A woman leader must invest not only in enhancing her professional skills but also in nurturing the emotional intelligence needed for empowering herself from within.
An effective leader realizes that she is continually in-learning and modeling role and does not feel compelled to learn these skills overnight.
Leadership is being the same person in and out of roles and titles
Women must develop the tenacity to withstand pressure and use it as a stepping stone to build themselves.
Leadership is the ability to command curiosity with an unquenchable desire to learn and explore.
Leadership without judgment gives rise to acceptance, compassion, and forgiveness.
An Effective leader is one who adapts to changes and accepts failures.
The title leader is a title that one could never retire from.
Motherhood is an excellent example of servant leadership which was Jesus’ forte.
Dare to do something new.
Conduct your affairs in a way that builds trust in all your interactions. That way, you create a network of people who believe in you and can vouch for you as you grow.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your heart.
Being a woman in leadership means building people.
Leap afraid if you have to, but leap forward.
I aspire to shine my light, and this way, invite others to light and shine theirs too.
A girl that stands up to her father can stand up for herself in the world.
The biggest mistakes I have made in life were during the seasons I thought “I was good enough†and didn’t appreciate the need for support.
Understand that change is inevitable and transformation is real.
Leaders must dare high and lonely altitudes ensuring they remain distanced from narrow-minded people who are comfortable with small or minute achievements.
I am Igniting the idea and possibility of healing and becoming a better version of ourselves.
Deep pain buried unhealed, dictates how we choose to experience life.
Empowerment is not just about training your employee; it’s also about creating an environment where they can flourish
Leadership is essentially a continuous process of influencing the behaviors of others.
The real measure of a leader is the lasting impact and legacy they leave behind.
When we heal from trauma, it helps to create more space for our soul’s growth and development.
To grow as a leader work on our attitude and how we embrace challenges.
There are some women in leadership roles, who have learned to deny, dismiss, or cover up how they feel so that they are not perceived to be weak among their peers or male counterparts.
Leadership is about identifying opportunities, flagging them, and gathering the courage to step up to the opportunities.
You can only identify, manage and assess another’s emotional intelligence as far as you have done for yourself.
My limited belief limited my view of God as well as what He could do for me, through me, and to me.
Play from the centre stage and not from the sidelines.
A leader plays a role in the type of leaders their subjects become.
The willingness to accept me, led to a slow but steady forgiveness of myself, that led to a journey of healing my inner child.
It is more realistic to enter leadership with your eyes open to uncertainty.
Be present but go unnoticed.
As a woman, you should amass a positive mindset that views challenges and pressure as things that can be used to grow.
When you are in a position of
leadership people notice a lot of things about you
Doing little things repeatedly will help you accomplish the big things you’ve always wanted to achieve.
I will never know because I refused to try.
A visionary leader is one that drives a clear talent strategy through proper planning, attracting, and selecting best talent.
Accepting leadership is preparing to create a legacy.
Define if success for you means better pay, higher rank, more impact, or a combination of these, more life balance or more visibility, and do what it take to prepare yourself for the dream job.
In your leadership journey, whatever happens, always stay true to your north star, your passion, and your purpose.
Leadership is about pushing the boundaries, coloring outside the lines, and building a box where there is none.
You never get to the top without facing adversity
I am the only me, the original.
Leadership without an authentic vision is basic management and bare ambition.
Never compare yourself to others, we are all called to something.
Who and how you are internally as a person, shows up externally as a leader.
Leadership is all about social influence and having the ability to influence and infuse a believable vision.
Align yourself with God’s will, purpose, and passion and you will achieve God’s desired results.
We start different journeys hoping for the best along the way.
If you find yourself in an environment that allows you to be yourself, allows you to think, and even do something, please grab that opportunity.
Women of Africa, don’t make it easy for people to decide to eliminate you?
I have no shame but I owe myself to be the best me that I can become.
Appreciate your struggles as a woman, wear them as a medal, and plow on!
Leadership practices are greatly
shaped by how one was raised.
Through prayer, forgiveness, and guidance from the Holy Spirit, we can experience true inner healing and freedom.
Never compare yourself to others we are all called to something.
Explore all your options and decide. Decision-making is an asset
To become a leader worthy of being followed you have to enlist others with you and co-create.
The conceptions of who is leader-like can be challenging for women, especially when their communication style is expected to be masculine.
You become the person you design yourself to be!
It is indeed a great strength when you know that you don’t know it all and that you are humble enough to reach out and learn.
Never compare yourself to others, we are all called to something.
