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Kayode Oguta

The one thing all Exceptional people have are great coaches. I3L Podcast enables you to do more, be more and achieve more, that is why we have taken out time to create this site to help meet more individuals with the aim of developing world class leaders.

Kayode Oguta, is an Innovative Performance Coach, a Mentor, an Author and a Partner with Marshall Goldsmith, the number 1 executive coach in the world. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kayode-oguta/support

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In the final of the 12 Tests that every Exceptional leadermust pass, we look at the Test of Excellence.

What stops getting better stops getting good enough. Whenleaders keep getting better, then they keep deserving their office.

In this podcast, let’s look at the tests and build thetraits of exceptional leadership in our organization.

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The specie that survives are not the strongest neither the most intelligent but the most adaptable. In life and leadership, adaptability plays a crucial role in the success of leaders. In the 11th of our 12 tests we look at ten test of Adaptability.

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A great follower is essential to becoming a great leader.All great leaders like Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King were all great followers rising to become generational leaders. In this podcast, we talk about the 10th of the twelve test exceptional leaders must pass.

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One of the most important test that exceptional leaders must pass is the test of relationships.

Everything about wins and objectives rises or falls on the capacity of the relationship available.

In todays podcast we continue the 12 tests that exceptional Leadere must pass and hence improve their leadership capacities.

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The Test of Discretion. Like the famed author William said Discretuon is the better part of valor. One of the great lessons exceptional leaders must imbibe is the art of discretion. Don’t fight every battle. Don’t engage every opposition. Don’t seek every war. Be clear about your aims and also your rewards. Build multidimensional thinking to have amswers to what you can see.

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The test of Pursuit is one of the tests that exceptional leaders must passed. What you pursue is what determines the outcomes of your life, hence no pursuit no victories. In this podcast we would talk about the test of pursuit.

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Exceptional Leaders know that for people to abandon themselves to follow the leader, they must have both implicit and explicit trust in the leader.

In this podcast Kayode Oguta speaks about the need for leaders to pass the Trust Test

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In todays ever-changing environment, one thing has become clear. We need leaders who can get results not excuses. Anyone can make excuses, but exceptional leaders get results.In todays podcast you would see one of the tests exceptional people must get to pass.

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The Test of Resilience Change is constant and nothing ever goes as planned. In a world of tumultuous challenges, the ability to bounce back and keep going in the light of mission actually differentiates great leaders. In the Test of Resilience you would see the stuff great leaders are made up of.

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Have you ever wondered why someone with same trainings and capacity is chosen for leadership, while others may not be? It is called difference. Exceptional leaders are different. If you want to make a difference, then you must be different. In this podcast, I am going to explain to you the difference that matters - If you are not different then you can not be exceptional

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Today, we bring the second of the 12 tests that Exceptional Leaders must pass. It’s called The Irrelevance Test. Does an organization stop doing well after you leave? If it does, then you didn’t pass the Irrelevance test. Listen so as you get to know how to pass this test.

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Power is the ultimate motivator for leaders. Leaders can’t cause the change the require without power. In Business of Power we are studying how leaders should understand power and make the best use of it.

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Business of performance, one of the most important job roles for a leader is to get results and also get the organisation to perform at a high level. Good is not good enough and hence leaders must seek to make their organisations a performance machine. In business of performance, we are highlighting this roles specifically for organisations and her leaders.

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Have you ever wondered the best way to develop leaders in your organization?I factored that it is not just learning about leadership styles and stories. It’s making people pass the tests. I have collated some of the tests that leaders need to pass to do well. It’s the 12 test of leadership

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Leadership is in the people business. No matter what you do, how you do it, your vision, aims, actions and aspirations, you need people. People are the instrument through which results are gotten. In this age of convergence, generational shift and rise globalization, one thing is clear, people are the means. In the business of people, we are dealing with how to put people first and develop your people.

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Leadership is a determinant of our future and the hopes we have for a better tomorrow. Leadership must understand what business they are in to ensure it can derive the maximum benefits from its endeavor What business we are in is a difficult question because it makes us to have a process of hard thinking and studying. The right answer is anything but obviousAn inability to determine what business we are in would ensure that we can’t do the following a. Maximize opportunitiesb. Minimize threats to the on going concern Which would virtually ensure the demise of the organization or social endeavor

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The Power of Reframing, we are looking at one of the most powerful tools leaders use to ensure resilience and come back in the organization. Here leaders can reframe failures as learning so instead of becoming a stop it becomes a reset in the organization.

