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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...
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...
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...
IN DEPTH
The Art of Letting Go – Part 8: From Founder to Foundation
How leaders move from personal centrality to institutional continuity There are moments in the life of an institution when leaving becomes one of the most demanding acts of leadership. This was the central insight that emerged in a recent conversation with Nani Jansen Reventlow, as...
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...