By Gakii Nkonge Every day in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion…

By Gakii Dominica I get constantly frustrated when talented colleagues are asked to step up into leadership positions and the first and immediate response is a vehement “No! I can’t do it!”… Okay, I admit I have declined such opportunities in similar fashion as well! What makes one afraid to take on an opportunity when…

By Brenda Guchu In the last 6 years, I enrolled for  a myriad of classes with the intent of improving my skills. I have been to a variant of French and Spanish online classes, taken up Programming and Finance classes, opened and closed numerous blogs, joined and abandoned numerous courses on Coursera amongst many other…

By Perpetua Njeri Tennis is both a competitive and relaxing sport. The most amazing thing about the game is its structure. The ball is always bouncing from one player to the other. The players must be fast enough to hit it before it bounces off the court. As a player you must always focus on…

by Beatrice Kirubi I worked with Mary over 20 years ago. Mary,  then 48 , was a well-educated wife and mother of four and grandmother to 6. She was an executive director with my first employer, a leading multinational – the only female executive director at that time. All her children were university graduates and…

by Beatrice Kirubi I was on my way to work when I received a phone call. The caller was my childhood friend Phyllis. After exchanging greetings, she gave me very clear instructions – Please pass by Dr. Kamau’s office (a Gynecologist) and book me an appointment. Make sure I am among the first five patients…

by Beatrice Kirubi Get married, have children, live happily ever after! These words are pretty common advice for most adult women who are not married. Let us pause for a moment. What if she never gets married? What if she gets married but never has children? And, what if she gets married, gets children but…

by Truphie Kwaka-Sumba “Anything a man can do, a woman can do and even better”! This was the statement my daughter made in response to a debate they had in class about whether or not men and women had similar abilities. Whereas, my daughter’s answer is not entirely true it holds lots of truth. I…

By Joan Andia Everyone has use for money if they can find it. Whether consciously or not, we all want it, work for it and think about it. Understanding basic finance is no longer a preserve of those trained and working in finance. It is an essential element of any serving or aspiring leaders. Financial…

By Brenda Guchu Shonda Rhimes  is the creator and showrunner of Greys Anatomy or Scandal series shows. As she is a strong black woman well known for bringing immense diversity to television by using her art and stories to speak on issues that are often either ignored, or left unvoiced because nobody had the courage…