieve strategic objectives, coach, mentor, inspire your team or direct reports. These demands put pressure on you as a leader and you must keep refueling your mental tank, refresh, re-energize and rejuvenate consistency to handle the challenges and requirements of the job. I salute all the leaders out there because leadership is a heavy and challenging responsibility. Organizations thrive or fail through leadership. Employees reach the pinnacle of success and...2023-03-2609 minTransformation4ChangeHow to Help Employees Thrive At WorkEmployees are ready and willing to give the best and show up to do their best work provided you create an enabling environment that frees them to do so. Employees come to work each day with a single goal - to contribute and help the organization achieve its strategic goals and objectives. The question to you as a leader is Are you willing to help them do so? When we facilitate employees to thrive at work, everybody wins.
In this episode, you will learn or refresh your memory on the best ways to help your employees thrive...2023-03-2009 minTransformation4ChangePassion To ThriveIf you had all the time in the world, if there were no limitation, self imposed and otherwise, or other obligations in life – what would you do?
Following your passion may appear like a far-fetched dream, but it is possible. To be passionate, is to be determined to achieve what you want without being swayed or distracted. When you do what you love, it doesn’t feel like work anymore as the saying goes. Passion to thrive will allow you to do amazing work that you’re really interested in. We follow our passions because it brings us ful...2023-03-0508 minTransformation4ChangeAn Inside JobWhere you are today is a summation of your thoughts, actions, behaviors, attitudes and so on. The results on the outside is a reflection of what is happening inside you. What is the quality of your inner life. You can never be any different from who you are on the inside. Your leadership style and behavior is a reflection of your belief profile. Be careful what you are focusing on because you become what you focus on. Do you want a different result? renovate and detox what is happening inside you. The condition of your inner life is expressed...2023-02-2010 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Authenticity Part 4Leadership Authenticity Part 4
The final episode on Leadership Authenticity
To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, and genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look at yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are...2023-02-1209 minTransformation4ChangeYou Are Stronger Than You ThinkWhen you look in the mirror, what do you see? Many times we overlook and underrate how strong we are. The stories you continue to tell yourself is stealing from you and causing you to accept the status quo. There is more you can do with your leadership, aspirations, capabilities and your life. Do not allow the experiences of the past to stop you from fulfilling your true potential. Its time to change the narrative and live your full life. In this episode I provide a few nuggets to help you navigate the challenges and disruptions of life.2023-01-2908 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Authenticity Part 3To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are looking at? Do you have room for change? I believe we all should be ready...2023-01-2211 minTransformation4ChangeEnhancing the Customer ExperienceWe all have customers. There are two types of customers. The internal customers are the people we work with who ensure that the service value chain works smoothly. When we take care of our internal customers, they take care of the external customers the people we are employed to serve. In order to enhance the customer experience, we must ensure that there is no value leakage through our interactions, systems and processes designed to serve the customers both internally and externally. As a leader, how are you treating the people you work with? Have you created an enabling environment...2023-01-0818 minTransformation4ChangeBuild For ResilienceHappy New Year. Thank you all for listening to my podcast in 2022. The year 2023 is going to be amazing. How do I know that? I know that because if you want 2023 to be amazing you have to create it. You have to do things differently to get a different result. There are a few things you can do to make 2023 amazing.