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The future makes most people afraid but not you. Though that would include you if you refuse to listen to this mind blowing podcast on building Anticipatory skills

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Conflicts arise in organizations but it trips many leaders but not the Exceptional leader. In Navigating conflicts we give the two ways that an organizational leader can interpret conflicts and help them navigating the challenge

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One simple question that is difficult to answer especially in an hyper competitive environment is “How can I be Different."

This is a strategy question and one that can propel you and your organization.

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Have you ever thought about talents not becoming results or potentials not becoming reality?

The question of effectiveness is one that would ably resolve that. What Matters Most Now?

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There is one question that all exceptional achievers have always asked themselves.

This question separates those who live and those who glide in life. And untill you ask this question, life might just be a set of routine.

Join Kayode Oguta to ask this question and see where it would take you to.

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Thinking of having fewer regrets from the myriads of decisions you are having?

In this podcast, we would learn one of the best ways to minimize the regrets in life using a framework that has helped one of the worlds richest men.

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Rocket Boosters help space vehicles to go through amazing speeds and defeat the earth gravitational pull.

In Life Boosters, you would meet with the 8 Questions that would boost the results of your life and give you amazing conclusions.

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Winning doesn't always go the most resourced or advantageous people, firms or countries.

In this podcast, Kayode Oguta seeks to bring to our attention the primary role of strategy in determining outcomes.

Dont ever complete without listening to this podcast.

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What lessons can  we get from the impeachable reign of the late British Monarch Queen Elizabeth. In this podcast you would learn how she was able to do two things that you also must do if you want to relevant a long time in leadership

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Diligence is that indispensable attribute that all exceptional people in any area of life’s endeavor must possess before they can attain and sustain leadership. On this podcast, Kayode Oguta continues the series on Laws of Leadership.

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Discipline is the one virtue that can enhance your leadership and make you formidable. All great and outstanding leaders have been disciplined men.  It takes discipline to endure the price required to succeed in lie and leadership. In this podcast we highlight the law of discipline to help people attain great heights.

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The second law of deference actually accounts for why people would follow you by abdicating their will.  When leaders get the drivers of exceptional leadership, they open themselves for people to follow their leadership.

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When you discover the laws that make for successin leadership, you would have levearge. the law of leadership are the seven natural laws that would aid your leadership.

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How do leaders define success. Goal attainment, personal fulfillment or transformative results. The way and manner you define leadership success would go a long way to expressing your happiness.  In this podcast, you would learn how to define leadership success for you


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In our latest podcast, we deal with the power of followers. Here we realize though leaders are essential for high performance, followers are also needed to be able to deliver on organizational goals.


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ZELENSKYY AND INSPIRATION LEADERSHIP PART 2.mp3


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The Russian and Ukraine war has thrown an unlikely hero. By the way he has marshaled his country galvanized Allie’s and challenged people world wide President Zelensky has become a hero of sort to leaders worldwide

We are using this to learn an important part of leadership and how leaders can inspire.


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Relationship is the foundation upon which influence is built.  As leaders people need to know that leaders rises upon the wings of relationships. In this podcast we-highlight the power of relationships in helping to build exceptional leaders.


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The Power of Responsibility - Taking ownership of the result of your future, hence responsibility is the hallmark of all exceptional leaders.


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The second of the two part series on what can accelerate you in leadership and your leadership development.  A must listen to... 


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The Leadership Accelerator is about the drivers that can propel your leadership experience no matter where you are in the journey. Once you master this leader, you would always be a leader.


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In this weeks podcast, we are discussing about the three things that can make you find your leadership voice.  as a parent, business head, politician or what role/s you play: Three things stand out. Discover, Develop and Deploy.  Be the leader that your organization needs to excel in the 21st century....


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Making the Tough Call

It is the prerogative of leaders to make difficult decisions but the purview is exceptional leaders to make the tough calls.

The reason is that emotions may be sabotaging the ability of leaders to make tough calls

In this podcast we would be explaining how the leaders make the Tough Calls

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Making the Tough Call

It is the prerogative of leaders to make difficult decisions but the purview is exceptional leaders to make the tough calls.

