In this episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Lwidiko Edward Mhamilawa and we are going to talk about “Building the Next Generation of Globally Competitive African Leaders in STEM”

Dr. Lwidiko Mhamilawa is a lecturer at the Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology at MUHAS.

The objective is to provide proof of concept for the incorporation of the approach into the current education system as a way to equip and inspire the young generation into STEM fields and foster innovation and development in the country. 

His works have led to him becoming the Next Einstein Forum Ambassador to Tanzania and the recipient of the Point of Light Award from Queen Elizabeth. 

As a Tanzanian born, raised, and educated in both public and private schools in the country, he has first-hand experience of the education system and potential room for improvement especially in areas of STEM education. 

Through ProjeKt Inspire, Lwidiko and his dedicated team of passionate young STEM professionals have launched two largest science centers as the first of their kind, in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, Tanzania, as the first step toward the dream of building Disneyland for Science in Africa. 

Despite our leadership positions, there are a million reasons why people may not buy into your ideas.

In this episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast. Modesta shares six strategies to Introduce Changes Others Want to Adapt.

Leaders, people carry baggage that they bring to work and take work baggage home.
If you want a thriving organizational culture, create a workplace environment that allows people to align and thrive at work and in life.

Modesta Mahiga

Go through it but don’t camp there. 

God holds your future, if you won’t give up on yourself, no one can stand in your way. 

This conversation with my sister and friend, Emelda Mwamanga, Awarded Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Governance, continues to reinforce the same message I have known her to stand for from the moment we met in 2010: 

Dare to Dream: Your Dreams Are Valid 

In this Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast episode where she openly shares her struggles and steps to overcome them to rebuild herself as a Global African Business Woman.

Emelda Mwamanga

In today's episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast, I'm joined by Jeffery Spahn, the author of ‘We the Leader’.

Jeff and I were introduced by a mutual friend, Ben Owden.

In our conversation, Jeffrey Spahn turns modern-day leadership on its head with the proposition that we cannot lead each other. An organization, therefore, is made up of leader-followers; leaders of our own lives, and followers of a common purpose.

Tune in as he unpacks how We the Leader impacts individuals and organizations and how you can apply it to maximize your leadership impact.

Jeff is the Founder and President of Leading Leaders Inc. For more than 20 years, he’s coached, researched, and analyzed top business Executives and their Teams.

Jeff’s most recent publication is the book ‘We the Leader’, published by McGraw Hill, backed by science, endorsed by Marshall Goldsmith (the only person awarded the World’s Top Number 1 Leadership Thinker twice), and includes a chapter from the CEO of a Fortune 15 global company.

Jeff has a Business Degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctorate from the University of Chicago, grounding his practice in Sound Scholarship.

Beyond his formal education, Jeff found himself in a workshop with a group of researchers from MIT on genuine dialogue, rooted in the thinking and practice of the physicist, David Bohm.

From here, he went deep into training at the renowned Second City School of Improvisation. Furthermore, Jeff taught MBA students at Dominican University.

Above all, through working with clients, including industry leaders, such as Capital Group, Steelcase, and Encova, he forged the organic diversity, equity, and inclusive operating system called ‘We the Leader’.

Why do we introduce ourselves by referencing our work? And how much does it shape our sense of self-worth?

In today's episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast, I'm joined by Lotus Menezes Robson to speak on the topic “You Are Not What You Do-The Importance of Finding Alignment for Total Life Success”

Lotus is an Entertainment Lawyer with extensive legal experience across three countries. She is also an Author, Book Illustrator, Artist, and Dance Instructor.

Originally from Tanzania in East Africa, Lotus has lived on the Continent of Africa, in the Caribbean, and presently in Canada. She has learned to navigate the expat life and says she sets her roots wherever she, her husband, and children find themselves.

In this episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast, we are joined by Charles Washoma to speak on the topic of “Building a Culture of Accountability.”

Charles Washoma is a C-suite Executive and Consultant, with over 20 years of business experience and he successfully served as Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Country Manager, General Manager and Principal Officer across Insurance, Re-insurance, Insure Tech, Risk Management and Consulting Services. Providing leadership and oversight for businesses with profit and losses in Balance size ranging from US $10 to $50 Million. 

Charles is valued for developing strategy, setting vision, business planning, inspiring people to achieve revenue and profitability targets, insuring proper governance, controls, and efficient systems, impacting organizational culture and performance, informing lasting stakeholder partnerships.

Charles holds certifications in Chartered Director in the Institute of Director of South Africa, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter from the Institute of the same in the US, Certified Risk Management Professional from the Risk Management Society in the US, Associate and Insurance Accounting and Finance from the Institute in the US and Certified Ethics Officer from the Ethics Institute in South Africa.

Charles is also an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow with the African Leadership Institute and the University of Oxford and a fellow of the Clans Montana Forum of New Leaders for Tomorrow.

You can reach out to Charles Washoma on LinkedIn.

There’s an African Proverb that says, “If you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”

And Priyanka Chopra Jones said, “Financial independence is paramount.”

My mom always says, “When a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms.”

In today’s Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast, we are going to talk about “How to Become a Global Industry Leader.”

We are joined by Irene Madeje Mlola, a Senior Board Management Executive, Industry Thought Leader, and Pioneer of the Gender Inclusion Agenda in Tanzania. She is result driven transformational Strategist, with over 20 years of proven delivery in Financial, Telecom, and Development Sectors

As the Executive Director and Operations Director at Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT Tanzania), Irene championed a Gender Inclusive Strategy, that aimed at prioritizing the economic empowerment of women and young people.

Irene holds notable public, private, and multilateral governance positions, including Commissioner for the National Cooperative Commission, where she serves as Vice Chair Person, an independently nominated member of Women’s Affairs Committee under the Tanzanian National Council for Financial Inclusion, and she is a Board Director of Exim Bank Tanzania where she chairs the Board Credit Committee.

Irene is a recipient of the Top 50 Women in Management Awards and has been acknowledged by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group as one of the leading women in the Tanzanian Financial Sector.

Irene holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Netherlands Maastricht School of Management, and Bachelor of Commerce from the Dalhousie University in Canada.

An Alumni at Havard School of Business where she received a Strategic Leadership and Inclusive Management Certificate, she is also a Certified Market Assistant Specialist with Spring filled Center for Development in the UK and a registered Director with the Common Wealth Association for Corporate Governance.  

You can connect with Irene on LinkedIn. 

In today’s episode of the Modesta Mahiga 360 Leadership Podcast Modesta is joined by Ben Owden, Leadership Development Trainer of “Why Lead” Consultancy and host of the “Why Lead” Podcast.

They are going to talk about “Why Leaders Lead” and they explore what the greatest of all-time leaders have in common.