When we speak about leadership, we are not only speaking about a role in an organization. We invite you to take up your leadership mantle wherever you are - your places of worship, your community, your households, your sports team. Wherever you are, you can display your leadership. If you think that someone like you cannot be a leader, we invite you to unlearn that. Since we are taking away, we're going to give you something in exchange. We are offering a reframe of leadership so that you can…
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Jerry Talley is many things - academian, marriage counsellor. In this interview he is wearing his Organisational Development hat and shares how his generosity has been a game changer and a professional definer.
In this episode of Leadership Unlearned and Reframed , Maxine Attong sits down with Leah Blue de Souza , talent development strategist, entrepreneur, and learning and development specialist with over 21 years of experience. Leah shares what leaders often get wrong about learning and development and why many organizations fail to get real value from their training investments. The conversation…
What if leadership doesn’t “live” inside you—what if it only exists between you and others? In this episode of Leadership Unlearned and Reframed , Maxine Attong is joined by John W. Sigmon, executive coach and former CFO/CHRO, for a powerful conversation on relational leadership , presence , and intention vs. impact —especially under stress. John shares a practical, memorable framework: four…
