Leadership Success
Today’s Youth Tomorrow’s Work Newsletter 2019
Podcast: How social entrepreneurs can drive an inclusive ‘Africa’s century’
How social entrepreneurs can drive an inclusive ‘Africa’s century’ – An article from the World Economic Forum, written by Precious Moloi-Motsepe Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Motsepe Foundation Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli Managing Partner, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition, and François Bonnici Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Head of Social Innovation, World Economic Forum.
Chat with the Youth Leadership Debate 1st Runner up – ABU
Amina Jafaru, Ibrahim Usman Abubakar, Sadiya Mukhtar – Guest Speakers In this episode of the Youthful and Useful podcast, we feature the remarkable team from Ahmadu Bello University, who were the first runner-up at the Youth Leadership Debate 1.0 in 2022. Through their experience in the competition, they gained valuable insights into the issues that […]
African start-ups are securing more investment—but there’s still room for growth
Data from VC4Africa’s new Venture Finance in Africa 2016 report shows that venture capital funding and angel investments secured by the 462 African ventures tracked has more than doubled from $27 million last year to $73 million. But despite the uptick in funding secured, venture capital funding and angel investments still account for just 12% […]
Impact Opportunities: Application For LEAP Africa’s Fellowship Programme Now Open
Join today’s brightest stars in social entrepreneurship! Applications are now open for the next intake of Fellows for LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme The Fellowship connects outstanding change agents to training, funding, and professional network support required to strengthen their existing initiatives and enhance their impact and sustainability. Are you eligible to apply? Intending applicants must […]
In Entrepreneurship skills are “the great equalizer.”
Written by Evan Carmichael “Every now and then I like to pick up a copy of Time magazine and read every article from beginning to end, not just the articles that interest me most,” says Gates. “That way you can be certain to learn something you didn’t know previously.” Learning is an essential ingredient of any […]
Start-ups won’t save the economy. But ‘scale ups’ could – Daniel Isenberg
The need to scale-up, rather than startup, is now a key concern for entrepreneurs everywhere. However, most executives who start a business or project fizzle more often than not once they’ve gotten their venture on its feet. In an article published on World Economic Forum, Daniel Isenberg, Professor of Entrepreneurship Practice, Babson Executive Education, Babson College and Vincent […]
The Acceleration Trap – Ideas for Leaders.
Faced with intense market pressures, corporations often take on more than they can handle: They increase the number and speed of their activities, raise performance goals, shorten innovation cycles, and introduce new management technologies or organizational systems. For a while, they succeed brilliantly, but too often the CEO tries to make this furious pace the […]
Growth and sustainability: are they really at odds with each other?
A few years ago when I asked a senior manager of a well known British firm whether sustainability was on the agenda, he replied: “Of course, sustainability of our product portfolio and growth is of major concern to us.” Ah. Not the kind of sustainability I had in mind! The desire to maintain growth and […]