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Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million young people aged between the ages of 15 and 35 years.

70% of sub-Saharan Africa is under the age of 30.

Not only this, but with the advancements in trade, the boom in innovation capacity & efforts - possibility looms large!

Like anywhere else and anyone else, if we are going to embrace this transformation - we must let go of outdated perspectives about who and what we are or can do as Africa and grab hold of new ways of seeing, doing & being.

The ReImagine Africa series is made up of short, sharp conversations about unlearning who we no longer are as Africa, so we can become who our destiny calls us to be…

Today's episode is titled 'Danger of Tribalism'!!

We all love to belong and be unique. Sadly, without awareness and self-management, this desire to belong and be unique can lead to segregation, judgement and a society without collaboration.

The episode will help those invested in the growth of Africa to;

• Strike a balance between personal and diversity intelligence

• Invite collaboration and community without losing our sense of identity

• Support & celebrate each other

• Invite love, appreciation, acceptance into relationships with others

There are new ways of seeing, doing & being if we are open to consistently unlearning & relearning for ongoing impact in our world.

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

• Apply to the Navigating Transitions Mastermind: 'https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/NTMastermind

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"Don't talk #religion at the dinner table" - we say WHY NOT!?

Spirituality / Faith / Religion have become controversial because we've made them so. People today use religion or spirituality to divide us, rather than unite us.

It's time to #unlearn outdated, restrictive and disempowering perspectives around faith that keep so many people feeling fearful, ashamed and guilty.

It's time for religion/faith/spirituality to create a cohesive world & it all starts with us shifting what spirituality could mean for our world.

Join well-loved Psychic Medium, Reiki Master & Numerologist, Heike Sym and Zanele Njapha, The UnLearning Lady as they explore this topic and challenge unlearners to relearn spirituality, faith and religion.

Heike talks about her work as a Psychic Medium, her past as a Roman Catholic, and how she thinks of herself as the 'Catholic Psychic' - able to beautifully merge what many would call contradicting parts of spirituality to spark profound healing and change in the lives of so many people.

Zanele even shares a personal story of her first Mediumship reading with Heike and how it shifted something in her.

This episode will cover;

• What is a Psychic Medium?

• How to be learn, change and grow without mocking or underestimating the religions or faiths of others

• How religion is not separate from spirituality and faith

• Becoming a person who can live a purposeful life

If religion and spirituality are your key areas of change and transformation right now, you'll LOVE this episode with Heike Sym.

Connect with Heike Sym and her Psychic Medium work here;

• Website: https://heikesym.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heikesym/?hl=en

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heike-sym-787a4729/?originalSubdomain=za

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Get the 'Planning Your Next' workshop: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/next

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• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

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Does your company's change or transformation journey include the 3 key roles?

There are 3 people who without whom, no transformation journey will ever succeed. Through our work supporting companies with change, we've seen the success that these 3 roles will play.

In this episode, Zanele reveals the 3 roles The UnLearners helps teams establish during the change management process.

If you're leading a transition, change or transformation in your team - this episode will give you a perfect place to start when planning, executing and improving the talent dynamics of your change management process and systems.

In this episode, Zanele responds highlights the following roles;

• Change Ambassadors/Champions

• Change Sponsors

• Change Challengers

Find out exactly what the roles are and HOW to assign them in your time.

Looking for support with navigating change in your team?

Head over to our website - we'd love to use the key roles in this episode and so much more to help you achieve the results you seek!

Join us for our Transformation retreat, The UnLearning Experience: https://www.theunlearners.com/the-unlearning-experience/

Here are some great resources you'll LOVE as you kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Join The 'Career Review Checklist' Course: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerreview

• Apply to the Navigating Transitions Mastermind: 'https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/NTMastermind

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

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90% of organisations have made creating learning opportunities their #1 retention strategy - according to LinkedIn Learning.

Learning & Development is evolving in exciting ways as the 2020s speed along.

Leaders who know how to design, lead and facilitate inclusive learning journeys for their teams will ensure a great mix of skills and support their retention strategy.

