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