Joshua Maponga is a Zimbabwean speaker, entrepreneur, philosopher, author, and founder of Farmers of Thoughts. Timestamps: 00:00 – What is Pan-Africanism? 05:47 – Africans Wrote First 10:40 – African Spirituality is a Lifestyle 14:50 – Gods at War 20:57 – Let’s Talk Spirit Again 24:54 – How global lies distort African truth. 30:23 – How Propaganda …

David Hundeyin is a Nigerian investigative journalist and author of The Jungle: A Personal Journey with the Enfant Terrible of Nigerian Journalism. He is also the founder of West Africa Weekly, a Substack newsletter.By Renatus Mshomba

Most of us want to be more influential, creative, and able to build key relationships in and out of work. But this isn't always easy to accomplish, and sometimes it seems it’s because someone is standing in our way. But that someone, more often than not, might just be ourselves. For this minisode I’m bringing back business ethnographer and empathy …

What if instead of thinking of you as an employee, your boss and workplace treated you like a valued customer? My guest and HR transformation expert, Dart Lindsley, knows that industrial-age management practices are not working. He champions a new approach to how we design our work in organizations by treating work as a product that every organizat…

Most of us have sat through a mandatory class, training, or presentation at work that was pretty terrible. Worse yet, we probably felt like a hostage waiting to escape. Going through this type of experience hinders our individual ability to learn and causes teams to struggle to adopt new skills and ways of working. Fortunately, my guest and global …

Ever heard the idiom “It takes two to tango”? For service design facilitator and executive coach, Renatus Hoogenraad, the spirit behind this idiom has a more literal meaning. As a former professional ballet dancer and someone trained in applied improvisation, Renatus pays special attention to how we show up and use our bodies at work. He thinks of …

Life at work can feel dull, transactional, and exhausting. Fortunately, it does not have to be that way. In fact, our work can be turned into a vehicle for transforming how we relate and connect with others, while making other areas of our lives feel bright, inspired and nourishing. For this minisode I’m bringing back innovation and leadership deve…

Henry Ford once said that “if there is any secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from [their] angle as well as from your own.” What Henry Ford was talking about is practicing “cognitive empathy” also known as “perspective taking.” My guest and founder of Others Unlimited, Karen Faith, teach…

New technologies enable fresh opportunities to connect with visitors in physical spaces. But connecting with people in a way that feels authentic, trustworthy, engaging, and enduring takes a whole lot of passion, collaboration, and a deep love of story and craft. My guest and Emmy-award winning creative executive and entrepreneur, Josh Goldblum, ha…

By Renatus Mshomba

If we want to be an effective leader, team member, and problem-solver, we must be skilled at understanding what is really going on with ourselves and others. My guest, entrepreneur and author, Michael Ventura, spent years refining an approach to help leaders and teams develop valuable perspectives that can be applied to solve problems internally an…

If you could reinvent your organization and your career, what would you do? After many years of working with executives from prominent organizations, Tim Leberecht recognized and wanted to support people’s desire to feel a sense of belonging, dream bigger, stretch their wings and transform how they lived and worked. After publishing his first book,…

Keeping up with the accelerating pace of change and complexity in our world can feel daunting. Fortunately, there are people like global improv consultant and comedy teacher, Belina Raffy, who can show us how to re-energize how we relate with our teams and bring more joy, creativity, and connection to our organizations. Belina makes the case that p…

Siddharth Kara is an author, researcher, screenwriter, and activist on modern slavery. His latest book "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives" investigates the atrocities of Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Timestamps: [00:00] - Intro [00:45] - Why Cobalt is Important [03:55] - Congo’s Role in World Development […

Big complex problems don’t necessarily have to be overwhelming. My guest and applied anthropologist, Ellie Snowden, harnesses the power of small stories to help people in organizations turn big intractable problems into manageable ones. She argues that one-size-fits-all solutions don’t work. Instead, we can create much more impactful interventions …

Is there an aspect of your work you find beautiful? While we might not think of beauty as a property that arises in many domains of work, my guest and sociology professor, Brandon Vaidyanathan, is finding beauty at work in unexpected places. After unexpectedly stumbling into the topic of beauty at work during research projects, Brandon is now devot…

DJ Shiti is a Kenyan comedian and actor.By Renatus Mshomba

Robert Burale is a writer, event host, pastor, image consultant, and motivational speaker. He is the founder of Naked Truth and the author of the latest book, "The Three Hearts of a Man," available for purchase.By Renatus Mshomba

Peter Biar is a South Sudanese scholar, peace activist. and former political prisoner. He is also the founder of Revive South Sudan Party. Timestamp [00:00] - Not Talking About Yourself [02:25] - Being A Child Soldier [09:48] - Civil War in Sudan [19:23] - Losing Direction [28:21] - Society Built Virtue [30:25] - People Looked Away When We Started …

