Lesson: See the Unseen. I used to wonder why God was invisible. At times it was hard for me to put stock in a higher power I couldn’t see but was supposed to exalt. Then at one Bible study, I found my answer in a story about how God revealed himself to Moses. He was … Continue reading For Michelle Obama, Becoming Ordinary is Extraordinary | Leading Like a Lady
Lesson: Look like a man, think like a woman. You might call Ellen Johnson Sirleaf an “alpha female”, and that wouldn’t be your fault. Though you’d be wrong. James Bond wishes his plots were as thick as Johnson Sirleaf’s life. Reading her memoir This Child Will Be Great is more than a thrill ride. But … Continue reading Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Leading Like a Lady
Lesson: Finding Yourself. The proudest moment of my life was when I decided to go to therapy. One of the transformational things I learned in therapy was the power of being vulnerable. In most cultures, men are taught to hide their feelings, while women are expected to show them more freely. At the same time, … Continue reading Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Lessons on Leading Like a Lady
Who do you see when you look in the mirror? Some women have a hard time answering that. And even when we find the courage to answer the question with “a queen!” or “a boss!”, it’s normal for us to expect violent attacks for that self-confidence. There’s so much information out there showing that this … Continue reading Leading Like a Lady
First thing’s first: there’s an elephant in the room whether or not we’d admit it. Folks are continuing to wonder how something like COVID-19 will hurt African countries the most, or why it hasn’t spread as fast in Africa as it did in the “developed”, “Western” world. Both questions typically involve an assumption: that the … Continue reading Where Water Runs Dry: Streams of Income in Africa
The latest pandemic, shut down of global travel, and mandatory quarantines in most countries are forcing us to learn how to make remote work happen. It’s no longer a luxury but a necessity to protect us from what’s been decided as the greater evil – the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading IT Matters More Than You Think: Africans & Remote Work
No, I’m not riding on the back of an okata or boda boda. And you’d have to force me to get into a matatu or danfo. No offense to the hustlers that run these motorcycles and mini-buses, which are usually the only public transportation options in most African countries. Their reputation for reckless driving and … Continue reading Going Nowhere Fast: The Rideshare Industry in Africa
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