The reason is that emotions may be sabotaging the ability of leaders to make tough calls

In this podcast we would be explaining how the leaders make the Tough Calls


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Recently we had the transition of Gen Colin Powell. The first black Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff and also the first black Secretary of State.  What lessons did Powell teach us about leadership that we can easily adopt to make us better leaders?  In this podcast we would be listening to incisive teachings about the learnings from Colin Powell


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The second part series on what derails people in leadership.  Avoidance of derailers would ensure that your leadership can be effective.


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Leadership Derailers.

Like a train that leaves its track, there are four things that can derail your leadership.  Inability to know them would certainly ensure they occur. In this podcast you would leave the first two derailers and what you can do to prevent them.


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Do you know what all elite performers have in common?  They all have endurance. The ability to keep going despite pain and obstacles.  In leadership as in life you must build your leadership endurance to be able to win

Listen to this podcast to have insights about building endurance in leadership


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Helping teams perform and thrive in uncertainty. That is why the leaders job is to ensure that his team and organization is not just performing but evolving to deliver on its strategic aims and objectives.


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The effect of exceptional leadership can be seen by its multiplier factor in organizations.  In this podcast we look at the way the multiplier effects of leadership affect organizations. 


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The prolonged effects of the Pandemic has made many leaders enter into a rut.  How do you know you are in a rut? how do you brek free from a rut. In this podacst i share with you. 


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The world of Football was stunned when some European clubs decided to stage a coup and form a breakaway league but it failed badly. what are the lessons that leaders can learn from these. 


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As we are returning back to normal, businesses and organizations must realise that the path to future thriving is not the old or totally the new but a hybrid of both.  


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The world celebrated the Life and times of the Duke of Edinburgh, the question is what lessons can we learn in our desire to create exceptional organizations


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There are two paths taken by people. The narrow path that leads to exceptional results and the wide path that leads to mediocrity.  In order to democratize greatness this podcast would bring to the fore how to raise Exceptional leaders and you could be the next one. 


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what metaphor do you use to drive your life? as we exit the pandemic in many countries, its become important that you begin to change the way you lead- through the windshield instead of the rear mirror  and seize the opportunities involved...


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The disruption caused by the Covid pandemic is causing us to re-examine our ways. The I3L podcast is bringing to you one of our old podcast that seems prescient.  The New Leadership Mandate.


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Leaders as champions. One of the most important things leaders can do is to be champions of the customers...


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Social system stays in chaotic environment that can sap energy from the most motivated people. In the midst of changes or chaotic changes, leaders must realize that they need to dispense hope


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What makes leaders achieve impact and transform their world and others is an attribute many can relate with.  It’s being Fearless.  Except you are fearless no dream is possible and no achievements would be seen. Fearless isn’t birth from genius or privilege though it’s a learned trait.  Fearless leaders take action when others complain. Be fearless.


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What actually gives leadership the right to expend organizational resources to further the goals of the organization   In the The Leadership Mandate we look at the things that confer on us the leaders mandate and how we go about utilizing it.


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If you don't understand the business you are in, you won't be able to maximize the opportunities and reduce threats. In business of leadership we intent to give you all the areas that one needs to study to be able to advance ones Leadership Potentials.


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The prevalence of the Covid vaccine is giving people and nations hope that there would be a return to normalcy. But is it? In this podcast, we are looking at the demand for Reinvention in order to thrive Can you reinvent you?

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Mindset that Thrive. many people have a mindset that is fixated on survival, and structured on security, but the few that thrive have a different set of mindset. in this podcast, I would be explaining the mindset that thrives for you.

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One of the best ways to be exceptional is to love the people. People skills is one way to create environments that people thrive in. This pandemic has highlighted it as one of the greatest areas that leaders can use to make a contribution

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The Super Bowl LV recently took place and all the noise about the performance of Tom Brady. What are the Life Lessons any leader can decipher from this? In this must listen to podcast we illustrate in clear terms how leaders can go about building exceptional teams

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The future makes most people afraid but not you. Though that would include you if you refuse to listen to this mind blowing podcast on building Anticipatory skills

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Letting Go

One of the powerful decisions to make about embracing the future is letting Go of the past. In this podcast, Kayode Oguta dwells on the importance of Letting Go of last hurts, anger, disappointments in order to position for a glorious future.

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This year has been so disruptive and far from normal. The issue is what hindsight’s can we deduce that can be insightful for 2021. We look at the six hindsight’s that can be useful as we prepare for the new year.

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Hindsight’s 2020

This year has been so disruptive and far from normal. The issue is what hindsight’s can we deduce that can be insightful for 2021. We look at the six hindsight’s that can be useful as we prepare for the new year.

