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The Everyday Leader

Conversations with leaders from across Africa’s companies, organizations, and governments about their experience managing teams and projects throughout their careers.

Mercy Ojwang'-Kinyua: Director of Operations, OkHi Smart Addressing Identifying leadership "bad habits", intentionally learning from other leaders, and defaulting to transparency

Oct 19

Hillary Sang: Collections & Repayments Lead, Apollo Agriculture Scaling up field teams, running call centers, and putting yourself in your team’s shoes

Oct 17

Thatcher Mweu: Project Manager, Sendy Managing communication flows, the benefits of serving as an Executive Assistant early in your career, and work-life balance at startups

Oct 12

Wiza Jalakasi: VP of Global Developer Relations, Chipper Cash Getting the timing right during career transitions, managing pan-African scale-ups, and building a personal brand online

Oct 10

Asha Mweru: Director of Talent & Operations, African Management Institute Combining creator and operator roles, seeing your own leadership challenges in others, and selecting a team-wide OKR tool

Oct 5

Babatunde Ogundeko: Growth Manager, Helium Health Stepping up to fill team gaps, partnering with existing teams to roll out new products, and the power of approachability

Oct 3

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