If Aliko Dangote was able to become a homegrown and world-class businessman and if no foreign or local school can take credit for his great achievements, what does it tell you about your possibilities of becoming a homegrown and world-cla...

Le petit tiret sur la pierre tombale est l'illustration de ce que la vie est bien courte. Alors, la question est: "Qu'est-ce que je veux avoir accompli dans la durée que représente ce tiret?"

I need your help to find just one other local worker in Africa... I need one of two things from you (or both, if you will): good old word of mouth and new digital word of mouse (click). Will you help me? Homegrown and Worldclass mi...

Three professional development pathways for a local worker in Africa that I want to cover in this episode are DFY, DWY, and DIY. Let's unpack them.

As you follow one course until success, it helps to define areas of focus because life is complex. Success in life is always a balancing act of what some call the wheel of life.

As a human being, you have three needs and three needs only: to be, to bond, to blossom. Any other need you might think of relates to one of those three... Let's see how these three needs play out and actually hold the keys to how you manage yo...

Growing as a professional is essentially a learning and communication exercise. In Episode 29, I already dealt with learning... In this episode, I’ll be talking about communication.

Here’s the number 1 lie hindering your growth: “I don’t have time”. You may wonder how that’s a lie as you actually think and feel you don’t have time. But there’s the rub: it’s your thought and feeling, not a fact. The fact is you...

Communities are built on communication, which is made possible by a common language. It seems so obvious. So, why aren’t we taking advantage of that more to advance our careers? Let me explain...

Can there be any such thing as job security? And whose job is it to ensure you have job security? Let's dive right in! First of all, do not confuse job security and job safety...

As a local worker in Africa, you will need money for your job search or to start your business. But money is neither the first nor the most important thing you need. So, let me explain what work is about before you let the lack of money stand i...

I dedicate this episode to my friends Elizabeth Peter and Samm Obathany as well as all Tanzanians who work in the hospitality sector. This short and sweet special episode will focus on one secret I brought back from Tanzania. 

Certains dons se voient sans efforts d’autres exigent qu’on creuse plus ou moins loin – comparez les ressources forestières et les ressources minières de la RDC, par exemple. Le don, c’est le potentiel. Il doit être non seulement reconnu mais a...

Your number 1 skill as a local worker in Africa (and anyone's number 1 skill anywhere in the world for that matter) is learning. Learning is the parent skill of all skills. All knowledge and know-how are acquired through learning. ...

 Employee or entrepreneur, what should I be? Early on, I decided I wouldn’t be anyone’s employee. I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Then wisdom visited me, and I understood the triple benefit of employment for wannabe entrepreneurs. Are you ...

In Episode 26, I told you that mastery is about practice started, scaled, and sustained. Nothing highlights the über-importance of starting, scalability, and sustainability like entrepreneurship. So, in this episode, let's talk about Pursuing M...

In podcasting, as in all professions, three actions matter: start, scale, sustain. And the last two aren’t possible if you never start. Mastery comes from practice started, scaled, ...

Rechercher la maestria dans un domaine n’a rien à voir avec décrocher une maîtrise dans ce domaine. Très peu de diplômes préparent à l’exercice compétent d’un métier. Et c’est encore plus vrai pour les diplômes universitaires. Je partage mon ex...

 There is obviously a lot more to say about pursuing mastery in humanitarian aid. But here’s the takeaway: the combination of humanitarian standards and competency frameworks will give you a crystal-clear view of the right direction to mas...

If you asked me to summarize success at work as a conference interpreter in a single word, I would say: Trusted. And if you asked the same in 3 words, I’d say Trusted Meaning Broker. Early on, I figured out intuitively...

About two decades ago, an international NGO hired me as Training Officer. At the time, I was a self-trained trainer whose only hands-on experience had been to facilitate marriage preparation sessions at my local church for a couple of months.&n...

In this Episode 21, I want to start a conversation about Pursuing Mastery as a Local Worker in Africa... What is your field of work? Do you want me to include it in this Pursuing Mastery series?  Go to

Today, I just want to focus on the process of dreams coming true, with a special thought for all the young people my wife and I met recently in Accra. All of you who have dreams about your marketplace contribution, your marriage, and your overa...

Aujourd’hui est jour de Saint Valentin et il est très difficile de ne pas y faire attention. Dans cet épisode de Francophone catch-up, je veux donc vous parler d’amour, d’attention et d’attentions. Et bien sûr, je vous ferai un p...

 The gate to experience and expertise is exposure. Exposure is the fact or condition of being in the presence of people, places, phenomena, etc. In this episode, I am going to talk about what experience is, what expertise is, ...