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When it comes to exceptional leadership we rarely think about Humility as one of the attributes. But as we have found out humility can be a kid to exceptional leadership. In this podcast we are examining humility and how it aids exceptional leadership

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Conflicts arise in organizations but it trips many leaders but not the Exceptional leader. In Navigating conflicts we give the two ways that an organizational leader can interpret conflicts and help them navigating the challenge

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The rise of populist leaders that threw up authenticity as requirements for leadership, but it also highlighted the limitations when crises struck. In this podcast, we would be going through a leadership model that can build change in organizations.

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The Power of No is what guarantees a great future. A future that utilizes this word would be greatly rewarded. In this podcast, Kayode Oguta shares what can give you a result filled life.

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The Leadership Senses 3. We complete the last part of the series on leadership, where we bring the senses of feelings and spacial orientation. These is how exceptional people build organizations that thrive in all climes.

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The sense of smell and the sense of taste are two powerful senses that provides the first line of defense against hazards. In this podcast we extrapolated it to leadership and how to make your leadership thrive.

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As the sun human senses are necessary for impact, so we can have the six leadership senses available so that you can aid your leadership journey towards success. In this podcast, we bin a three part series to ensure that we are able to win.

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Social movements have always been instrumentals to societal change. In order to ensure that such movements are successful we are going to give the 4 point steps that ensures that social movements win.

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The ability to win in post covid must be able to pivot or perish Any leader that wants to win must be able to change GEAR. Listen as you have the power to change GEARs

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While many people think of the crowns and joys of leadership, there are certain things only the leader himself can carry. The cross of leadership is about what only the leader can bear.


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While many people think of the crowns and joys of leadership, there are certain things only the leader himself can carry. The cross of leadership is about what only the leader can bear.

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It is the prerogative of leaders to make difficult decisions but the purview is exceptional leaders to make the tough calls.

The reason is that emotions may be sabotaging the ability of leaders to make tough calls

In this podcast we would be explaining how the leaders make the Tough Calls.


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Everyone must carry her own weather or be driven by circumstances.  Exceptional leaders carry their own weather. They make choices that changes the circumstances of their organizations. 


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Shift Your Anchors

To position yourself and your organization, it is important to shift the anchors that you play with. In this podcast, I would be explaining certain anchors that you need to shift to be different so you can win.

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the power that liberates us to become every thing that we need to win  own the result


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Remote working is on the rise, how do we make them increase productivity. The new model for organization results how we build it and get results.

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With the collision of remote working and virtual schooling, lots of people are overwhelmed. Parenting offers the best analogy for leadership development.

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The best metaphor to help describe how leadership development should occur is the Navigation Metaphor.

How has successful navigators thrived?

In this podcast you would listen to some of the best metaphors to describe leadership development.

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New Leadership Driver by Kayode Oguta

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The prevailing mindset in most places is survival, but for exceptional leaders they must have a mindset that not only survives but soar. In today’s podcast we bring to you four drivers of Exceptional Leadership.

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Leaders facing the fallout of the pandemic must understand the need to reshape the space they are playing. The future is not for drifters, but designers of a desired one.

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The Power of Questions. How to lead when you don’t have the answers is to uncover the power of questions. In this podcast you would uncover how questions help to unravel greatness in your leadership.

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The Three Behaviors

What behaviors can enhance your leadership at this perilous times. In this podcast, we are highlighting three behaviors that can transform your leadership.

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The Heart of Leadership brings a process by which Exceptional Leaders drives leadership success. It’s a predictor of how engaged a leader would be and how effective his leadership would be seen

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As the pandemic has raced on there is a need to help leaders readjust their emotions and keep them steady. With this podcast you would learn how to keep emotional health in overwhelming crises.

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Understanding your dynamite power would make you choose your response instead of being driven by circumstances. In today’s podcast you would see how to build your dynamite power.

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Leaders Self Care is an important advice to leaders to find ways to take care of themselves during this crises. The I3L podcast brings insights to enable you make the changes that would help you.

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Lessons from Fragility.

Organizations and nations have never been so fragile. What are the lessons we can learn from fragility. In today’s podcast we ask about lessons from Fragility.

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Crises paralyses most people but not exceptional leaders. All exceptional leaders take action through a prism that allows for them to realistically evaluate all scenarios. On today’s podcast we give you one of such templates.