A discerning leader possesses wisdom and ability to differentiate between right and wrong while anticipating impactful results.
I had been a leader in so many ways yet I never realized it because of my perceptions and weak ideologies.
Tune into yourself and define who you’re by being your authentic self in every given moment. Find out what feels good for your soul and do that. That is your freedom.
Free yourself by sharing knowledge.
Self-discovery is never an easy task; it requires effort and a lot of personal will.
A woman can unleash her potential, break out and break forth!
One of the best ways to learn more about an area is to teach others.
Live life on your terms.
Leaders train their followers to locate opportunities amidst challenges and to never give up the fight.
Never start anything with money as the main goal.
Leadership is the simple principle of knowing who you are, what your fundamental beliefs are, and fundamentally what constitutes your value system
How much time are you willing to take out of your life to reset, redefine, and recognize what family, life, resources, work, and safety mean to you?
Never let a position define you or dictate your future as a person.
Physical health impacts one’s emotions. And emotions impact one’s physical health.
A leader must be willing to learn, re-learn, and sometimes unlearn ways of doing things to progress.
A woman leader comes with greater collective and balanced intelligence, emotional intelligence, especially in conflict resolution and problem-solving and broader thinking.
As a mother, one instinctively goes into the teaching mode once your child is born.
Wholeness is about practical priority setting and attaching value to all your commitments.
Leadership is a call of immense responsibility.
Life is a journey, not an event.
The best coaching and mentorship in the workplace happens in the daily interactions with peers, seniors, and juniors when people get feedback and exchange ideas about how different things work.
Family is one of those balls in life that you don’t drop because it doesn’t bounce back. Once it gets a slow puncture, it takes a lot of work to get it bouncing again.
People often wish that you are something that you are not, especially when you do not pander to their whims.
Knowledge is power, and there is no substitute for hard work!
As a leader, seek to finish what you start, pay attention to detail, do your absolute best, build one-on-one relationships, and encourage people to be the best of themselves.
Self-belief is simply the conviction that you can do it.
To be safe means doing nothing, and maintaining the status quo
Mentorship and coaching are game-changers.
We are all gifted in different ways,
and it is in using those gifts that we bring our best to the table
Women must nourish both their minds and emotions.
Emotions house strong feelings stemming from one’s circumstances, moods, or relationships with others; they are intuitive feelings as distinguished from knowledge or reason.
The biggest demonstration of our capability to lead is how we respond quickly to the changing environment.
I am using my story and the influence I have been given by God for the greater good to making the vision of the Kush Tracey Initiative bigger than myself.
My life’s mission as a leader: is to create knowledge for the betterment of society.
Start somewhere; Start small if you have to; Start wherever you can.
If you do something, give it your all.
Self-leadership is a critical component of visionary leadership.
Keep going because you’ll always have lots of potentials to be tapped.
Self-belief is very crucial because if you don’t believe in yourself, no one will.
‘Imposter syndrome’ appears when being offered a leadership post and feeling unqualified.
Don’t waste time waiting for the ‘perfect’ opportunity.
People see things as they are or based on their own experiences.
You can achieve anything you set your mind to. I did and so you can!
God was and still is in full control and He orders our steps
Always remind yourself who you are and why you are here.
The leader has to decide to communicate the change they want to adopt.
Leadership is a call of immense responsibility.
Be the voice of the minority despite the bullies.
Be receptive to feedback, seek feedback and when you receive it, act on it.
As you lead, you raise leaders.
Leadership is becoming more self-aware of the untapped potential buried within.
Identify your kind and stick with them.
Develop skill gaps to prepare for the woman you envisioned yourself to become.
My testimony has become my greatest ministry and point of influence.
As a leader, you get to teach your children your values and way of life.
Do not fear to show your ignorance sometimes.
Being a leader is self-sacrificing - something bigger than a paycheck.
Success is heavily determined by the running self-talk women hear about themselves.
You are prepared and able to green-light yourself into choosing the best route for the circumstance you are in.
The science of integrity, therefore, speaks to contentment, high self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth.
When we heal from childhood trauma, it helps us create more space for our soul’s growth and development, which is the spiritual aspect of emotional intelligence.
Sometimes belief in yourself is the only thing that will fuel you through the storms you face.
You can never be in limbo and expect to move forward.
The mindset is a set of beliefs, how they influence your behavior, attitude, and how you react to others.
You must accept that failure is part of the journey.
Success is heavily determined by the running self-talk women hear about themselves.
Your job as a leader is to err on the side of multiplication and developing the best talents ever.