1. Develop yourself. You can never be any different from your level of consciousness
2. Focus on what you want and work it
3. Persevere through the challenges by being RESILIENT
4. Go help...2023-01-0206 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Authenticity Part 2To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are looking at? Do you have room for change? I believe we all should be ready...2022-12-1914 minTransformation4ChangeLeadership Authenticity - Part 1To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are looking at? Do you have room for change? I believe we all should be ready...2022-12-0411 minTransformation4ChangeChallenges as SpringboardChallenges are good when you change your perspectives regarding what you are going through. Challenges set you up for greater things. Challenges help launch you and prepare you to do some amazing things with your life. Challenges can fuel you to move in the direction of your aspirations and dreams and an impetus for massive action. Begin to look at challenges differently because without these challenges you will not be able to move ahead in life, business, profession, or your leadership journey. Use your challenges to move you forward. 2022-11-2811 minTransformation4ChangeDesign Your DestinationYou have heard it said that if you don’t know where you are going anywhere will do. I believe you have also heard it said that if you want to predict your future, you must create it. Some if not everybody has a picture of the future they want to see in their lives. The key though is to have the future or destination you want to arrive at 5, 10, 15, 20, years from now, you must create it. The word design is to plan, to sketch, draw, shape, model, devise, create, construct, etc. To design your destination means you must do...2022-11-2014 minTransformation4ChangeInspiring Great TeamworkThe power of working as a great team cannot be overemphasized. I have worked with amazing teams and continue to work with great teams. When two or more people decide to work as one cohesive and harmonious team, phenomenal results and outcomes happen. Great businesses and organizations are born out of teamwork and team spirit. Whatever business or organization you work with or whatever business or organization you are planning to build; teamwork and collaboration can deliver significant results. Are you a leader, manager, supervisor, entrepreneur, or whatever role you are playing in your organization, make the decision right...2022-11-0513 minTransformation4ChangeHow to Master Your MindYour mind is very powerful and holds the key to the future you want to create. You can use the mind to do amazing things, or you can talk yourself out of the amazing things you want to use your mind for. How are you using your mind? Your current state is a summation of how you have used your mind to date. We blame people, government, the economy and other things for where we are in life. Taking responsibility for where you are in life is the beginning of true freedom and the start of taking full control...2022-10-2325 minTransformation4ChangeClear It OutTo achieve your goals and objectives you must learn to travel light. In order to fulfil your dreams, climb the corporate ladder, be successful in life, move up, and do all the things you want to do, you must learn to unclog your mind. You will not be able to achieve your ambition, vision, calling, and mission in life when you continue to hold on to things clogging the pipeline leading to success and accomplishment. Life happens to all of us. If you do not let go of stuff, your mind will be filled with things not taking you...2022-10-1012 minTransformation4ChangeDream AgainWe all have a dream we want to achieve. When we were young, we had dreams and with time we added more dreams or let go of some of the dreams. Your dream is going to be tested with time to ensure that you really are serious about that dream. Its very easy to dream of something you want to achieve however, it is seeing the dream through that is where the real work is done. We get challenged by life, obstacles, setbacks, tragedies, and the vicissitudes of life. So many people have let go of their dreams when...2022-09-2515 minTransformation4ChangeSetting Your Mind for Growth Part 3If you are asking yourself the question – Is there more? the answer is a definite YES, there is more provided you are willing and ready to set your mind to growth
People with a fixed mindset believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time defending their mental models, philosophy of life, intelligence, or talent, making excuses and justifying their current state and thinking instead of developing their talent and abilities. They believe that talent alone creates success—without any effort on their part. This way of thinking will keep...2022-08-2809 minTransformation4ChangeThe Power of Focus Part 2I shared the Power of Focus Part One 2 weeks ago. Today I am sharing Part 2. Remember that your ability to focus or your ability to block out distractions is critical in producing results. People with broken focus procrastinate, make excuses, blame relatives, the government, the boss, children, spouse, everybody, and everything else where they can shift the blame. When you focus on what you want, you become successful especially when you stick to it until completed. When you maintain your focus on a goal or habit, you will often achieve that goal. Focus is one of the most important...2022-08-2122 minTransformation4ChangeThe Power of OptimismThe Power of Optimism
Recently I wrote a Tribute to Isabella, my dear sister who passed away. Several of you reached out to me during this difficult season and it really meant a lot to me. Thank you all very much for your words of comfort, sympathy, and encouragement. I continue to struggle and grieve over her passing and know that with time I will heal through the process. If you happen to be going through a similar experience, hurt, or grieving over something, remember that time heals all wounds and hurts. I am looking forward to...2022-08-0709 minTransformation4ChangeThe Power of Focus Part 1Your ability to focus or your ability to block out distractions is critical in producing results. When you focus on what you want, you become successful when you stick to it until completed. When you maintain your focus on a goal or habit, you will often achieve that goal. Focus is one of the most important determinations of whether you’ll achieve a goal. When you focus on what you want, and not on what you don't want you will have a great possibility of achieving whatever you focus on. What you will achieve, and succeed at, is dependent on...2022-07-1116 min
Transformation4ChangeSetting your Mind for Growth Part 2If you are asking yourself the question – Is there more? the answer is a definite YES, there is more provided you are willing and ready to set your mind to growth
People with a fixed mindset believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time defending their mental models, philosophy of life, intelligence, or talent, making excuses and justifying their current state and thinking instead of developing their talent and abilities. They believe that talent alone creates success—without any effort on their part. This way of thinking will keep...2022-06-2709 minTransformation4ChangeSetting Your Mind for Growth Part 1History’s most accomplished artists, businesspeople, influencers, philosophers, political leaders, scientists, and writers had a certain way of thinking. They were open to change, opportunities, and possibilities. They had what is now popularly referred to as a growth mindset. Meaning they have set their minds to continuously grow in every area of their lives. You can do the same when you make the decision to grow and fulfill your potential as a leader, spouse, business owner, author, songwriter, or whatever your calling is.
