The Lead Assembly

          I remember the closing speech of the CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop, during the press conference that announced Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia. He ended his speech saying; “...we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost.” Upon this conclusion, he and the entire management team publicly wept. You don't have to be wrong to be out, all you need is to lag behind in a fast moving world like ours. Nokia did nothing but they were too busy doing activities while the world was busy "jetting". They lost the company and billions that would have been made and future relevance, they lost big! Activity is not a sign of progress. You can be actively going round circles. This is the case of many leaders today, they keep doing what they know how to, what they are used to and still feel they are in the market, meanwhile the world has long left them behind.   A leader who is not getting updated daily will soon go off the market; updating prevents outdat...

                 While many argue that the greatest error in leadership is loss of vision, I believe its rather failure to prepare for departure. The vision and the task we are pursing as leaders can be so consuming that we forget that the seat we are seating on is temporal. No matter where you are, you won't be there forever, even if you are the founder of that organisations be it business or religious. At the end of the day the church you are doing everything to build will become a monument, the business you killing yourself to build will become a once upon a time endeavour. The political position you are occupying will be void of your name without pouring and mentoring someone to do the same thing your doing and even better. The prove of great mentorship is your protogy doing better than you. Jesus the greatest leader that ever lived had this to say "I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, ...

Last week we discussed about uninspiring leadership being one of the reasons why employees leave. Today we will be looking at another reason which is 2. Crystalize Environment Recently, i went for a training in an organisation. As I took their time book which is usually my first point of call when I carry out any training, I discovered that many people worked there for two weeks and the longest staff there was four months so I asked the CEO why, he told me they are largely incompetent. But,  after my leadership review analysis I found out that there is no next level in view. When there's nothing new to learn or aspire for, people tend to leave. Same usual Daily routine is tiring. Everyone loves  adventure, a dive into something new. It's then expedient that the leader create such an atmosphere. They should be something new to learn. They should be something bigger for everyone to aspire for. when you get to a point in life when there is no other place to go, lif...

People will leave you and others will come, its the way life is programmed. Employees will change jobs, followers will change leaders and sometimes leaving  us with mixed emotions which maybe quite hurting. People will leave one way or the other but here is the twist, most employees leave not because they want to but because they are tired. Worried about the high level of employees turn over in the organisation  and why people don't stay? Here Are The Few Reasons. 1) Uninspiring Leadership . Everyone love to be in an environment where they will be inspired to become better not demoralised . We disrespect employees,we talk down on them, nobody loves such a position. If non of your employees can genuinely say to you I love to be like you then its a clear indication you are leading wrong . Pastor Godman Akinlabi said "leaders inspire followers to become better not to  give up". Many of us leaders have cost those who look up to us to throw in the towel becau...

         LEADERSHIP CRAFT SERIES              I know the topic goes against your ideology and philosophies of who a leader should be, a leader should be calm headed, a conformist or a gentle man. Well! that may be true, but every true leader knows that for you to be successful in life and lèàdership you have to be a rebel at somè point, you may have to wear the stubborn hat and even controversial sometimes. Successful leaders are people who confront the norm, go against the tide, you cannot be a successful leader being normal, normal things dont make lasting impact . There are many things that will try to stop you from being an effective and successful leader but you can use your stubbornness to do something good, what I am trying to say, is that there are many things that will come to bend you, that will come to make you bow, to make you give up but being stubborn is what will keep you going, you have to be stubborn. Aga...