To stay true to my value of accomplishments, I look out for environments that allow me to begin new ideas, solve problems, and influence outcomes.
We question our abilities when faced with hiccups and failures.
Sometimes women suffer feelings of inadequacy that persist despite a host of achievements and successes.
The decision a leader makes is what distinguishes his mindset
Leadership is about making the people and world around us better.
My advice to all women is, first seek to know what you need, and what you want in life.
Self-awareness is a silent art.
As a leader, you have to choose wisely the thoughts you allow, and the ideologies you accept and be very strategic in filtering out the chaff by weighing the world views on a scale with the WORD (Bible) views if you must.
Even not making a decision is a decision in itself so make it anyway.
A leader is endowed with the power to filter out what isn’t beneficial to the team and guide them to lock on to a specific target.
Leaders initiate a change from within
Accept your achievements gracefully, without pride, and positively acknowledge compliments as this will boost your confidence.
Leadership is a dynamic process, it evolves with changing times.
It’s when mentees desire to become like the mentor that they often lose their identity, which is a dangerous path for growth.
That which is not improving is doomed to fail.
There isn’t anything worse than living under anyone’s shadow and definition.
The ability of a leader to identify and raise her successor is a reflection of maturity since businesses and roles outgrow individuals.
Potential is the difference between your current state and your ideal state.
Stay focused and intentional.
Fear of the unknown cripples us.
Get out of your comfort zone, dare to dream, and take your life back.
Everyone can be better today than they were yesterday; we are not in the same race.
True and impactful leadership has respect and trust as its principal ingredients.
My mistakes and failures have made me a better transformational leader and a better person.
Leadership is a divine assignment
A lateral move could turn out to be a blessing.
Leadership is about admitting, “I am humanâ€, and not feeling embarrassed of my vulnerabilities but stepping out to embrace them as strengths.
My associations, friends, and acquaintances are a reflection of my character.
Women learn leadership from the noble position of a being Mother.
Your mind is your biggest asset in enabling you to unleash your potential, never forget that.
Leadership poses a demand for a high level of maturity that naturally eliminates self while focusing on elevating others.
It is through our differences that we make a difference in the world.
Speed doesn’t always mean you are doing well.
We all need to boost certain characters or qualities when we lead, because no-one has every quality that is required for leadership.
A leader is one who remembers the power lies in the ordinary people.
Leadership is a call of courage.
You can only benefit by taking seriously the need to be aware of where you excel in emotional intelligence and where you need to heal.
Do not let leadership opportunities go because you are afraid of failure.
Success is a marathon if it is to be holistic, sustainable, and healthy.
There is no legacy without an impact.
A leader is one who ensures that followers are guided in the right and purposeful direction.
‘Servant Leadership’ is often cited as a model of way forward, where decisions are delegated widely in the company.
Success is heavily determined by the running self-talk women hear about
themselves.
Be prepared for the unexpected.
Leaders ought to be naturally curious with an unquenchable desire to learn and explore new ideas and to artistically master new skills and talents in the absolute pursuit of their goals.
Arise, women of Africa. Arise, women of the world!
Your attitude at this point is what matters at the end of the day.
Never count yourself out even when those you value most do so.
Celebrate the lessons and the successes but get excited about the greater things to come.
You can’t be in between the spectrum. It’s either hot or cold, nothing in between
The leadership that I pass on to others is the leadership that I live.
The mental, emotional, and psychological well-being of every follower is the litmus test for good leadership in the current workspace
Authentic leaders use all their energy being good leaders.
Face fear in the face.
Leadership is the simple principle of knowing who you are, what your fundamental beliefs are, and fundamentally what constitutes your value system
A successful leader is one who has lived the full cycle of passing valuable leadership insights or deliberately passing the baton to others.
Hold on to your dreams at whatever cost.
Wounded people wound people. Healed people heal people.
A Woman in a leadership capacity has the potential to create powerful change.
There is a purpose for which I was created; to help people harness their full potential
Women have the power in changing people’s destinies in a great way.
To get ahead, you need to get the support of people who are not afraid to tell you when you make a mistake.
Always stand in truth not just ‘your truth’.
Self-evaluation comes with intending to change
You have to act NOW not later; the right time is now.
A flow of communication means there is continuous leadership
A leader of integrity is forthright and possesses unwavering moral principles anchored on strong values.
Authentic leadership is futuristic.
Deal with whatever comes from any opportunity – the good and the bad – when deep inside of it.
What I have learned is that what is spoken into your spirit takes residence within your spirit, without your self-awareness.