People with a fixed mindset believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, ar...2022-06-2007 minTransformation4ChangeDon't Throw Away Your FutureI have been reading about the future of work and there are various predictions regarding the future of work. Here is what I know for a fact. The best way to predict the future of work and your future is to create it. It's only you who can stop you to be you! Nobody else can stop you if you don’t let them. When we continue to focus on what we are going through, we have more negative. What we focus on enlarges our horizon. However, when we focus on what we are going to do; our dreams, our...2022-06-0609 minTransformation4ChangeBuilding Your Life - Lessons from the Great Part 2The businesses we see, the lives we admire, and the successful schools or organizations we read and hear about were built. Great relationships are built, everything that stood the test of time was built by someone or some people. To have a great life, business, relationship, organization, marriage, and family, must be built. The best way to predict your future is to create it by building it. You are building your life through your daily routine. The amount of time you are investing in yourself is building your life. Is your life important to you? Do you want to...2022-05-2317 minTransformation4ChangeThe Benefits of Closed DoorsWe have all experienced closed doors and felt very disappointed about that closed door. For some a closed door is not getting a job, losing a contract, being turned down, not being accepted into the university, and so on. Closed doors can be a blessing in disguise. The older I get, the more I have come to appreciate the purpose of closed doors. In this podcast, I provide a few nuggets on how to change your perspective regarding closed doors. Have a fantastic week.2022-05-1511 minTransformation4ChangeBuilding Your Life - Lessons From the Great (Part #1)The businesses we see, the lives we admire, and the successful schools or organizations we read and hear about were built. Great relationships are built, everything that stood the test of time was built by someone or some people. To have a great life, business, relationship, organization, marriage, and family, must be built. The best way to predict your future is to create it by building it. You are building your life through your daily routine. The amount of time you are investing in yourself is building your life. Is your life important to you? Do you want to...2022-05-0118 minTransformation4ChangeRestart Your LifeLife happens and we all need a restart. Some have lost jobs and wondering what next. Others have closed their business and struggling with the decision. No matter where you are in life, you can restart and finish well and strong. Don’t put your life on hold because of the challenges life throws at you. You can restart your life and finish well and strong. If you only knew what is ahead of you, you will get up inspired and excited about the next chapter of your life. Every ending is a new beginning. Restart and get moving. Ha...2022-04-1806 minTransformation4ChangeGrow Through ItLife has a way of presenting us with challenges to establish our level of resilience, tenacity, resolve, and capacity. Every experience, good, bad, or ugly, has lessons to reshape our thinking and help us grow. The reason why we keep making the same mistakes repeatedly or keep complaining about various happenings is that we have refused to see things from the right perspective. Those who grow through life’s experiences and vicissitudes are well-positioned to move closer and faster toward what they want out of life. Do yourself a favor and learn to grow through it. This podcast will gi...2022-04-0307 minTransformation4ChangeFocus on PossibilitiesDuring times of change, disruption, adversity, and chaos, we may be tempted to focus on what we are going through rather than what we are going to. When we focus on the future, the possibilities, then we can navigate the challenges life throws at us more effectively. I have always reminded those I come into contact with to focus on the possibilities around them because the mindset of the possibility thinker drives focused energy and triggers consistent action. In this podcast, I share nuggets on focusing on possibilities rather than on self-imposed limitations and challenges. 