Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta describes Change Leadership as the ability to influence and inspire action in others and respond with vision and agility during periods of growth, disruption, or uncertainty to bring about the needed change.

When leaders truly lead change, when they commit the resource, when they are visible throughout the change process, when they genuinely sponsor and lead the change, results follow. I believe that what is important to the executive bench, they give their attention to. When leaders begin to position change leadership as a strategic imperative and as a competitive edge, the millions and dollars wasted each year will be saved. It is not rocket science that when leaders lead change successfully, the results are there to show for that investment. We can stop the financial hemorrhage and wastage of resources when leaders lead the change instead of leaving it in the hands of change practitioners, change managers, change leaders who do not have the authority or positional power to influence results.

I encouraged you to make the decision right now backed by commitment and consistent positive action to change the narrative regarding effective leadership for successful change. When we lead well, change efforts succeed. Have a fantastic week.

Raising your standards begins the process of changing the trajectory of your life, business results, relationships, family, organization, leadership

When you raise the standard for your life and stop making excuses you begin to make an inner shift to take control over the quality of your life. It is only when

Have a Fantastic Week.

People can be challenging to work with sometimes and they can be a great delight as well. As a leader, you are tasked to deliver results, grow the business, achieve strategic objectives, coach, mentor, inspire your team or direct reports. These demands put pressure on you as a leader and you must keep refueling your mental tank, refresh, re-energize and rejuvenate consistency to handle the challenges and requirements of the job. I salute all the leaders out there because leadership is a heavy and challenging responsibility. Organizations thrive or fail through leadership. Employees reach the pinnacle of success and advancement through the leaders who support them.

The word to inspire is to spur, stimulate, motivate, encourage, or stimulus. We all need inspiration to progress our leadership journey. The work of leadership has many challenges. If you are working with people and on projects and programs, there will always be challenges along the way. As a leader, you need to inspire yourself daily to be able to handle the challenges that come with the job of leading. I was talking to one of my relatives who has just been promoted to a leadership position. We were talking about the good, the bad and the positives and negatives. She told me one of her major challenges is about working with difficult team members.

The main purpose of this episode of Transformation4Change podcast is to inspire you to lead with purpose, vision, authenticity and from your passion. Have a fantastic week.

Employees are ready and willing to give the best and show up to do their best work provided you create an enabling environment that frees them to do so. Employees come to work each day with a single goal - to contribute and help the organization achieve its strategic goals and objectives. The question to you as a leader is Are you willing to help them do so? When we facilitate employees to thrive at work, everybody wins.

In this episode, you will learn or refresh your memory on the best ways to help your employees thrive in your workspace. Have a fantastic week.

If you had all the time in the world, if there were no limitation, self imposed and otherwise, or other obligations in life – what would you do?

Following your passion may appear like a far-fetched dream, but it is possible. To be passionate, is to be determined to achieve what you want without being swayed or distracted. When you do what you love, it doesn’t feel like work anymore as the saying goes. Passion to thrive will allow you to do amazing work that you’re really interested in. We follow our passions because it brings us fulfillment.

Passion gives you boundless energy, intense almost single-minded focus, and the willpower to overcome even the most daunting obstacles. The more passionate we are with whatever we are focused on, the more we will work hard and smart on improving ourselves while increasing our chances of success.

In this episode, I provide ideas, perspectives, and nuggets to help you thrive with your passion. Have a fantastic week.

Where you are today is a summation of your thoughts, actions, behaviors, attitudes and so on. The results on the outside is a reflection of what is happening inside you. What is the quality of your inner life. You can never be any different from who you are on the inside. Your leadership style and behavior is a reflection of your belief profile. Be careful what you are focusing on because you become what you focus on. Do you want a different result? renovate and detox what is happening inside you. The condition of your inner life is expressed through words. Anytime you hear yourself saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing, remember it is coming from your inner condition and state. This podcast can change and engineer your life when you use the nuggets in this podcast to reframe, shape, recalibrate, reinvigorate, and reenergize your life. Share this podcast with as many people as you know, because the key to a well oiled life, successful life, successful leadership and business is An Inside Job. See you at the summit of champions!

Leadership Authenticity Part 4

The final episode on Leadership Authenticity

To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, and genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look at yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are looking at? Do you have room for change? I believe we all should be ready to course correct when we identify things about ourselves that we need to work on. Doing whatever you do for the sake of climbing the corporate ladder irrespective of who you trample upon is not worth it. Develop yourself into an authentic leader and you will be pleased you did. Your employees, direct reports, and peers are looking for authenticity. They are looking for a leader who leads from their values, a leader who can say No to things that will hurt others and diminish their morale, a leader who is ready to stand up for what is right, a leader who is ready to defend the rights of others, create psychologically safe spaces for people to speak truth to power, a leader who goes to bed and can say I did what is right under pressure and challenging circumstances. I encourage you to be an authentic leader. You will sleep better, dream better, smile better, and look great as you look in the mirror. Have a fantastic week and see you at the summit of leadership champions.

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Many times we overlook and underrate how strong we are. The stories you continue to tell yourself is stealing from you and causing you to accept the status quo. There is more you can do with your leadership, aspirations, capabilities and your life. Do not allow the experiences of the past to stop you from fulfilling your true potential. Its time to change the narrative and live your full life. In this episode I provide a few nuggets to help you navigate the challenges and disruptions of life.

Raise Your Standards (Part 1)

Raising your standards begins the process of changing the trajectory of your life, business results, relationships, family, organization, leadership journey, spiritual journey, and others. What is a standard? A standard is a model for excellence, a criterion, benchmark, touchstone, yardstick, specification, guideline, measure, or requirement. You can raise your standard for leading your team, improving your relationships, moving on the ladder of success, achievement, or career, you can raise your leadership standard, spiritual, health and wellness, business, or organization results.

So, the question is how do you raise your standards?

· It begins with self introspection – what area do you want to raise your standards in?

· What are those beliefs aiding or nurturing these standards or lack thereof?

· How do you break through these limiting beliefs so that you can be free to do what you want to do and get the results you want to achieve

To be authentic is to be reliable, true, dependable, faithful, trustworthy, genuine. The question is are you an authentic leader or person? The world is looking for authentic leaders who back their words with action, people who are not caught up with the politics and manipulations in the organization for the sake of survival and pleasing the herd. When you are all alone and introspecting your leadership style or brand, when you look yourself in the mirror are you happy with what you are looking at? Do you have room for change? I believe we all should be ready to course correct when we identify things about ourselves that we need to work on. Doing whatever you do for the sake of climbing the corporate ladder irrespective of who you trample upon is not worth it. Develop yourself into an authentic leader and you will be pleased you did. Your employees, direct reports, peers are looking for authenticity. They are looking for a leader who leads from their values, a leader who can say No to things that will hurt the others and diminish their moral, a leader who is ready to stand up for what is right, a leader who is ready to defend the rights of others, create psychologically safe spaces for people to speak truth to power, a leader who goes to bed and can say I did what is right under pressure and challenging circumstances. I encourage you to be an authentic leader. You will sleep better, dream better, smile better, and look great as you look in the mirror. Have a fantastic week and see you at the summit of leadership champions.