Take Your Lead Podcast

"Always prepare yourself for the next role. It's not about who sits where on the table, but what you bring to the table." 

In this episode Mzwandile is joined by Musa Mabasa a brilliant leader with vast experience in Mining, Management & Theology. He was also identified as the Standard Bank rising star in the year 2018.

Learn how to lead within a context.

Learning is what separates average leaders from great leaders.

What will set you apart as a leader is your ability to intentionally learn about yourself, learn more about your craft and learn more about others.

In this episode learn how to master the art of leadership & learning.

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."

Why be a copy, when you can be the original?

In this episode Mzwandile speaks of the dangers of imitation and how it can rob you of your curatively.

Learn five ways you can be more innovative as a leader; Think out of the box, be willing to be uncomfortable, surround yourself with people who think differently, study innovators and create time to innovate.

Wondering what lessons one can learn from horses?

In this two-part episode learn what horses have to do with empowerment, leadership and personal growth.

Mzwandile has a fascinating conversation with Carmen Theobald Director & Facilitator from Horse Sense North Canada on the roles of a Master Herder and how you can use your power in balanced and healthy ways that are good for the "herd".

Wondering what lessons one can learn from horses?

In this two-part episode learn what horses have to do with empowerment, leadership and personal growth.

Mzwandile has a fascinating conversation with Carmen Theobald Director & Facilitator from Horse Sense North Canada on how one can go about empowering themselves with Clarity|Connection|Courage.

"‘Normal’ doesn’t really test your integrity. Crises do. But when a crisis comes, it’s often too late to fix what’s wrong."

                                                                                                                                                  - Carey Nieuwhof

Are you the same person in private as you are in public?

Integrity is one of the crucial factors that contribute to leadership success.

In this episode Mzwandile shares five ways you can build your integrity.

"There's a constant tension in climbing, and really all exploration, between pushing yourself into the unknown but trying not to push too far. The best any of us can do is to tread that line carefully."                                                                                                                                                                                                   -Alex Honnold

Not too sure how to choose vocation, how do you deal with the tension/conflict of pursuing what you feel called to do? How to build a strong healthy marriage and grow in confidence while living out your purpose?

In this episode Mzwandile talks to Gugu Ndlovu a full-time pastor, passionate about marriage ministry and family, on how to deal with the internal resolution vs the external voices that make you doubt yourself.

Your emotional intelligence (or lack thereof) is already affecting far more than you think at work and at home. The beautiful part is that emotional intelligence can be learned. It’s not genetic, and pretty much anyone can get better at it.

In this two part episode Mzwandile shares on the five key components of Emotional Intelligence namely: Self Awareness, Self-Regulation, Social Skill, Empathy & Motivation and how you can grow into an emotionally intelligent leader.

Behind the positions and titles are human beings. It is so easy to get caught in the rut, focusing on the production and targets and overlook the individuals who are doing the job to the best of their ability. It is the human element that makes business & production possible.

In this two part episode Mzwandile shares on the importance of 'Emotional intelligence' played out in the ability to recognise, understand and manage our own feelings and to recognise and understand the emotions of people around us.

Do you enjoy your meetings or do you have to endure them?

As author and educator J.R Miller said " There have been meetings of only a moment which have left impressions for life, for eternity. No one of us can understand that mysterious thing we call influence..."

In this podcast episode learn how to have effective and meaningful meetings with a clear agenda, and a clearly defined win for the whole team. Mzwandile shares 5 check in prompts and 1:1 meetings for mentorship, coaching and accountability.