In today's episode, our Host Nomazibulo Tshanga speaks to Akhona Qengqe who has been recently appointed into the role of the General Manager and has now become the First African Women to lead the food chain KFC/ YUM in the African continent. Her journey at KFC Africa began in 2015 as the Development Director, after which she was promoted to lead the brand's equity, inclusion and belonging agenda before being promoted to Chief People Officer for Africa in 2020. She talks to about how her journey in corporate started and how she managed to climb the corporate ladder. 

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In today's episode, our host Nomazibulo Tshanga is having a leadership conversation with Chanelle Zackey - Prinsloo who is the National Marketing Director at Ferrari South Africa. Chanelle shares with us her career journey and how she started in corporate. She also shares her views on what value do women bring on the table supported by a research that was conducted which suggest that if companies are gender diverse there is a likelihood of them being 21% more profitable.

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In today's episode, our host Nomazibulo Tshanga is having a leadership conversation with Dr Jerry Gule who is the Chief Executive Officer at the Institute of People Management - IPM. Dr Gule shares with us what the IPM does and what his role entails as the CEO. 

The conversation unpacks digital transformation and the type of leader needed in this digital era. Dr Jerry Gule also commends the HR professionals on rising above the challenges during the Covid19 pandemic to support businesses and leaders.

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In today’s episode of the Leaders In Conversation our host Nomazibulo Tshanga sits down with Gadibolae Dihlabi, the Managing Director at Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association of South Africa. Gadi talks to us about her role as an MD at the LPG Association of South Africa which involves growing and sustaining the LPG industry through compliance and regulatory framework governing the industry. She shares with us how she hopes to fix the hurdles that makes it difficult for young, black professionals especially women to enter the industry. She reminds young, black professionals to starts exploring career opportunities in the LPG industry in South Africa and globally. 

She shares with us some of the challenges she faced in corporate and how she overcomes those. She also shares with us her career journey and how she found her niche in price risk management, trade controls, governance and compliance having transitioned from being an accountant. 

Gadibolae Dihlabi is a seasoned business leader who has more than 18 years in the petroleum industry.

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On today's episode Nomazibulo Tshanga, the host of the Leaders In Conversation is having a leadership conversation with Andisa Liba - Chief People Officer. Andisa is a seasoned business leader who transitioned from journalism and public relations to the people management profession. Andisa Liba shares how she climbed the corporate ladder, some of the challenges she experienced in corporate, her contribution to the women development in the ICT space and mentorship.

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Inclusive Leaders are those who are aware of their own biases and actively seek out and consider different perspectives to inform their decision making in order engage and collaborate with others better. However, leadership starts with you leading yourself first. #leadersinconversation 

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Nomazibulo Tshanga the host of the Leaders In Conversation shares with us how she climbed the corporate ladder. The mistakes and the lessons she’s learned along the way. 

We hope that this episode will be fulfilling and guiding you through your own personal career journey. 

Thank you for listening. Enjoy this episode! 

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Welcome to the Leaders In Conversation. A community of C- Suite leaders who through a plethora of experience and finely honed leadership skills will share with us how they cultivate the intelligence needed to create value in Corporate Africa. 

But first…get to know the host! This is part 1 of a 3 part series produced by the host Nomazibulo Tshanga in order to get to know her career journey and her thoughts on leadership. 

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