No experience is wasted.
Challenge yourself to learn what you think is impossible for you.
Who am I if I am not being of service to my exhaustion?
Look out for environments that allow you to begin new ideas, solve problems, and influence outcomes.
Leadership is a privilege that must not be abused but be carried with a high level of accountability not just for the direct reports but also for generations linked to them.
Leap, afraid if you have to, but leap forward.
The power of potential is led by consistency.
Take a detour sometimes and step completely out of your comfort zone.
Never fail to acknowledge the need for women to sit at the leadership table and not the periphery, and take advantage of available growth opportunities.
To be safe means remaining average and mediocre.
Do not play to the gallery and do not pretend to be someone you are not. Instead, focus on what you believe you are meant to do in a value congruent way.
Whatever holds you back exists only in your mind and nowhere else.
If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will.
You need to compete with yourself, with the person you were yesterday.
Never allow anyone to define you. Define yourself.
As a leader the questions become, will you do everything that you can do?
Setting up a plan to grow and develop is a game changer.
Share information and knowledge; Do it freely; Do it generously
Leadership practices are greatly shaped by how one was raised.
Leadership is a gift that is meant to be shared and passed on to others.
Be bold. Ask Questions!
Mothers are called to be leaders and role models for leaders.
As a leader, you need to tame your ego and be always ready to implement or accept other people’s ideas.
Being a mother as a teacher to your child, your goal is to teach them to the point where they no longer need you.
Mother, It is from this woman, whom I consider the first woman leader I encountered in my life.
The world needs more genuine and authentic leaders, not copy-cats and puppets.
Find a balance between peace and progress, leadership is about service and leading by example.
Fear is by no means a close relative of Respect: Respect is earned while fear is forced. Fear chokes, respect inspires.
Think beyond your current sphere to what else is influencing your area of operation.
It is how leaders adapt and respond, that will demonstrate good leadership, not the crisis itself
A visionary leadership is pegged on self-leadership
Discipline is the single most crucial aspect of achieving success in any field.
I give an idea of what breaking free from people-pleasing looks like.
Discipline is the single most crucial aspect of achieving success in any field
Being vulnerable is not a weakness, it is indeed a great strength when you know that you don’t know it all and that you are humble enough to reach out and learn from someone whom you trust.
Never get into a boxing match unless you are one yourself.
Keep your family closer, they are all you got.
Don’t make it easy for people to decide to eliminate you.
Until you become receptive to new information then will you ever know the possibility of success
We need to accept that leadership starts with us
Am a strong believer that life is not designed to hand us success or satisfaction but rather to present us with challenges that make us grow.
Leadership is a process; it’s not an end in itself but a work in progress.
Fearless and competent leaders exhibit integrity and garner trust from their followers.
It takes unwavering dedication, hard work, and determination, for a leader to conquer any obstacle that stands in her way
You cannot succeed at anything if
you go about being something or someone that you are not
A leader of integrity is forthright and possesses unwavering moral principles anchored on strong values.
Leaders who drive a culture of praise and appreciation are a force to reckon with
The leader is responsible for the psychosocial wellness of the team.
A leader must outlive themselves by raising, mentoring, and molding generations that take after them.
If you are not touching lives, challenging the status quo, or leading people forward into the future, then you can take up numerous leadership positions, acquire several titles and amass the benefits that come with your positions but have no impact on the people, companies, or communities you lead.
Be a self-driven leader despite the environment around you.
The art of good communication is the cornerstone of Leadership.
Leadership is a risky venture.
With desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader.
I stopped looking at my past as my limitation but started looking at it as valuable reference material.
4. To get ahead, you need to get the support of people who are not afraid to tell you when you make a mistake.
Help those in need without sacrificing your well-being, and be patient and flexible even when things do not work out as expected.
The biggest mistake leaders make is failing to understand their environment.
Leadership is the leader’s legacy.
Do not get stuck in your comfort zone.
As a woman in a leadership role interacting healthily within the workplace never let unhealed hurt get in your way.
Train your mind to say “Yes†whenever opportunities come your way.
Leadership is an intentional decision that has been made by those who have emerged to be leaders
The goal of raising your children is to equip them to live in the world independently of you.
Opportunities can appear when you least expect them, sometimes life has a different plan for us.
It’s easier to prepare for a war when you know who the enemy is.
Some people are born leaders while others are thrust into leadership.
It’s not what you do once in a while that shapes your life; it’s what you do consistently.
I’ve always been myself because that was something I knew how to do effortlessly.