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We are living in pandemic times where the rules are changing so fast and people are so worried. How do leaders not just survive but thrive in such times, the I3L podcast talks about Building Resilience in Leadership

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All exceptional leaders must understand the power of a catalyst. A catalyst would change the game that is played. Hence all leaders must be a catalyst or look out for catalyst for their organizations. In this episode we look at how catalyst changes the face of leadership.

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The world would change. The reality of the post covid era would bring about tremendous changes in all fields. The business models would change. Customers perception would change, infact Leaders must brave up for impact.

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We all have never led in a pandemic time. The kind of disruption that happens once in a 100 years, so how do exceptional leaders navigate the unusual terrain where there are no precedence. In this podcast Kayode Oguta takes you through how to ride the tough terrain and ensure not only organizational survival but thriving...

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The disruption caused by the covid pandemic is causing us to re-examine our ways. The I3L podcast is bringing to you one of our old podcast that seems prescient. The New Leadership Mandate.

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Knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do is the result of intentional personal mastery to engage with changes in all forms and complexity.

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Calming nerves is the cradle of power. Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence. In today's podcast "Calming Nerves" you would understand that there must be transparency in communication

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This weeks edition of the I3L podcast is dedicated to a legend Jack Welch who passed on recently. Popularly called Neutron Jack for the way he executed, Jack has written his name in the folklore of leadership by the amazing results he turned with GE. We celebrate Jack and highlight some of the lessons he has thought us.

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Pain comes with the territory of leadership. As we go along the leadership trajectory, exceptional leaders are those who move beyond the scare to make an impact, in this series we bring how to move the beyond the scars.

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Leading with love to become and exceptional person

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It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. Constant repetition carries conviction.

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The secret to keeping a high performance organization is to have an eagle eye on the recruitment. In order to protect the culture exceptional leaders own the recruitment process as the principal way culture is protected. Hence the power of recruitment becomes the proven tool of building and maintaining exceptional organizations. In these podcast we would tell you how to harness the power of recruitment.

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A leaders capacity to understand the environment, interact with the environment, shape and adapt to changes in situation of external environment becomes a key factor to the person success.

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The Power of Role Modeling - When leaders understand the role they play as role models, then they would be able to build exceptional organization that can deliver the results they want...

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The power of Reframing is the way that leaders reframe situations to bring out the best in people. Negative situations are termed learning experiences and positive experiences are termed feedback. In this podcast you would learn how to reframe situations.

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The Power of Responsibility - Taking ownership of the result of your future, hence responsibility is the hallmark of all exceptional leaders...

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Initiative dies when promises are not well executed...

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Focus is the third tool in our unbeatable framework. Here we realize that without Focus advantages are lost and resources are not maximized. With this podcast we would help you on the areas to immerse your focus on.

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Alignment is one ingredient that very few organizations take intentional awareness of, but it’s the main driver of success. Organization alignment is a proof of health and a requirement to run an excellent organization. In today’s podcast we continue with the four frameworks that makes an organization excellent.

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The difference between organization is the framework they use for results. In getting results, organizations must have an edge else it be irrelevant. In this podcast we give you a framework that is undoubted to change your results. Starting with clarity, this four part series would transform the way you get results...

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People lose despite advantages because they do not Prioritize what matters most. Exceptional people by extension leaders must work from a sense of Priority and the ability to define what would aid success.

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In the complexities of decision making there is always a fear that decisions you make might not be successful hence many people become paralyzed in leadership. In today’s podcast We try to bring to you one question that can stop paralyses in leadership. What would a great leader do? From there your greatness path would be established.

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The Dinosaurs didn’t win the battle to stay on earth because they couldn’t adapt. So how do we build adaptable institutions that performs flawlessly and rapidly evolves to be in great competition. Hence we allow the Agile Question from insights by Gary Hamel

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We live in a world of uncertainty. Uncertainty is the new normal hence how do leaders take initiatives and direct operations in times of uncertainties. Most times average people are paralyzed by uncertainties but not exceptional leaders. In this podcast Kayode Oguta takes you on a ride on how to take control in times of uncertainty. .

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The Strategy Question. What are you not going to do?

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The difference between successful people and very successful people is that the very successful people will always say no to almost everything. As an individual or organisation, what should you stop doing so that you could have energy to do the things that are priority to you.

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The way a leader goes is the way an organization would go. In leadership, personal example is not the main thing, it’s the only thing. A leader must show the way by personal example, responsibility, commitment, result and making sure things are done the right way all the time.