This episode is for leaders and professionals looking to creation learning programs that help retain, upskill and enrich careers and lives.

Zanele Njapha does this by sharing 3 key Learning & Development Trends, drawing on insights from LinkedIn's Workplace Learning Report 2024, Korn Ferry and McKinsey components of a successful L&D strategy.

In this episode you can expect;

• 3 Learning & Development trends

• How to design a learning journey for yourself and your team

• Key components of making learning exciting, desirable and worthwhile for your company's investment

• A toolkit to help you encourage self directed learning in your teams

Reach out to us for help with thinking about improving your learning & development strategy and creating a culture of learning, unearning and relearning.

Join us for our Transformation retreat, The UnLearning Experience: https://www.theunlearners.com/the-unlearning-experience/

Here are some great resources you'll LOVE as you kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Join The 'Career Review Checklist' Course: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerreview

• Apply to the Navigating Transitions Mastermind: 'https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/NTMastermind

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

• https://qrco.de/TheUnlearners

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million young people aged between the ages of 15 and 35 years.

70% of sub-Saharan Africa is under the age of 30.

Not only this, but with the advancements in trade, the boom in innovation capacity & efforts - possibility looms large!

Like anywhere else and anyone else, if we are going to embrace this transformation - we must let go of outdated perspectives about who and what we are or can do as Africa and grab hold of new ways of seeing, doing & being.

The ReImagine Africa series is made up of short, sharp conversations about unlearning who we no longer are as Africa, so we can become who our destiny calls us to be…

Today's episode is titled 'That Brown Skin is Gorgeous'!!

For too long, people of colour have 'learnt' through conditioning, that their skin is impure or undesirable.

It's time to #unlearn.

The episode will help those invested in the growth of Africa to;

• UnLearn & challenge colorism

• Understand the impact of colorism of the empowerment, growth and development of people

• See people beyond the colour of their skin

• Relearn to appreciate and value people for who they are, not what they look like

There are new ways of seeing, doing & being if we are open to consistently unlearning & relearning for ongoing impact in our world.

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

• Apply to the Navigating Transitions Mastermind: 'https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/NTMastermind

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

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Broadcaster Faith Mangope is in conversation with 'The UnLearning Lady', Zanele Njapha about how leaders in a world of volatility can use unlearning to transform their teams for the future of work.

This conversation is taken from Stellenbosch Business Institute's Leadershift series.

In this episode you can expect;

• What is unlearning?

• Why leaders and teams need to unlearn now more than ever?

• Tips for supporting a team that is frustrated and overwhelmed by change.

• A toolkit to help you build new habits as you experience personal changes

Join us for our Transformation retreat, The UnLearning Experience: https://www.theunlearners.com/the-unlearning-experience/

Here are some great resources you'll LOVE as you kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Join The 'Career Review Checklist' Course: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerreview

• Apply to the Navigating Transitions Mastermind: 'https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/NTMastermind

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

• https://qrco.de/TheUnlearners

What was once taboo may need relooking….

History shows us that the more hidden something is, the less power we have to be educated on it & take ownership of our decisions about it.

Sex, pleasure, sexuality and intimacy are such topics that are now begging for people to unlearn outdated dogmas that have kept us passive, powerless and misinformed in this area of our lives and our evolving society.

From healthy intimacy, sexual health, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted illnesses and sex work - these infamous topics get exposed by Zanele and guest and well-loved sexpert, Glynis McGee on this episode.

Glynis, a representative of the Secret Corner, is driven by a passion for proven, factual information and ensuring that this information is freely shared, to dispel misinformation and empower audiences.

Glynis believes sexual information should not be embargoed, but more openly discussed to prevent misinterpretation and potentially save lives.

It's time to flip the script on sexual behaviour - this episode of The UnLearners podcast will help you;

• Face your deep personal dogmas and beliefs about intimacy, pleasure and sexuality

• Challenge long-standing perspectives about a seemingly 'taboo' topic

• Understand where to start in your journey of having the life-shifting conversations with friends, family and colleagues

• Get answers to the questions you've always held - answered by a professional, sexpert and well-seasoned sexual health advocate

Here are some great resources to support you on your UnLearning journey:

• Download the 'Planning Your Next' workshop: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/next

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

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What do you do, think or say when you're wrong?