2022-03-0710 minTransformation4ChangeInnovate or EvaporateWe live in a world of constant change and disruption. Individuals, professionals, leaders, businesses, that look for ways to do things better, more effectively, and efficiently, will lead the field. What are you doing to reengineer yourself so that you can lead your field? Are you embarking on continuous introspection and personal development? Are you making small changes to your attitude and behavior? Are you looking for innovative ways to be me, do more, and give more? Those who look for opportunities to innovate so as to bring more value to the marketplace, will continue to survive and thrive...2022-02-2111 minTransformation4ChangeAgents of IlluminationThe word to illuminate means to brighten, irradiate, lighten, or light. With all that is happening in our world, we are to be agents of illumination. As a leader, you have been given the great responsibility not only to achieve results through people but also to brighten your work environment so that your team can flourish and deliver results. I know of people who dread going back to work because the environment is uninspiring and toxic. When they get to work, they can’t wait for the workday to end so that they go back home to their loved on...2022-02-0610 minTransformation4ChangeSecure Your DreamsWe all have dreams that we want to accomplish. Dreams are so powerful that it triggers action, causes behavior change, and enables us to fulfill our potential. Your dream will be tested by challenges, adversity, and disruptions. To fulfill your dream, you must secure it and keep it front and center of your mind. This podcast provides you with nuggets on how to secure your dream and achieve it. Keep dreaming, keep working on your dreams, keep expecting your dreams to work out. Dreams that are not secured and nurtured, die with the passage of time. Let this not...2022-01-2415 minTransformation4ChangeRise Above ItChallenges come to us in different ways. We all have challenges and will continue to have challenges. There is a purpose for challenges when we have the right perspective. The most effective way to design the life you want and live the life you imagine is to rise above challenges. Looking at challenges the right way positions us to continue to move towards our vision, goals, and purpose. You will have challenges at work, in your relationship, team, family, and anywhere else you frequent or stay. This podcast presents nuggets on how to handle challenges in the most effective...2022-01-1009 minTransformation4ChangeWhat's In Your Hand?This is a great question we must answer individually as we draw closer to the end of 2021. We each have been given gifts, talents, abilities to contribute to whatever area of our calling, mission, and vision. Some are in the habit of talking themselves down by belittling their gifts and potential while others are improving on what they have been blessed with. What are your gifts, what comes to you naturally, what makes you come alive? Did you use the gifts and talents you have effectively in 2021? In the few days, we have left before the year comes to...2021-12-2913 minTransformation4ChangeKeep Digging Forward - The Story of My LifeKeep Digging Forward – The Story of My Life
Life has a way of making us look back where we recollect our past victories and struggles. Struggles don’t define us but rather build us up. Sometimes we get stuck in the past that we are unable to see opportunities and possibilities for the future. Picture driving somewhere and constantly looking in the rear-view mirror. Keep Digging Forward captures the story of my life and how I dealt with the challenges and pressures of life to get to where I am today. The podcast provides nuggets on how to n...2021-12-1310 minTransformation4ChangeHow To Change Your WorldHow to Change Your World
The success you want in your life, business, relationship, career, in various areas of your life come dressed in change clothes. It was Einstein who said doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result is equal to insanity. We are all suffering from bouts of insanity when we continue to make excuses, spend money we don’t have through credit purchases, smoke, and drink ourselves to oblivion, stretch business expenses into bankruptcy, destroy our relationships by doing stupid things, while expecting things to change. You must be kidding yourself thinking th...2021-11-2808 minTransformation4ChangeSet Your Past on FireSet Your Past on Fire
We all have a past. If you consider yourself as part of humanity, then you have a past. Your past can either empower you or cripple you. When you learn to put the past behind you, then you can move ahead with whatever you want to do. Some carry an ugly past with them that it becomes a heavy burden to shake off. Others literally embrace the attitude of what is in the past must be left in the past and not brought into the present. I have heard it said that...2021-11-0710 minTransformation4ChangeRule the DayToday is a great day because we are alive. Today is an opportunity for each of us to focus on our goals, ambitions, and possibilities. Today is an opportunity for you to lead better, inspire your team, solve a business and personal problem, and inspire the world with your aspirations. I don’t know about you but each day I wake up, it is a gift. We can squander the day by looking back on our disappointments, live in regret, waste it on that person who hurt us. To fulfill your goals and potential, you need to rule the da...2021-10-2510 min
