In Depth
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 2): Why Are You in the Arena?
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred...
Dzikamai Bere,
January 29, 2026
12 min read
The Art of Letting Go (Part 1): Who is in the Arena with You?
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred...
Dzikamai Bere,
January 15, 2026
5 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