Abundant Leaders with Tenji Moyana – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Tamara Makoni is the Founder & CEO of Kazuri Consulting. She is an inclusion & culture advisor, facilitator and speaker who helps organisations use diversity, equity and inclusion to empower diverse teams and achieve strategic objectives.

Today we explore how we can be more inclusive as leaders by unpacking our pasts and confronting our unconscious biases. As black leaders, we think a lot about whether or not we’re being included, understood and empowered to thrive but don’t always see how we aren’t including others who may have different economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, ethnicity, etc. We unpack why that is, our unconscious biases and what we need to do differently to bring about holistic inclusion on our teams. 

Topics discussed:

* DEI and intersectionality

* Our personal stories about growing up black but different, including my own unconscious biases about Tamara!

* How colonisation, apartheid and slavery created mindsets of lack and competition for limited roles

* How black and African culture creates fierce in-group and out-group mentalities that make it difficult for outsides to fit in

* The mindset shift that will empower us to be more self-aware and inclusive

* Advice for how to better support the underrepresented members of our teams

Find Tamara on Kazuri Consulting, LinkedIn, YouTube and read her article on DEI and intersectionality

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It’s Women’s Month in South Africa and this episode is for the ladies! My fellow female leaders, it is time to heal our relationship with power so that we can rise up and have the influence we are here to have. In my journey as a leader, I have struggled to own my voice, take up space, stand in the spotlight with all eyes on me, and go against the grain. I’ve asked for permission instead of taking what is mine. And, heartbreakingly, I have coached so many C-suite women who struggle with the same thing. Imposter syndrome, low confidence and shrinking back is not our portion in life. It is our divine right to lead, to influence, and to want and have power without being shamed, judged or punished for it. In today’s episode, I take us on a journey that can help us heal our relationship with power so that we can have the leadership impact and experience the freedom that we were created for.

Topics discussed:

* How society sets women up to distrust our own power and judges us for wanting it

* What healthy power looks like and how vital it is to life

* Overcoming our unhelpful beliefs and stories about being a woman with power

* My story as a recovering permission-seeking, over-functioning people pleaser

* A few reflection questions that can help step into more of your power

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Thokozile Lewanika is a coach, speaker and facilitator with a rich leadership career as a talent executive at Absa Group, Discovery Group and Novartis, and an organisational performance expert at McKinsey & Company. In Part 2 of our conversation, we explore the shifting motivation behind her career choices from primarily solving for making an impact to increasingly solving for happiness. She’s bravely transcending her identity as a high achiever, redefining what is considered a “worthy” career and creating a legacy that she can be proud of. 

Topics discussed in Part 2:

* How Thokozile has made career choices, her driving motivation and her golden thread

* The conundrum of being a C-suite executive who does not enjoy managing people

* Letting go of titles and role levels so that we can embrace a more expansive identity and create lives that will make us happy

* The legacy she wants to leave behind and the one thing she wants her children to have learned from her

Learn more about Thokozile and contact her for business opportunities.

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Chart your course for 2024 using this short, guided teaching that builds on the 4 leadership themes for the year that I shared in Episode 26

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Thokozile Lewanika is a coach, speaker and facilitator with a rich leadership career as a talent executive at Absa Group, Discovery Group and Novartis, and an organisational performance expert at McKinsey & Company. Today we discuss how she’s transitioned successfully in these meaty roles in order to have impact quickly and overcome setbacks. For Thokozile, a deep abiding faith in her ability to learn anything, as well as her faith in God, are some of the foundations that hold her mindset steady during change, emboldening her to take risks.

Topics discussed:

* Thokozile’s early career journey from academia to management consulting to the C-Suite

* Two practices you can use to support your mindset when you experience self-doubt and uncertainty – especially in new roles

* How mentors have supported her at major career junctures and when she faces challenges

* How she gained and continues to cultivate unshakeable self-belief

Learn more about Thokozile and contact her for business opportunities.

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FREE RESOURCE

Chart your course for 2024 using this short, guided teaching that builds on the 4 leadership themes for the year that I shared in Episode 26

Clarify what you want for your career and how you want to lead with the Discover What Gives You Meaning online workshop

Book a free 1x1 coaching discovery call or reach out for speaking, leadership development or culture and talent consulting for your company

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2024 is an opportunity for us to make significant strides by empowering ourselves to make bold, strategic moves in our careers, in how we lead our teams and in how we drive the business agenda. I share 4 key themes that are emerging as an energy for the year based on what I’m seeing in my coaching clients, podcast listeners, the leadership development community and social trends that are shaping the world of work. This is a wave of supportive collective energy that we can piggyback on and personalise to have the year we desire – whatever our individual goals are.

Topics discussed:

* 4 themes for 2024: personal empowerment, strategic intention, taking decisive action and building a solid foundation

* 5 things that it will take for us to achieve these goals, including clarity, confidence in our capabilities and 3 more

* How to time when you set your goals for the year – it doesn’t have to be 1 January!

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UPCOMING EVENT

I’m hosting a FREE in person event with leaders from multiple sectors and disciples to discuss: What leader do you want to be in the next season of your career and how do you get there? There will be a short talk followed by rich discussion and idea sharing among the group with time for individual reflection at the end. It’s in Johannesburg on Saturday 17 February 2024 and seating is limited to 10 leaders. Register here to attend.

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As mentioned in the episode, here’s a short, guided teaching that can help you turn these 3 themes into an action plan for the year.

