Super Lead

On this podcast we discussed what many leaders are faced with, having to turn around the companies that they lead. Be it small, medium and even large corporates. Most organisation are still battling with the effects of the pandemic/crisis. Stephen van Coller is delivering on the promise of turning around one of the most iconic proudly South African organisations – EOH . Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Stephen to tap into his playbook for this EOH’s turnaround, so we can all learn from his journey.

On this podcast Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Antoine Paillusseau who is a Co-Founder and CEO at FinChatBot. FinChatBot is the South African leading provider of conversational AI solutions (largely known as chat bots). Currently serving some of the largest businesses in South Africa and abroad with its customer-centric conversational AI solutions. Antoine holds a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship from EDC Paris Business School, France. We unpacked customer centric digital transformation and he also shared powerful lessons from his entrepreneurial journey.

On this podcast Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Molefe Pooe who is the Managing Director of Inertia Leadership and Business Coaching. Molefe is an author, certified leadership and business coach, speaker, leadership development expert, facilitator and member of the John Maxwell Team. He established Metamorphic Engineering in 2004, a company specialising in industrial piping and high pressure equipment. The business grew to employ over 150 employees in 12 years. On this episode, Molefe shares on his journey that lead him to publish his first book Money Talks, as well as some insights on leadership and wealth creation. He touches on a few topics including wealth destroying emotions, the influence relationships have on money and identifying good investment opportunities among others.

On this podcast Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Hwalani Mabaso, who is a Provincial General Manager at Absa . Hwalani is also a Board Member of Women in Tech® – an international organisation with a  mission to empower 5 million women and girls in tech by 2030. She was a finalist in the Standard Bank under 40 young achievers in the Business Category and in 2019 was selected onto the list of the Mail & Guardian Women Changing South Africa. Hwalani is also completing her Phd at the University of Pretoria. She shared powerful lessons from her leadership journey, insights on how we can lead effectively ensuring personal and business resilience in these unprecedented times.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Prof Prof Tshilidzi Marwala to unpack his book, Closing the Gap: The fourth industrial revolution in Africa. Prof Marwala needs no introduction to the SuperLead community, he is a Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Johannesburg. He served as a deputy chairperson of the presidential commission on the fourth industrial revolution, Non-Executive board member at Nedbank.

On this conversation, he unpacked he unpacked critical questions on the 4IR topic, how to effectively lead in this era, the impact of 4IR on jobs and inequalities, He also explained key concepts in plain language – block chain, 5 G technology and so much more.

Hi latest book: Leading in the 21st Century: The Call for a New Type of African Leader

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed with Prof Tawana Kupe Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria. We unpacked key insights from his journey of leadership excellence, his philosophy of maximising impact with limited resources, future of learning, digital transformation and so much more. He gave us a fantastic challenge and recommended Ousmane Sembene’s book titled “God’s bit of woods”

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Elizabeth Rachidi who is an HR Director at Tiger brands. She has held senior HR leadership roles at Vodacom, Nedbank and as well as at Standard bank to name a few. Elizabeth holds an MBA from Gibs and is currently completing her coaching qualifications at UCT.

She is very passionate about seeing leaders succeed in critical transitions. Be it transitioning from one level of leadership to another or from one function to the next. After learning from her inspirational joinery, we unpacked how one can ensure a successful leadership transition, because statistics on failed transitions are worrisome.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Candice Watson, who is the Group Executive for Human Capital at AECI. AECI is an explosive and speciality chemicals company focused on providing products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in the mining, manufacturing, agricultural, food and beverage, and general industrial sectors. In her role, Candice, leads the strategic agenda for the group’s 7000 or so employees all of which are spread across 26 countries in Africa, South-East Asia, the USA, and Australia. Candice, who has extensive experience as an HR executive, hold an MBA from GIBS and is currently completing her PhD at UCT. On the podcast, she unpacks how she transitioned from her first job as a call centre agent to pursue a career in HR, of which she leading at the highest level. She shared key leadership insights for leading effectively in this new reality.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Elizabeth Rachidi who is an HR Director at Tiger brands. She has held senior HR leadership roles at Vodacom, Nedbank and as well as at Standard bank to name a few. Elizabeth holds an MBA from Gibs and is currently completing her coaching qualifications at UCT.

She is very passionate about seeing leaders succeed in critical transitions. Be it transitioning from one level of leadership to another or from one function to the next. After learning from her inspirational joinery, we unpacked how one can ensure a successful leadership transition, because statistics on failed transitions are worrisome.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed with Dr Vincent Maphai, who is the Chairman of the Sibanye-Stillwater Board. He is also a non-executive director of Discovery Limited. Previously, Dr. Maphai was the Director of Corporate Affairs and Transformation at SAB. In addition, he served as the southern African Chairperson of BHP Billiton. He has accumulated 20 years’ experience in the academic profession, and 15 years as a senior executive in the private sector.