Transformation4ChangeEmployee Engagement Through Leadership AuthenticityEmployees know when a leader is authentic and employees like to work for an authentic leader. As a leader, when you engage your employees at a superficial level they see through your lack of authenticity and play along for as long as they can. Authentic leaders get the job done through their employees and team because they lead with their hearts and lead from the core. Your employees want to give their best provided you are willing to be authentic with them and stop the politics of manipulation. 2021-10-1111 minTransformation4ChangeStretch Your ImaginationYour current position in life, your successes, shortfalls, achievements, and more came because of your imagination. We can use our imaging and imagination for great strides, or we can use it to talk ourselves down and stagnate. The imagination is the mental faculty out of which visions arise. The pictures or images we form in our minds are either energizing us or pulling us down. When we were kids, we were effectively using our imaginations to paint great pictures on the canvas of our minds. When we grew up, for whatever reason, we allowed our imaginations to be contained...2021-09-2715 minTransformation4ChangeThe Cost of Not ChangingFor things to change, we must change. We are all products of change. Leaders need to change to be successful in leadership. You have heard it said that change is the only constant, yet we find it difficult to embrace, explore, and exploit change. Your success in leadership, business, relationship, and whatever you are aspiring to comes through change. Change holds the key to organizational development and effectiveness. Refusing to change will stagnate your progress and advancement. As a product of change, I know without any reservation whatsoever that when you change, you change your results. I have worked...2021-09-1310 minTransformation4ChangeKeep Looking AheadLife has a way of making us look back where we recollect our past victories and struggles. Sometimes people get stuck in the past that they are unable to see opportunities and possibilities for the future. Picture driving somewhere and constantly looking in the rear-view mirror. That is a disaster waiting to happen when you don’t stop looking back. You do have a choice though to stop that disaster. It's very comforting to focus on the past especially when it’s a great and successful past. As nice as that might sound, we do ourselves a disservice when we c...2021-08-3009 minTransformation4ChangeThe Gift of ConflictWhatever rocks our world, makes us better not bitter! Conflict is good when we harness its power to grow the business, let go of our rough edges, improve business or personal relationships, refine a business model, improve the way we communicate, allow us to change the way we do things, see things and remodel things. We call these constructive conflicts. On the other hand, we can say a conflict is bad when we aloe it to tear us apart, destroy our relationships, cripple the business, cause destructive behaviors, suffocate our creativity, make us bitter, angry, unresponsive to change, and...2021-08-1710 minTransformation4ChangeMine Your MindYour mind has significant power. Your mind can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy. It is composed of thoughts, perceptions, memories, beliefs, programs, habits, and tendencies. You can divide the mind into two main parts, your conscious “thinking” mind, and your subconscious “auto-pilot” mind. Your conscious mind is the “voice” in your head that has a thought, opinion, or judgment about everything it experiences. The subconscious mind is the “computer” that takes all the information from your senses and generates thoughts, actions, feelings, and behaviors that create your reality, or your experience of life. The mind has three basic func...2021-08-0216 minTransformation4ChangeRepurposing Your ChallengesThere is one constant every leader, entrepreneur, manager, parent, a person will go through and that is the challenges of life, business, relationship, work, family, and others. There are those who rise with the challenges of life. They come alive, dream bigger, get creative, and make the best of the challenge. While there are others who fall under the weight of life’s challenges. This group complains, murmur, gets negative, blames everybody and anything they can find, wallow in self-imposed pain, and gets sick doing that. Challenges are positive, and though they may appear disturbing at first, prove to be...2021-07-1312 minTransformation4ChangeUnderstanding the Season of LifeThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity; a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to...2021-06-2916 minTransformation4ChangeWhy Leaders Fail Implementing Change SuccessfullyEvery year organizations implement change. The question is how well do leaders implement change. For whatever reason, with the millions of books written, blogs, and articles on change, the various podcast on change and transformation, the needle has not moved that much for successful change. Successful change is contingent on how we manage people ecosystems. The secret to successful change is about people; helping people through change, supporting them, preparing them, creating an enabling environment, and doing what is necessary for people to succeed with change. Leaders play a critical role and this podcast provides suggestions on what leaders...2021-06-0805 minTransformation4ChangeToday Matters - Master Key to Phenomenal ResultsToday Matters – Master Key to Phenomenal Results