Have you ever thought about what gets in the way of teams achieving the results they want? My guest, Andres Marquez-Lara, makes the case that it’s not due to a lack of tools or technology, but rather due to miscommunication, misaligned agendas, ego and conflict. Or, as he calls it, “messy human stuff.” Andres is a leadership development and collabo…

Timestamp: [00:00] - Intro [00:14] - How the Israel State was Created [10:34] - Is Hamas a Terrorist Organisation? [21:26] - The World Has Abandoned the Palestinians [30:39] - Who Are the Hamas [41:30] - Africa’s Position with Palestine [49:00] - The Future of Palestinians [50:26] - Silencing & Intimidating People [54:13] - South Africa’s Springbok…

Most of us have been disenchanted with the world of work at some point in our careers. But what if the culture of our organizations actively encouraged better communication, creativity and experimentation in pursuit of creating much better solutions for the people we serve? My guest and creative leadership consultant, Arne van Oosterom, is sought a…

Gerald Horne is a professor, historian, and author of more than 40 history books and 100 published articles.By Renatus Mshomba

Joshua Maponga is a Zimbabwean speaker, entrepreneur, philosopher, author, and founder of Farmers of Thoughts. Timestamp [00:00] - Introduction [01:04] - Royal Unification [02:24] - Ancestral Knowledge Systems [05:05] - Consciousness [06:55] - You Must Have Two Wives [12:14] - Chinese Reorganising Population [15:03] - Brics Taking Away Africa’s Mos…

David Hundeyin is a Nigerian investigative journalist and author of The Jungle: A Personal Journey with the Enfant Terrible of Nigerian Journalism. He is also the founder of West Africa Weekly, a Substack newsletter. Timestamp: [00:00] - Introduction [01:56] - The Jungle [03:36] - Polish Entrepreneur Who Defrauded Nigerian Investors [06:14] - My Ne…

What is a restaurant, or product, or a hospitality experience that you love and would highly recommend to a good friend? What was it about that brand that really hooked you, and what would you say about it to somebody else? My guest and branding strategist and storyteller, Cheryl Farr, points out that a brand is not so much about what we say about …

Joshua Maponga is a Zimbabwean speaker, entrepreneur, philosopher, author, and founder of farmers of thoughts. Timestamp: [00:00] - Rewiring Young African Minds [03:04] - Intro [03:40] - From a Bishop to African Spirituality [10:17] - Religion as Moral Compass is an Illusion [19:21] - Reasons for Coup in West Africa [30:28] - US Drone Program in Ni…

What do you think about emerging technologies with Artificial Intelligence? It’s a topic that some people find distressing, others are cautious or curious, and some, like my guest Rick McCawley, see enormous potential for creativity and productivity. Rick believes that AI can help us do away with boring grunt work while amplifying our creativity, p…

Penuel Molotsi is the host of The Penuel Show (@thepenuelshow ), a speaker, author of the book Penuel(ism) and is considered a controversial internet personality. Timestamp: [00:00] - Intro [00:35] - Language Is A Magic Tool [03:25] - We Are Miseducated [06:40] - African leadership Academy [07:43] - You Can’t Be Independent [13:27] - We Don’t Want …

For many of us work is a place where we *have* to go. But what if it was a place we *wanted* to go? What would have to be true for work to be a better place for all of us? My guest and employee experience design expert, Lisa Morris, is passionate about designing ways to make the world of work a much better place for people. In this conversation Lis…

As the pace of change and complexity of our world keeps accelerating, it is increasingly necessary for us to develop the leadership skills to navigate the demands emerging from shifts in markets and society. My guest and leadership development and culture consultant, Chris Baer, observes that some leadership approaches that worked in the past are n…

Walter Mwambazi is a reverend, thought leader, networker, marketer, author, columnist, blogger, coach, media personality, and influencer. Timestamp: [00:00] - Trailer [00:39] - History Of How Christianity Was Institutionalized [03:25] - Religion Is Created By Man To Connect With The Divine [05:11] - Gnosticism: Man’s Self Journey Finding God Within…

Robert Burale is a writer, event host, pastor, image consultant, and motivational speaker. He is the founder of Naked Truth and the author of the latest book, "The Three Hearts of a Man," available for purchase. Timestamps: [00:00] - Trailer [00:35] - Dress for Success: You Are Addressed How You Dress [02:02] - Style Tips for Young People [02:22] -…

Have you ever felt the urge to take off and travel the world? My guest Lauren Rathvon did just that – and then went on to build a travel business that takes people on meticulously curated and crafted tours that aim to connect travelers with places and people in deeply personal ways. Lauren teaches us about the value of building trust with the peopl…

PLO Lumumba is a professor, Founder of the PLO Lumumba Foundation, and a consultant with Lumumba and Lumumba Advocates, a member of the Africa Justice Group (AJG).By Renatus Mshomba