“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.”

How are you growing? This is a question that brings accountability to the process of growth which is key within leadership.

What separates leaders is from followers is their ability to grow.

In this episode Mzwandile, explores six domains that this question speaks to:

How are you growing Spiritually? How are you growing Emotionally? How are you growing Professionally? How are you growing Socially? How are you growing Physically? How are you growing Financially?

“Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.”

What do you do after you have conquered the highest mountain? As leaders we often find ourselves in moving from one high to the other and if we don't intentional take some time out to reflect we might find ourselves on autopilot.

In this episode Mzwandile has a fascinating conversation with Mpumi Mbethe a voice over artist, radio & television presenter on how to move forward when you're stuck in the rut.

“A mentor is not someone who is always above you in standards but your friends can also be your mentors when they are well versed in a areas you are not.”  -Kati Hlaise

Welcome back to part of the amazing conversation with Kati Hlaise which is a continuation from the recent episode. 

In this episode Mzwandile and Kati discuss the fundamentals of mentorship and how best you can tap into resources and knowledge that can help you advance. We practically discuss how mentors can help one with practical application within specific areas of growth. We also explore how to form ideas.

Have you find yourself in spaces where you don't like you deserve to be? However you know what it cost to get there. You have put in the time, work and effort.

It's so easy as you climb the ladder to be intimated by the height overlooking the climb which wasn't easy and feel like you don't deserve.

In this fascinating episode Mzwandile has a conversation with Katekani a finance professional with more than 8 years’ experience in banking and is currently the Strategic Lead at RMB (Rand Merchant Bank) Invest where she is responsible for a number of key strategies across different geographies in the Invest business. She is also a startup mentor under the Shanduka Black Umbrellas mentorship programme and Oxford University’s alumni mentorship programme called Creative Destructive Lab. She holds a BCom Econometrics Honours degree from the University of Johannesburg and an MBA from the University of Oxford. 

“The future is bringing a harvest of the seeds we are sowing today.” - Mzwandile Magagula

Happy New Year to you, we hope you had a wonderful Festive Season.

As we start of the year, what can you do to follow through on the goals you set?

In this podcast Mzwandile shares how you can backup your goals with strategies for achievement to ensure that you goals become a reality.

Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful festive and are geared up for the brilliant year ahead.

In this beautiful episode we have a mic switch and have an opportunity to ask the host of Take Your Lead Podcast questions. 

We get to know his "WHY", he shares his passion about leadership & changing the world one individual at a time.

Part 2 of a conversation with Ackson King Mwami we explore the burden of leadership, the heaviness of leading.

"Your weaknesses are not something to be ashamed of, neither are you to be proud of your strengths.

"You are a leader, you have been called to lead. You are only but a leader, a leader with weaknesses and emotions. You are not the only leader.

This episode will aid you with principles to make 2022 your best year ever and help you escape from the sense of exclusivity and pain of feeling you are alone and help ease the load and how best you can learn from others. 

"Leadership is about a following of thought, vision, goals, a system within yourself to get you to a specific destination."

In this two-part episode Mzwandile has a conversation with returning guest Ackson King Mwami, author, thinker, speaker, business strategist as we wind down and reflect on the year we learn from lessons we've gleaned along the way.

In this episode learn how to lead your self conversation, habits, disciplines, appetites as you master personal leadership.

As we close off the year, let's take some time to evaluate how we have grown so that we can make the necessary adjustments for the year 2022.

Did you prioritise your values in the year 2021? Was there a healthy correlation between your values and the time you invested?

What areas did you grow in?

How did you grow in your mentoring & coaching relationships?

Which books have you read/content you have consumed that has contributed to your growth in the year 2021?

What is the best thing that happened to you in the year 2021?

What is the worst thing that happened to you in the year 2021?

What are you most grateful for?

This episode is so wholesome, Mzwandile also shares tips on how to be productive in the new year.

Leadership is  all about sacrifice, there is always a sacrifice for change. The sacrifice of success includes; letting go of the comfort zone, learning to embrace being alone and sacrificing money for advancement.

In this episode Mzwandile has a fascinating conversation with leader, mentor, author and world-class speaker Ackson King Mwami. 

They talk about the tension of moving from the norm to being customised and personalised, doing introspection. They double click on the challenges faced by our generation of being scared to be alone and have conversations with ourselves. 

Learn how to stand out from the crowd, move from default settings to living a life by design. Don't reduce yourself from just existing but live your best life by identifying and celebrating your difference.