Your future will not change much if you continue the same way and expecting a different result. When you focus all your time on what is going wrong with the economy, rather than focusing on what’s going right, you are wasting valuable time. Every single day you waste on what could have been, what might have been, what should have been; what you missed, focusing on the past, talking about your past, living in regret, spending time with those going nowhere, you are throwing away your tomorrow? Every single day...2021-05-2516 minTransformation4ChangePlease Help MePlease Help Me
As a leader, you have been entrusted with the lives of people looking for avenues to develop, contribute, share their expertise, and make our world or organizations, businesses, a better place to be and work. Have you consistently abused that trust by stopping your team, direct reports, and whoever is under your leadership from growing, progressing, and fulfilling their potential? Recently, I was conducting a seminar for a hotel group. One of the leaders took me aside and said until such and such a person leaves the room, the rest will not be free...2021-05-1810 minTransformation4ChangeFight For Your FutureDo I really have a future? Is the future I imagine just a figment of my imagination? Should I surrender my future to the dictates of life’s pressures? Is all the talk about a great tomorrow just another hope and inspiration stuff? As a young kid, you dreamt of becoming this and that. You had people you greatly admired and wanted to be like them when you grow up. You had certain professions you liked and promised yourself you will pursue those professions when the time comes. You then went to school, got a few certificates under your be...2021-05-0412 minTransformation4ChangeInclusion, Diversity & Equity – Your Competitive EdgeAny business, institution, leader, an entrepreneur that taps into the creative abilities of a diverse workforce, and practices authentic inclusion is positioned to do well in the marketplace. The challenges, issues, and benefits of inclusion, diversity, and equity continue to be the talk of government and the corporate world. Josh Bersin, calls diversity and inclusion one of the hottest topics of these few years. Leaders are realizing that it’s high time, they begin to leverage the advantages that accrue when they begin to see inclusion, diversity, and equity as a strategic imperative. Bersin wrote “Companies that embrace diversity and...2021-04-0611 minTransformation4ChangeRebuilding Your Team during Times of Change, Adversity, Crisis, DisruptionA high-performance team goes through challenges during times of change, adversity, crisis, and disruption. Turf wars escalate, team leaders begin to look inward thereby protecting their positions. Political infighting emerges while some leaders promote their personal brand to make a case and statement to be kept on the team. You will assume that during challenging times teams will work more collaboratively to ensure that they sail through the crisis with very few casualties or none. This is not what happens though. With so many years of working with teams across various industries, different countries, different organizational types, sizes, and...2021-03-2305 minTransformation4ChangeThe Gift of a New DayThe Gift of a New Day
Each new day presents us with the opportunity to resolve a business problem, create an enabling environment for our team members to flourish, be creative and innovate for the company’s growth. Each new day gives us a reason to forgive, make amends, grow the relationship, explore new business opportunities, and get going on things we have planned. You should begin to look out for surprises that each new day holds, be excited about your abilities, thank God you are able to see, plan, think, read, and hear each new day. Yo...2021-03-1010 minTransformation4ChangeThe Essence of Trust - A Leadership Must HaveThe Essence of Trust
Trust is very important in every relationship. The most successful organizations are those that place an emphasis on leading with trust. I was speaking to a group of managers and I asked them what is the most important behavior they would like to see in their leader? They said he/she must be trustworthy. Trust is about having confidence in the honesty, integrity, and reliability of another person, firmly believing that they will act in accordance with what they say. Trust is built over time through specific behaviors repeated over time. Trust is...2021-02-2308 minTransformation4ChangeWhat’s your leadership brand?Personal branding is a very big thing these days. Your brand is what you stand for; a uniform perception or impression others have of you emanating from your experience, expertise, competencies, actions, or achievements within your center of influence, industry, or the marketplace. As a leader, would you