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Traditional corporate culture, work culture and performance culture is not working for us anymore. It’s being disrupted by our growth – our desire for more freedom, authenticity, alignment, meaning, support and ease in our lived experience. If you’re growing in any of these ways, you’re playing a vital role as a trail-blazing paradigm-shifter on the behalf of humanity. Your role is important, the work you are doing on yourself will reap benefits if you keep pressing in to the difficult but brave work of challenging the status quo with your boundaries, inclusivity, self-awareness and authenticity. It may ruffle feathers, but it’s worth it. I celebrate you. We need you.

Topics discussed:

* The new paradigm of work and leadership

* The role that anyone doing personal development work on themselves is playing in this shift

* Navigating the complexity of outgrowing people and environments

* Celebrating your courage and enoughness in 2023

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Alinafe is back for the third installment of the Real Talk series. Alinafe Thupa is a management consultant and my dear friend. Today we discuss the problem with believing that leaders should have all the answers. We’ve found in our own experiences that the best leaders create space for their teams to explore ideas, problem-solve together, resourcefully gather insights from experts and, effectively, create a container in which the answer can be found. However, when we were new managers, we fell into the trap of thinking that we needed to know everything and have an answer to every question – which limited our effectiveness. How do you avoid falling into the same trap?

Topics discussed:

* The leaders that have made us feel most safe and the environments they created for us

* What the real role of the leader is

* The insecurities we had to overcome so that we could become more expansive leaders  

* What to do if your superpower is in asking the right question vs. giving the perfect answer?

* How we have to learn to market ourselves so that we’re recognised for our leadership skills vs. content knowledge

Learn more about Alinafe and follow her on Instagram @fashion_kill_her

The Real Talk series is a regular segment where I’m chatting casually with my friends about our on the ground career and leadership experiences. I hope these relatable conversations inspire you to have chats of your own with friends that you trust about what’s going on at work.

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**NEW** Announcing the launch of Lead Authentically – a leadership growth journey that will help you to courageously explore and accept who you are at your core and deliberately use your uniqueness as your competitive advantage and source of strength in your leadership. The first workshop, Discover What Gives You Meaning, is now available.

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I’m online dating right now and discovering so many parallels between what makes for successful dating and what makes for a fruitful job hunt. In both cases, you have to be intentional, clear about what you want, clear and confident about what you bring to the table and honest about whether there’s a fit between what you’re offering a potential employer and what they have to give. Let’s have a fun but practical conversation and take notes if you’re planning to go back into the market soon.

Topics discussed:

* Understanding the state of the market before you dive in

* Getting intel on who you are and what you bring to the table

* Dating around by speaking to different companies before locking yourself down

* Doing the right due diligence to avoid jumping out of the frying pan into the fire

* Working your network for quality opportunities

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*NEW* Discover What Gives You Meaning, is a 90-minute one-on-one or on demand workshop that can help you get clear on what you want in your next job, what you’re bringing to the table, and how to shape this into the right company and role that will help you to thrive. If you are gearing up for your next career move or just want more fulfilment and alignment in your current role, check it out.

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I was recently interviewed by Charles Cormier on the CEO Wisdom Podcast. We discussed my career history, lessons I’ve learned from entrepreneurship and how I coach senior leaders to get results.

Topics discussed:

* My history in entrepreneurship as an interior designer and now as a coach and lessons I learned

* Struggling to market myself and fear of rejection limited my business’ growth

* The gift of being in flow and leveraging your most important skills

* The power of operational leverage for cash-lean entrepreneurs

* Running Kuva Performance differently to avoid burnout

* Our relationship with the past informs our experience of the present – how this shapes my coaching approach

Watch the video interview and explore the CEO Wisdom Podcast.

Learn more about Charles Cormier.

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*NEW* Discover What Gives You Meaning, is a 90-minute 1x1 or on demand workshop that can help you get clear on what you want in your next job, what you’re bringing to the table, and how to shape this into the right company and role that will help you to thrive. If you are gearing up for your next career move or just want more fulfilment and alignment in your current role, check it out.

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Simbah Mutasa is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Bank of America, South Africa. One of Simbah’s foundational values is enabling the growth and expansion of the community he’s in. This has shaped how he approaches leadership, invests in his teams and defines success. He shows us that it’s possible and rewarding to be a heart-led people-leader in demanding corporate environments without sacrificing the bottom line.

Topics discussed:

* Leadership as a responsibility to grow and empower your team

* Negotiating values conflicts and coming to peace with decisions you regret

* Almost dropping out of his master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, and how his grandfather changed his mind

* Balancing being a senior leader with being a present and supportive husband and father

Learn more about Simbah and support Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)

The Real Leaders series explores the person behind the leader, what’s shaped who they are, their success and what leading abundantly means to them and looks like in practice. I hope these stories inspire you and make you feel more connected to other leaders like you.

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**NEW** Announcing the launch of Lead Authentically – a leadership growth journey that will help you to courageously explore and accept who you are at your core and deliberately use your uniqueness as your competitive advantage and source of strength in your leadership. The first workshop, Discover What Gives You Meaning, is now available.

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Book a free 1x1 coaching discovery call or reach out for speaking, leadership development or culture and talent consulting for your company

Clarify what you want for your career and how you want to lead with the Discover What Gives You Meaning online workshop

Accelerate your career advancement with the ⁠Get Promoted online course⁠

Find me on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠

Sign up to receive my leadership letter, get discounts and early access to events

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