Author name: njerimuchunu

The Best Dreams Happen When We Are Awake We have heard it said time and time again that the graveyard is the richest place on earth. How we live today will determine if we will contribute to the wealth lying in the cemetery or not. It is no surprise that we will all end up […]

Vulnerability in Leadership As she spoke, her words cut like a knife. “I am tired of you people of “you people” saying that you see this and that in me. That you see great potential in me. That I need to course-correct certain things in my life and take responsibility. That I am lying to

Loneliness in Leadership I have been out of the country for about a month and recently returned. As I went about the business that took me there, I decided to take a hard look at the society I was in and the way people live. I took a personal assessment of the degree of happiness,

Intentionally Connecting To be a leader, you must have followers. Right? People will follow us for different reasons. Might be coercion or providing an incentive. True leadership, however, is when people follow you voluntarily because they believe in you and buy into your vision. Times and seasons change but over the years there have been

What Happened to Vision? I’ve heard some people say vision is an over-used term and others say the concept is outdated. I’ve noticed a general lack of interest on the part of leaders at all levels. They might give it lip-service, but the basic message is. “Ok, now let’s get back to business.” slide… The

Transforming Leaders from the Inside Out We are living in times when many of us have received tertiary education. I see people everywhere pursuing their Undergraduate and Masters degrees. More than ever, the number of persons pursuing their PhD is on the rise. Additionally, the number of professionals roaming this city cannot be overlooked, yet

Living the Life No One Else Is Happy New Year! I began 2018 not knowing how but I was clear about the what. My strategy was simple – knock on as many doors as I can and speak to as many people as can give me their ear. I was afraid but I was not about

Don’t Stop Believing! Of late, there have been reports of numerous suicides and this continues to break my heart. Science tells us that this is a mental condition and that we need to seek psychiatric help ergo medication to deal/cure this. Research suggests that depression doesn’t spring from simply having too much or too little

Virtuous Leadership Good Leadership is Indispensable. I believe that trapped inside each of us is an undiscovered leader of great value to this generation. I keep wondering to myself, why do seemingly reasonable and intelligent people continue to operate in non-virtuous and vicious ways that reflect low moral standards? We live in a time of

Self Worth I was chatting with a good friend of me the other day and she said to me that someone had commented on the cost of a service and said “I am surprised at what she is charging for her services. What’s worse, she has put it out there for the world to see!”.