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The Art of Letting Go (Part 5): Giants in the Shadows
“We do not lead alone.” My favourite leadership author, John C. Maxwell, teaches that everything rises and falls with leadership. It is important to understand that leadership, as used in this phrase, is not a noun or a position. It is a practice. It describes...
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The Art of Letting Go, Part 7: The Architecture of Successful Leadership Transitions
Sometime in 2023, I had the privilege of participating in the Symposium on Strength and Solidarity for Human Rights, where I met some remarkable social justice leaders from across the world. One of those leaders was Nani Jansen Reventlow. Nani is an award-winning human rights...
The Art of Letting Go (Part 6): The Untold Struggles
The day I handed over the office keys to my successor at ZimRights was a very calm day. A lazy day, indeed, but full of meaning. We had been talking about this for a while, so it was not supposed to surprise anyone. But in...
The Art of Letting Go (Part 5): Giants in the Shadows
“We do not lead alone.” My favourite leadership author, John C. Maxwell, teaches that everything rises and falls with leadership. It is important to understand that leadership, as used in this phrase, is not a noun or a position. It is a practice. It describes...
Apple Announces New CEO: Five Lessons from the Apple Succession Story
On 24 August 2011, Steve Jobs arrived at Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino at 11:00 a.m. for the company’s annual board meeting. The campus was a hive of activity as different board committees concluded their business. After Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer finished reviewing the...
The Art of Letting Go (Part 4): The Accompaniment
“We will walk with you.” Companions Leadership accompaniment is the quiet architecture behind every sustained leadership journey. One of the beautiful things about leading well and leaving well is that the departure can begin to feel like a honeymoon; a moment of celebration rather than...