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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...
Dzikamai Bere,
April 21, 2026
5 min read
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...
Dzikamai Bere,
April 9, 2026
11 min read
The Art of Letting Go (Part 3): The Assignment
“I can’t think of anyone who can do this better than you.” — Abel Chikomo Many times in the life of a leader, you are tempted to doubt yourself, and you want to hear these words. They encourage you because they express confidence in your...
Dzikamai Bere,
February 14, 2026
14 min read
Gratitude and Goodbyes: Reflections on Leadership at ZPP
Yesterday, I chaired the board at the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) for the last time. I assumed it would be just an ordinary board meeting and that I would simply check out into the sunset. But no the ZPP leadership surprised me with a beautiful...
Dzikamai Bere,
November 18, 2025
4 min read
Becoming Human Again in the Age of AI and Automation
Sometime last week, I had an incredible opportunity to listen to Dr. Tabani Moyo, the Regional Director at the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) and a Member of the African Union Working Group on AI. Contrary to what many speakers would say, Dr. Moyo...
Dzikamai Bere,
August 1, 2025
5 min read