Leading Boldly into the Future

Vulnerability is the new leadership superpower. Gone are the days when leadership meant winning at all cost. The great Nelson Mandela himself valued vulnerability, and he modeled it in his own leadership. Today’s guest, Amb. Nozipho January-Bardill strives to live by Mandela’s example as she leads the very organization that bears his name. She the current Chairperson of the Council of the Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. She is also one of the first high profile board members of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. In this conversation with Anne Pratt, she shares her journey to leadership, her mission to make a sizeable impact on the world, and the treasures she got from learning from one of the world’s greatest leaders.

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The youth is our greatest untapped weapon to help solve the ongoing climate crisis. With the right tools and inspiration, we can leverage the youth to take unprecedented climate action that impacts not only the planet but also their own economic betterment. Dr. Richard Munang has been involved in this initiative in the past few decades, empowering Africa’s youth to engage in innovative volunteerism and climate entrepreneurship to help mitigate the negative impacts of climate change while putting food on the table. Exciting times are ahead of us if we can get our youth to care and take action. Tune in and learn how people like Dr. Munang are finally moving the needle in the right direction!

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Nelson Mandela was the most iconic figure in South African history because of his heroic struggle against apartheid and racism, but he wouldn’t have done what he had done if not for the brave leaders who also took the stand against the oppressive establishment in their own ways. Decades before being a Lord in the UK Parliament, Peter Hain was one of those people. A young man at that time, Lord Hain started simply by opposing the all-White South African cricket team. You wouldn’t believe just how significant that was unless you heard the whole story. So much has his impact been that he was considered Public Enemy No. 1 by the ruling apartheid government. Decades later, Lord Hain has a powerful message to all world leaders and every one of us who’s aspiring for real change in the world. Stay tuned and learn what he has to say!

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Can you imagine what it must have been like in South African corporate board rooms when apartheid was lifted and a new political order started to rule over the country? Diversity, inclusion, and equity didn’t come about as if by magic. Brave, and sometimes unwilling activists have to take active steps to make it happen. Zeona Jacobs has seen her fair share of this DEI struggle in her corporate roles. In this episode, she shares how she and a small group of black African men and women bandied together and became unwilling activists in a conservative, large, white dominated corporate environment in a company still struggling to come to terms with a democratic, free South Africa. She also tells us why President Mandela called her courageous at a large televised public event. Tune in and learn a ton from today’s bold leader!

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Gone are the days when sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ESG are just nice concepts to have as a company. In this digital age, ESG is intrinsically tied to corporate success. In this episode, tech entrepreneur and board director Ryan McManus eloquently discusses the place of ESG in the evolving digital economy and how companies can use it as a competitive advantage. Ryan firmly believes that sustainability can only be sustainable if it directly impacts on the metrics that we typically associate with business success. Tune in and find out how this relates to the future of leadership now that we are in the midst of massive revolutions in the digital economy.

What must it take so Africa can fulfill her true potential? Embark on a transformative journey with Anne Pratt on Leading Boldly into the Future as she welcomes Mr. Frik Landman, a distinguished figure from the southern tip of Africa. In this episode, Mr. Landman, a seasoned businessman and academic, passionately shares insights on why Africa is too rich to be poor. Drawing parallels between Nelson Mandela's leadership and the need for a super-cognitive revolution, he challenges the status quo and urges us to rethink our paradigms for true progress. Explore the concept of paradigms, their impact on beliefs and actions, and why they must evolve for Africa to become what it its destined to become. With anecdotes from Mandela's transformative era, Mr. Landman inspires thoughtful, bold action, emphasizing that small steps lead to giant leaps for humanity. Join the movement towards revolutionary thinking, where each conversation is a call to challenge norms and pave the way for a brighter, more prosperous Africa and a world united in thoughtful boldness. Tune in!

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For a significant part of human history, religion has always served to unify communities in a shared set of values and beliefs. But it has also been an instrument for othering and division. In these polarizing times, religion has to make a stance either for division or unity. Today’s bold leader believes that religion can be used as a catalyst for harmonious coexistence and cooperation across denominations of believers, and non-believers too. Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer is the Global President of the United Church of Christ (UCC). True to the teachings of his denomination, Dr. Dorhauer is an exemplar of tolerance, peace-building, and valuing of human life. Join in as he shares his profound insight into the intersection of love, peace, and justice, and how religion can be a force for positive change in the world.

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The Gen Z are no longer kids. As we speak, they are now set to determine the course of American and world history, especially now that democracy hangs on the balance. Is Gen Z our secret weapon in the fight to save America? Our guest, John Della Volpe, deeply believes this to be the case. John is a pollster, an advisor to President Joe Biden’s administration, and the author of the best-selling book Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America. In this conversation with Anne Pratt, he shares more with us about Gen Z, the forces that shape them and fuel them, and their issues of concern. He also shares advice to President Joe Biden and his Boston Mandela Moment. Tune in and learn how this generation’s fear, passion, and heightened sense of urgency may well be the golden key to help save democracy and America.

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Nelson Mandela once famously said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Prof. Shirley Zinn not only conquered her fear, but she managed to get back up repeatedly with rugged resilience as she swims upstream on her path to success, impact, and significance. In this conversation, she shares more about her personal and professional story, a fatal car crash and losing her only child, Jamie and why Mandela's leadership is an unfinished business and matters today more than ever. Tune in and be reminded that in life, there is no easy way up. We need to stop glossing over the grit. There is a whole messy process in order to rise above our circumstances and rewrite our story. But we have that power, if we so choose.

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If you live in a country where peaceful elections are the norm, count yourself lucky. Such is not the case in much of the world. Globally, the challenge of protecting our democracies from powers that seek to undermine them is a huge undertaking. Patricia Luhanga did a lot more than her share in making sure that the electoral process goes smoothly in her home turf, Zambia. In this conversation with Anne Pratt, she talks about how in partnership with the Zambian media, the Independent Electoral Commission of Zambia was able to mediate an amicable resolution to the hotly-contested 2021 general elections. She also shares her precious insights on global bold leadership and how everyone of us can contribute.

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