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The difference between people are the questions they ask. Exceptional Questions lead to Exceptional Results. Today we start with the doyen of Management Peter Drucker, leading us into what is the contribution of the leader.

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What are the questions that can bring out exceptional results in leadership?

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Character has always been the lid upon which many people cannot thrive in organisation. All advancement in a society or organisation begins with the development of one’s character, If you want to be exceptional in leadership you must grow your character, be consistent in and out...

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When you have power of dissociation you can draw strength from present disadvantages, because you do not have enough today does not mean you will not succeed. exceptional leaders move by faith through the power of dissociation, believing that fortune will always favour the bold...

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You become a leader not because you are leading a great organisation, but because of the beauty of your service. In today's i3l podcast, Kayode Oguta explains how to have the heart of service....

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Initiative allow us to take actions in the midst of a quagmire with this podcast, Kayode Oguta explains how to access the Power of Initiative.

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Today, we are looking at GRIT, which is the ability to work hard for a long period of time toward achieving goals as one of the key foundations for exceptional leadership. Leaders must thrive in the midst adversity, rejection, obstacles.

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Self awareness is one of the foundations of exceptional leadership and upon which one can build greatness on. In this podcast you would learn about self awareness and the ways to develop it.

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In Today's Leadership Podcast, we start a series on Foundations of Exceptional Leadership. Leadership is not about you, but about building people and result orientated. Get this one philosophy and you are on the path to greatness.

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Leaders as champions. One of the most important things leaders can do is to be champions of the customers...

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What makes leaders achieve impact and transform their world and others is an attribute many can relate with. It’s being Fearless. Except you are fearless no dream is possible and no achievements would be seen. Fearless isn’t birth from genius or privilege though it’s a learned trait. Fearless leaders take action when others complain. Be fearless

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The popular maxim says leaders are readers. The reason for this is that once you are a reader you become a learner and once you are a learner you would then deserve your rights to leadership. Leaders learn. They learn from mistakes they learn from success. They learn from themselves. They learn from others. In this podcast you would see how leaders should become learners...

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The Power of Reframing, we are looking at one of the most powerful tools leaders use to ensure resilience and come back in the organization. Here leaders can reframe failures as learning so instead of becoming a stop it becomes a reset in the organization.

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There are very ways to keep an Organisation in check. the tools for Exceptional leaders is to Remind people of the basic things of the Organisation like the vision and mission of the Organisation.

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Leaders know that the basic Law of Economics work. There is no enough time to do everything. So Exceptional leaders work from a place of priority. In Business of Priority, we begin the last of the seven Business of Leadership.

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Business of persuasion _ most description of leadership is all influence. How do you influence when you have the title or when you don't. In Business of Persuasion, Kayode Oguta talks directly about how leaders must understand they are in the business of persuading people through a vision and organisation mission

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If purpose is not defined, failure is inevitable. One of the goals of Exceptional leaders is for you to understand the purpose of an organization and seek to derive benefits from fulfilling purpose. In Business of Purpose, you would learn how you can get a step ahead in your leadership journey.

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Power is the ultimate motivator for leaders. Leaders can’t cause the change the require without power. In Business of Power we are studying how leaders should understand power and make the best use of it.

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The importance of productivity cannot be overemphasized without productivity, an organisation cannot fulfill its role to her stakeholders and hence even the country. Improving productivity is then an important role for leaders. How do leaders improve the productivity of people, organisation and resources. In Business of Productivity Kayode Oguta teaches just that....

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Business of performance, one of the most important job roles for a leader is to get results and also get the organisation to perform at a high level. Good is not good enough and hence leaders must seek to make their organisations a performance machine. In business of performance, we are highlighting this roles specifically for organisations and her leaders.

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Leadership is in the people business. No matter what you do, how you do it, your vision, aims, actions and aspirations, you need people. People are the instrument through which results are gotten. In this age of convergence, generational shift and rise globalization, one thing is clear, people are the means. In the business of people, we are dealing with how to put people first and develop your people...

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Leadership is a determinant of our future and the hopes we have for a better tomorrow. Leadership must understand what business they are in to ensure it can derive the maximum benefits from its endeavor

What business we are in is a difficult question because it makes us to have a process of hard thinking and studying. The right answer is anything but obvious

An inability to determine what business we are in would ensure that we can’t do the following

a. Maximize opportunities b. Minimize threats to the on going concern Which would virtually ensure the demise of the organization or social endeavor