work for you? Or would you keep looking for the right leader to work for? Would you buy your leadership brand or would you buy from somebody else? Your leadership brand is always projecting itself and like all brands, your leadership brand is under constant scrutiny by your direct reports, your...2021-02-0904 minTransformation4ChangeThe paradox of interruptionsHave you ever had your goals, plans, career, relationship, business interrupted? When you hear the word interruption, what comes to mind? What emotions does it evoke? Depending on your perspective, do you see interruptions as positive or negative? The Merriam Webster Dictionary defined interruption as a stoppage or hindering of an activity for a time; a break in the continuity of something; something that causes a stoppage or break in the continuity of something. Interruptions create a gap in what we want to do, achieve or undertake. Interruptions have received a negative rap because we have always seen interruptions...2021-01-2707 minTransformation4ChangeWhere the mind goes, results followThe mind is very powerful. We use the mind to paint amazing pictures of the future we want to create. Whatever you focus on most of the time, you begin to create in reality. What are you allowing your mind to dwell on? Where are you allowing your mind to go? Your results follow the direction of your mind. Why not use your mind or tell it to go in the direction you want.2021-01-0603 minTransformation4ChangeWinning the battle in your mindThe mind is the gateway to your life. Your emotions, feelings, and actions all come from what is happening in your mind. Your mind is the battleground where every war will be won or lost. Whatever you are putting in your mind is contributing to your winning or losing the battle. You want massive success, you want to achieve your goals, you want to fulfill your potential; however, there are demands from people from all walks of life needing your time and attention. Everybody wants to be in on the action of your life and be part of the...2020-12-1807 minTransformation4ChangeThe 7R's of Business RecoveryThe past weeks and months have been characterized by fear, anxiety, significant job losses, business closures, and the halting of business activities. We continue to hear the phrase “this unprecedented time” over and over again. Business owners and entrepreneurs across the globe are beginning to learn, create, innovate and adapt to the new challenges this pandemic has created and continues to create as we re-work business models, safety procedures in the workplace, the economy, and so much more.
We are wired and engineered to rise above the challenges and ride the waves of change, adversity, and disruption. Duri...2020-12-0115 minTransformation4ChangeThe Reward of ExcellenceThe current environment calls for excellence. Customers and clients requirements have increased. There is significant competition in the marketplace and customers are looking for an enhanced excellent service experience with their money. Operating with excellence will position you well in the minds of your customers during this time of accelerated change and disruption. Excellence builds your confidence to be more, do more, and give more. Operating in excellence is in the best interest of our customers, the communities we operate in, and our stakeholders. When excellence dominates your way of work, you no more settle for mediocrity. Excellence is...2020-11-0912 minTransformation4ChangeStop Feeding ItWhatever we feed on mentally will grow larger and stronger on our horizon. I read the story about a “FISHERMAN who came to town every Saturday afternoon. He always brought his two dogs with him. One was white and the other was black. He had taught them to fight on command. Every Saturday afternoon in the town square the people would gather and these two dogs would fight and the fisherman would take bets. On one Saturday the black dog would win; another Saturday, the white dog would win - but the fisherman always won! His friends began to as...2020-10-2011 minTransformation4ChangeRecovery from Disruptive Change - The Building BlocksThere is a major disruption taking place in the world today due to digital transformation, speed of technological advancement, COVID 19 pandemic, social justice, massive layoffs, challenges of airline and tourism businesses, the oil and gas sector struggling to stay afloat, closure of a significant number of small businesses, green energy opportunities, challenges of inclusion, diversity, fairness, and equity. Business models that worked in the past are needing a complete overhaul. Leaders are not only working to maintain liquidity but also trying hard to inspire their work teams to stay focused and produce results, stay safe, work effectively from remote...2020-10-0115 minTransformation4ChangeResilience in changeLearn how to be resilient through the tough times, bounce back from misfortune, change, difficulty. Develop the capacity to recover quickly from challenges of life and learn to spring back from adversity, disruption, and transformation.2020-09-2304 min