Much Ado About Leadership: Recent Episodes
Banire Takuro
Much Ado About Leadership explores the concept of leadership while seeking to equip emerging corporate leaders and managers with the skills, tools and community they need to thrive.
Many managers and leaders shy away from speaking and even those who brave it and are courageous enough to speak from time to time are not shielded from the trepidations that come with impromptu speaking requests. In this episode, MAAL producer and host, Banire Takuro sits with Adeola Babatunde, founder of presentrite.com, an online public speaking academy to examine how to speak confidently no matter the situation.
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As we wrap up the month of March known as the Women's History Month, we have saved the best for the last at MAAL.
Listen to 3 women as they share their stories navigating their careers and leadership journey, managing difficult bosses, dealing with overt sexism, negotiating pay and general discussion around gender equality.
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It goes without saying that communication is a critical skill for leaders. However, this is also a skill that most leaders struggle with. What exactly is communication? Is it eloquence? Is it charisma? Is it by using buzzwords?
In this episode, we covered the following:
- What communication is not
- Benefits of improved vertical communication within an organization
- The simple technique to achieve clarity in your communication
- The communication style that trumps eloquence and achieves better results
- Five (5) things you can do to foster a culture of trust and open communication within your team
- Personal branding and a mindset shift that can help you build your brand easily
Quotes:
- "Eloquence doesn't make an effective leader"
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Statistics show that high achieving individuals including business leaders often experience Impostor Syndrome, otherwise known as Impostor Phenomenon or Impostorism. In fact, a review article published in the International Journal of Behaviour Science indicated that an estimated 70% of the population experience impostorism at some point in their lives.
This episode of MAAL discusses how career and role transitions sometimes trigger a false sense of incompetence or feelings of inadequacy.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Factors that sometimes trigger Impostor Syndrome
- The 5 signs of Impostor Syndrome in the workplace
- Consequences of not addressing Impostor Syndrome quickly
- Practical steps you can take to always be ahead of Impostor Syndrome feeling
- The one significant game changer
Book referenced in this episode:
- Everything is figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Quotes:
- "Deliberate or not, you are building a brand" - DSK( Debola Salako Kupoluyi)
- "You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore" - Andrè Gide
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Have you recently assumed a leadership position in your organization and you're feeling overwhelmed?
Or are you aspiring to become a leader and scared you might fail at this?
Do you desire to make a lasting impact in your organization and in the lives of those you lead?
Coming March 16, Banire Takuro explores leadership concepts while sharing tips, hacks and all you need to know to fast-track your success to becoming a phenomenal leader.
Come along with me on this life-changing experience...let's demystify Leadership.
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