How about right in the middle of an argument when you realise the other person is actually right?

The deep 'need' to be right is very common and comes primarily from our survival and belonging instincts. At the primitive level, to be wrong means to be isolated from others and possibly death…

Today, however, the fear of being wrong not only increases our stress levels, but it also hinders progress in our change efforts as teams and individuals.

In this episode, Zanele Njapha, The UnLearning Lady, talks about how finding WHAT is right has to become more important than WHO is right if we are to make lasting behaviour changes and transform in big leaps as organisations.

In this eye-opening episode, we cover;

• Unlearning the need to always be right

• Challenging the fear of being wrong through reframing

• Building awareness of being prone to error and fault, as humans and not judging self for this

• 3 practical strategies for 'checking yourself' and employing humility as a tool for growth

Are you addicted to being right, but know it can get a bit much? Or know someone who could use some support with this?

You'll deeply appreciate this empowering and practical episode.

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Download the 'Planning Your Next' workshop: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/next

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

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Season 2: Episode 36 - Q&A: Managing Change At Work

Your team is frustrated because not only is the company changing exponentially, but they don't feel well equipped for those many changes.

The changes feel hurried, overwhelming and sometimes as if they are the kinds of changes that will NOT help them, but only serve the company's interests.

As a result, team morale drops, resistance is high and the level of buy-in from the most key team members is low to non-existent.

What do leaders do in this case??

We've taken a few questions that leaders have asked us and created this Q&A episode to support leaders who want a practical place to start when leading change and transformation.

In this episode, you can expect responses to these questions;

• Who is supposed to manage the change & how?

• Is this the best time for this change?

• A great place to start when leading change?

Leaders who are passionate about transformative change will truly appreciate this practical and easy-to-follow episode.

Have other questions you'd like us to answer in a Q&A episode?? Share them with us in the comments of this episode!

Stay tuned for weekly tips, tools, inspiration & stories to keep you learning, changing & growing 🦋

Hosted by Zanele Njapha, The UnLearning Lady!

Here are some great resources to support you on your journey:

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey;

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrases

• Free Training - 'Level Up & Earn': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/earn

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

https://qrco.de/TheUnlearners

Season 2: Episode 35 - 1st & Only Syndrome [ReImagine Africa]

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million young people aged between the ages of 15 and 35 years.

70% of sub-Saharan Africa is under the age of 30.

Not only this, but with the advancements in trade, the boom in innovation capacity & efforts - possibility looms large!

Like anywhere else and anyone else, if we are going to embrace this transformation - we must let go of outdated perspectives about who and what we are or can do as Africa and grab hold of new ways of seeing, doing & being.

The ReImagine Africa series is made up of short, sharp conversations about unlearning who we no longer are as Africa, so we can become who our destiny calls us to be…

Today's episode is titled 'First & Only Syndrome'!!

Meaning: When you are the first or only African in a room, but not use this as a chance to shut other Africans out, but to expand and create inclusion.

The episode will help those invested in the growth of Africa to;

• Build bridges instead of walls

• Understand diversity & inclusion in a new way

• Create opportunities for Africans to prosper, develop and grow

• Take responsibility for development

There are new ways of seeing, doing & being if we are open to consistently unlearning & relearning for ongoing impact in our world.

Here are some great resources to support you as we kick off your UnLearning journey:

• Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter: https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/newsletter

• Take the Quiz: 'What's Your Career Phase?': https://learn.zanelenjapha.com/careerquiz

• Download the '2 Steps to Change' Guide: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/2stepsguide

• Download '10 Powerful Things To Say At Work' Audio: https://theunlearners.kartra.com/page/10phrase

Let's Connect on Social Media (choose your favourite platform!):

https://qrco.de/TheUnlearners