The Emancipation Act was passed and came into effect on 1 August 1834  in the English Parliament. On that day, thousands of enslaved Africans in the British West Indies became free men and women.

One hundred and fifty one years later, on 1 August 1985 the government of Trinidad and Tobago declared Emancipation Day a national holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.

What does emancipation have to do with Leadership? 

We need to ask ourselves - What do I need to emancipate myself from to be more effective as a leader?

I offer some suggestion in this podcast 

. What other habits can leaders free themselves from to be more effective?