Motherhood is simultaneously being thrown into the deep end and the perfect training ground to develop, build and challenge your leadership skills if one submits willingly to the process.
Leadership is influence.
The truth is, we learn as little girls how to dress up the pain, looking great on the outside, but falling apart on the inside.
Leadership is not an individual activity, it’s collective, it’s about us enlisting others in it.
Beware, a limited belief system is quite dangerous for any individual.
It is important to be cautious about being a role model that can be emulated and be intentional about it.
It is a privilege to lead.
Leaders of integrity own their decisions without shifting the blame to others. They do not belittle anyone but extend courtesy, homage, and trust.
Leadership is a way of life.
There is no ranking system for personal values.
The goal of raising your children is to equip them to live in the world independently of you.
Critical it is to heal from the inside out and lead the same way.
Run at your own pace. Life is not a competition.
You are not a mistake; there is a reason why you are alive today and at such a time as this.
Being a woman in leadership means building people.
Be compassionate with you.
A woman in leadership must invest time and money in analyzing her emotional self.
My take; Be Bold. Be Your Own Mother.
I began my self-discovery journey by identifying my reason for existence, and my purpose
You must decide what you get out of encounters; will they turn you bitter or better?
Being a leader can be a lonely place.
Accept your achievements gracefully, without pride, failure is part of the success.
Be a self-driven leader despite the environment around you.
Just like the eagle, leaders must dare high and lonely altitudes ensuring they remain distant.
Discerning leaders must constantly watch out to uproot sprouts of fear, intimidation, and sabotage.
A leader must be discerning enough to differentiate the audience and deliver different messages without pulling a negative or suspicious trigger.
To succeed, every woman as a girl must be raised to believe the reality that she is enough, her voice has a place, and that that is what is normal.
It drains one to ‘put on’ the persona of a leader, just be yourself
A discerning leader possesses wisdom and the ability to differentiate between right and wrong while anticipating impactful results.
There is a language that keeps followers trusting and committed, that is the language of a leader.
Leadership is a call to servant hood.
Three lessons; timeliness, intentionality, and openness to adapt to change
Do not get stuck in your comfort zone.
To be safe means doing nothing, and maintaining the status quo.
We are all born into this world with a clean slate.
Leaders must possess acute powers of observation and insight.
We now appreciate the cultural forces disguised as gender stereotypes that have an adverse bearing on women’s participation in leadership.
The greatest life lessons I have learned were in my hardest, lowest, traumatic, and failed days as compared to my good and successful days.
Your circumstances should never determine your future.
Things that many consider mundane still play a critical role in the rise. These should never be reasons enough to miss out on work and make it a perennial challenge as it can easily cause one to miss out on opportunities to rise.
Leadership is a personal journey, it is not shared.
A leader is one that must have people to lead and thankfully as a mother, your children are those people.
Sometimes what people lack is the opportunity to showcase who they are, to experiment, to try things out, and to check what works and what doesn’t.
Every leader is a mirror to the change agent
Leadership is a call of immense responsibility.
Have a growth-oriented mindset as opposed to a fixed mindset.
Women readiness to nurture at the expense of their wellness is the deviation.
leadership should be alive.
Be an influential voice in a space that once considered you an outsider.
There is great power in intergenerational mentorship.
Aggressiveness is better appreciated if the person pushing is a person of value.
As a mother, you instill in your children a sense of ownership for the decisions they make.
To succeed, every woman as a girl must be raised to believe the reality that she is enough, her voice has a place, and that that is what is normal
A fixed mindset lets you believe that intelligence, talent, and other qualities are innate and not changeable.
A good leader sets the direction and keeps the channels of communication open
Give your 100% while at it and the world has a way of conspiring and bringing more your way.
If my taking up a new opportunity is against the norm, so be it.
Women do not have to behave like men to get ahead, our traits as women can be used positively as an advantage for us to get ahead.
The science of integrity, therefore, speaks to contentment, high self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth.
As a leader remember that to get ahead, you need to get the support of your colleagues, male or female, who are not afraid to tell you when you make a mistake.
Leadership is unique for each one of us.
A good guide has experience in the subject matter and leads from the front.
I urge you to embrace excellence.
A growth mindset is open and believes that intelligence and talents can be developed with practice and effort.
Emotions; as much as they can help us connect, relate and understand they can also be dangerous and catastrophic.
As a mother leader, there will come a day when you will be rewarded with an adult who is capable of living independent of you.
What is spoken into your spirit tends to take residence within your spirit, without your self-awareness.