When you think back to the greatest leader you've ever known, what are the traits that stand out to you?

Leaders oftentimes are individuals who stepped forward while everyone else was still waiting for a convenient time, this is because leaders aren't afraid to take risks.

Leaders create vision, leaders inspire and motivate.

In this episode Mzwandile shares practical ways that a leader behaves and carries themselves.

How do you lead when you have no background of leadership?

Have you been promoted into a position of responsibility and now feel the pressure to level up?

In this podcast episode Mzwandile shares 3 ideas around personal leadership, reintroducing yourself and team leadership.

You'll be empowered on how to lead when you have no prior leadership experience.

Part 2, in this episode Mzwandile has a conversation with Bokang Kelepa a Certified John C. Maxwell Facilitator and Trainer, Entrepreneur, Mining Engineer and Global Speaker just to mention a few of the accolades he boasts. A thought leader with a heart for people.

Bokang explores how to lead and not manage as well as the importance of a leader connecting with his team and how it moves the ball forward.

"Environment everything, Hereditary nothing."

In this episode Mzwandile has a conversation with Bokang Kelepa a Certified John C. Maxwell Facilitator and Trainer, Entrepreneur and Mining Engineer amidst the array of things he is involved in.

Bokang shares how the environments we find ourselves in contribute to who we are becoming.

Purpose, culture and strategy... What ties all of these building blocks together?

In this episode Mzwandile shares building blocks necessary to accomplishing your mission and vision:

Clarity- Define the win

Evaluation- Are you winning?

Culture- What’s the behaviour that’s contributing to our win?

Systems- Is there alignment?

Team Leadership- Are we all moving in the same direction?

Imagine a world, where people believe the best in one another, want the best for one another and expect the best from one another.

How do you go about creating this remarkable culture?

In this episode Mzwandile shares five ideas to creating this remarkable culture: Love, Trust, Awareness, Diversity & Growth.

Why limit goal setting to the only the beginning of the year?

Goal setting can be spread across your different life domains and  be cascaded to your daily decisions and how they contribute to the person you want to become. 

In this episode Mzwandile, walks us through 7 pocket tips that you can always pull out when you're looking at setting achievable goals.

Would you willingly follow yourself as a leader?

In this episode Mzwandile shares Five Traits of a leader worth following;

Before having a candid conversation ask yourself whether you have invested enough into the relationship to withdraw from it.

In this episode Mzwandile walks us through a grid of questions he recently learnt from John C. Maxwell to ask before having a candid conversation with someone. 

Make sure that you can answer yes to the following questions:

If you can answer yes to all of these questions, then your motives are probably right and you have a good chance of being able to communicate effectively.

That can be very hard; but in the long term, it’s best not only for the organization, but also for the person who needs to hear what’s not going right. If your goal is to help the individual, improve the team, and fulfill the vision of the organization, then this is the path you should follow as a leader.

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."                                                                                                                                                                                     - Nelson Mandela

The role of courage in leadership is invaluable, what separates successful leaders and unsuccessful leaders is the courage to take step up when everyone else is stepping down.

In this episode Mzwandile shares how a leader can be courageous in making decisions, having uncomfortable/candid conversations and stepping into uncharted territory.