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The rulebook for jobseekers has changed. What are the new rules? Manager of Fintech, Brand, and Innovation at Cytonn recounts his early years, college experiences and how he navigated these new demands.
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What's the plan after you land that job? If it's to grow professionally, there are many different options and routes--but the one time tested fool proof route to career growth is maintaining the drive for self improvement.
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Dear manager, Pole for the long day you've had at work. It isn't easy juggling the many responsibilities, but you're getting it done! Go you! Managing a diverse workforce in a landscape where priorities and rules of success are constantly shifting, it's paramount to keep perspective, flexibility, and trusting your people to make you proud. Daniel shares what he's learned on exactly that.
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We have personal values--and we have organizational values. Are these two aligned for you?
More often than not, the answer should be yes for you to lead a meaningful and fulfilling career. Doreen Kessy shares her story. |
When was the last time you learned something new at work? How can we build and sustain learning cultures at work?
Doreen Kessy reflects on learning--both within Ubongo as workplace and as Ubongo's primary goal to provide localized edutainment for children across Africa. |
What happens when we give people technology and teach them how to use it? History says solutions to prevailing problems are created.
Peter Mkwawa and I talk about that, the future of technology in East Africa, and so much more. |
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How do we give our budding business ideas the best chance to flourish? And what's the best way to teach soft skills?
Kim Groeneweg from Jobortunity speaks to us about the years leading up to creating Jobortunity as well as her company's innovative learning approach to teaching soft skills. |
How do we know we’ve made the right decisions? More often than not, it’s in hindsight. Without the benefit of precognition, we have to remain flexible and open to changing our minds--even when it comes to the big guns like our careers or choosing college majors.
Lila Wells speaks about that and her work with the Unite Passion Project-a program that connects students to professionals to showcase careers beyond the traditional few. |
What was the last thing you did that terrified you? What came of it?
This week’s conversation centers around allowing ourselves to explore our interests and act on our ideas. We speak with Ellen Mndima, founder of Infinate solutions, a marketing firm based in Arusha about the power of putting ourselves out there, especially when it terrifies us. |
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What’s it really like transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship?
The short answer is that it’s complex and this episode delves into the long answer on why that is through one entrepreneur's point of view. Ellen Mndima recounts her experiences of being a young executive and going through the motions of starting her own business. |
How do we gauge whether our business idea is onto something and is potentially viable? And once you establish the business, what do you do when you have a growing team?
We delve into these two questions in today’s episode through Albany James’ experiences in starting-up and running FoodSasa. |
Where do businesses fail when it comes to growth? While there are quite a number of factors we can look at, this episode focuses on what the business itself can do from the inside to ensure sustainability and creating conducive opportunities for growth and scale.
Kevine from UZURI K&Y, a Rwandese eco-friendly Rwandese footwear brand inspired by African culture speaks to us about the journey from humble beginnings to a now solid, well-established and flourishing business with social impact as its guiding star. |
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How can we learn better? Both at school and at work? We can start answering that question by exploring how we aren’t learning as well as we should.
On this week's episode, we get to chat to Jonathan and Shaneil, established professionals and co-hosts of the Young Professional Podcast: Africa Edition. We talk about learning--from what it looks like in schools to what it looks like at work and what impedes it in both of those settings. |
What are some persistent problems facing African organizations and how can we begin to solve them?
We get some insights from Shaneil and Jonathan, seasoned professionals in management consulting and finance. |
If you could learn a new professional skill while playing angry birds - would you?
That’s gamified learning - and most people would because it’s an enjoyable way to learn. We speak with Yussouf Ntwali - Founder and COO of BAG Innovation - a Rwandese start-up founded with Swede co-founder and he tells us how his company is bringing gamified learning to college students to help them be better prepared for the world of work. |
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How can we job-hunt more effectively? Once at work, how can we structure our learning at work so we stay ahead of the curve?
We get first hand information from Founder and CEO of CV People Tanzania and Women in Management Africa, Naike Moshi, about job-seeking, networking, and a sneak peek of what the future of work looks like - hint, the gig economy makes an appearance. |
How disappointing is receiving 0 customer interest in your new business or product? How would you approach the process of re-evaluating and re-introducing a new product you had high hopes for that wasn’t well received?
These are very real challenges entrepreneurs face and we can learn from those who have gone through them. This week, we speak with Brian Namanya, founder and CEO of Tubayo in Uganda who has, through experience, mastered the art of learning to pivot and improve his business. |
Why is it that we love certificates more so than we love actual knowledge we gain from learning projects? Why is it that organizations reward certificates more than they reward tangible outcomes that are products of gained understanding?
We hear from Lovilio, a partner, Learning and Development specialist and business manager at Rigor International who sheds light on these questions. |
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This episode's guest holds a PhD in Development Studies, is an aspiring dentist, and believes in making teaching sexy.
Darlene Mutalemwa shares her childhood experiences in Abidjan, being a visitor in her mother country, the plight of SMEs in Tanzania, her passion project - the graduate sales bootcamp program, thoughts about our education system and many more. |
Gervaz Lushaju, a jack of quite a number of artistic trades, speaks about how he found himself here, shares his reflections on his experiences, and what he has learned. His thoughts are especially relevant to anyone considering starting anything creative. |
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When was the last time you learned something new that helped you with a task at work - either made it easier or quicker to do? When was the last time you wondered about something you observed and decided to look into it?
Both reveal something about your learning as an adult - one as an adult learning in the workplace, and the other as a plain human seeking to understand their world better. Today’s guest, Edith Mwiyombela, speaks to us about learning in the workplace. |
Competition is stiff for East African businesses and it may be time to re-examine marketing. In developing countries, SMES take up 90% of the private sector business and are responsible for creating 50% of jobs in the economy.
Lydia Kasese shares her marketing insights on how to rethink marketing for your business, strategies to effective campaigns, and resources to learn more about marketing. |
How much of your information is online? When was the last time you thought about your digital safety? We are getting increasingly reliant of the internet and cloud services as both have made impeccable improvements to the way we work and run our businesses. As they continue to evolve, we continue to further move our lives into the digital space.
Nice as that is, there are caveats to this digital market as well as some serious threats to personal information and data breaches that could do serious damage. Kharim Mchata speaks to us about the dangers and opportunities for more robust safety online. |
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So many ideas, such little *insert your word here*
Ng’winula Kingamkono, founder of Tunzaa and Ellipsis Digital, shares what he knows developing tech products from ideas. From him, we learn about communities around ideas, how to bring ideas to life, and how curiosity can be an antidote to the fear of failure. |
When we run into novel problems, what options do we have to move towards resolution? Often, we find that we need new information and the abilities to integrate it to find a solution.
Risper Mukiri Kaibiria, a Learning and Development specialist, speaks about the role of the L&D department in an organization, why learning is not always the solution, and how we can take ownership of our careers. |
From afar, innovation seems like magic - someone's brilliant idea has come alive to give brilliant results. Just look at Facebook!
What is science behind this "magic"? Ms. Senorine Wasike clues us in on this. She talks about ways we can re-think innovation and orient our actions towards an iterative process. Senorine is the head of marketing at the Kenya Wine Agencies Limited who is pursuing a PhD in Strategy and Innovation. |