How authenticity & family values shape decisions at the top. #WisdomPersonified with Norman Mbazima
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In this conversation, a Chairman and Chartered Accountant talks about leading with authenticity, prioritising people, and cherishing family. From #boardrooms to home, Noman Mbazima shares lessons on balancing business demands with personal values, showing how genuine leadership creates impact both professionally and personally.
Noman is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Anglo-American Platinum. He has a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) designation, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Norman is married with three children. He speaks several African languages, plays golf, and counts travel and wildlife among his leisure interests.
Hope you have enjoyed this wisdom as I have where Norman reveals how genuine values guide business decisions, foster trust, and shape sustainable success, offering rare insights into leading with both heart and #strategy at the highest level.
Until the next spark of wisdom. When we bring you a new episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi. Like, share and subscribe.
#dudumsomi #normanmbazima #mining #angloplatinum #leadership #business #SouthAfrica #Zambia #safety #retrenchments #labour #CA
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WP E83 Shado Twala - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
August is not a celebration. It is a call to remembrance and reclamation.
We honour the resilience of women who walked in 1956—not just as a historical act, but as a reminder that resistance is relational, collective, and generational.
On Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi on this Women's Month, we pay tribute to
Sis Nomshado Twala, popularly known as Shado Twala, as a trailblazer in the South African media as radio DJ, talk show host, voice-over artist, journalist, Entrepreneur and TV producer.
She started her career in 1986 on the 1st Black English language radio station, Radio Metro. Straggling two worlds, one in which broadcasters working for a government entity like the SABC during apartheid could be perceived as sell-outs, juxtaposed with the lived reality of enduring harsh discriminatory practices every day at work .
There is a generation of South Africans, who know her best as a judge on SA’s Got Talent for 9 seasons.
Sis Shado manages her own entertainment business, Black Olive Entertainment and is also a Public Relations and Media Consultant.
Sis Shado is a proud single mother to two children, her Vusi Zion and daughter Owami.
Hope you enjoy this wise conversation from a South African gem! We would surely be poorer for not having her in our midst.
To all women taking time out of your schedule to watch and listen. Thank you for supporting our channel. This Women’s Month, I do not offer praise.
I offer witness.
To your strength.
To your softness.
To your power.
You are power, personified.
#shadotwala #SABC #dudumsomi #wisdom #media #pioneer #PR #trailblazer #power #womensmonth #DJ #talkshowhost #music #metrofm #women
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WP E82 Dudu Msomi - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
Irene Kiwia, Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer (Cgo), Adanian Labs, #Kenya. #Nigeria & South Africa began the conversation with the quote, “True wisdom is often found not in the voice that leads… but in the silence that listens. And sometimes… even the listener deserves to be heard.”
In this episode, the host of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi is sharing her perspectives on issues of interest to her fellow #Fortune500 mentee. Having met in Washington D.C. in 2010 on U.S. State Department sponsored Fortune Mentorship Programme, a sistahood developed between them.
Dudu Msomi is the Founder and CEO of Busara Leadership Partners, a strategic advisory and consulting company whose expertise is to facilitate the development and effectiveness of leaders to achieve their desired goals.
Msomi labels herself an expert generalist which affords her the ability to strike the right balance between depth and breadth of knowledge to be an effective strategist and facilitator for clients to see the possibilities ,have the courage and the knowledge to do the right things, the first time. She has trans-disciplinary qualifications and multi-sectoral experience making her a sought-after and powerful Strategy Facilitator, Corporate Governance Expert, Leadership Coach, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, Business Advisor, Mentor, Keynote & Guest Speaker, and Writer. She is also a seasoned non-executive director.
Dudu was awarded the 2013 Laureate Award by the University of Pretoria as a GIBS Alumna to honour her outstanding contribution to her chosen field and recognised by #Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the Top 29 Influential South African Business Leaders in 2019.
Dudu Msomi has a B.A. Hons. (University of Natal, Durban); Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising and Marketing (AAA School of Advertising); Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (RAU/University of Johannesburg); Programme for Management Development (Gordon Institute of Business Science (#GIBS) and a Master’s in Business Administration (GIBS).
Hope you find this conversation enlightening.
#dudumsomi #irenekiwia #busara #wisdom #busaraleadershippartners #adanianlabs #leadership #MBA #strategy #governance #womeninleadership #womeninbusiness #panafrican #siblings #agingparents #dementia
#love #death #grief #africancontinent #49afrikaners
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WP E81 Dr Detoun Ogwo - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
Behind every elegant and powerful woman lies a story of resilience and impact. This Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi is with Dr. Detoun Ogwo. A woman who embodies elegance and a fervent dedication to transforming the landscape of youth employability.
Dr Detoun Ogwo is the Executive Director and Technical Advisor at The Skills Development Practice that provides technical and vocational training for 7500 youth across 36 states achieving 85% employment within three months.
She has worked with companies such as PWC, Stanbic IBTC, the International Labour Organization (ILO), Diageo, British Airways, British American Tobacco, T-Mobile, and Halifax Bank Plc. She has led projects in human capital development, strategic recruitment, capacity building, public-private partnerships, and policy implementation. She consults with organizations and governments on solutions to equip graduates and address the skills gap in alignment with economic demands.
Dr Ogwo has a doctorate degree from the University College London Institute of Education, where her research focused on strategies to enhance higher education and skills training in Nigeria to improve graduate employability. Her unwavering commitment and passion for uplifting the youth is a tale of resilience and tenacity.
I am in awe of the Detoun's impact and transformative efforts in shaping a brighter future for the youth of Nigeria. Be enriched by this episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi this Youth Month (June) in South Africa.
#detounogwo #dudumsomi #youth #youthmonth #youthday #education #employment #skillsdevelopment #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #economicdevelopment
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WP E80 Sizakele Mzimela - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
When in the midst of sorrow
You can't see up when looking down
A brighter day tomorrow will bring
You hear the voice of reason
Telling you this can never be done
No matter how hard reality seems
Just hold on to your dreams, yeah
Don't give up and don't give in, although it seems you never win
You will always pass the test as long as you keep your head to the sky
You can win as long as you keep your head to the sky
You can win as long as you keep your head to the sky
Be optimistic
Excerpt from the song ‘Optimistic’ by The Sound of Blackness.
One of Sizakele 'Siza' Mzimela’s favourite songs captures her resolute, visonary and problem-solving character.
Sizakele 'Siza' Mzimela is a distinguished aviation executive renowned for her visionary leadership, strategic acumen, and unparalleled contributions to the global airline industry. Siza is a pioneer in aviation with over 25 years of aviation industry experience and expertise which has helped her scale to many heights, including being appointed as the first female onto the Board of Directors of the International Air Transport Association (#IATA) in its 70-year history. Previously, she has taken on the roles of Chairperson of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa and President of the #African Airlines Association.
Siza has also been recognised in an International Publication of “The 100 Greatest #Women in Aviation”. She is the former #CEO of national carrier, South African Airways (when SAA was still the biggest carrier on the African continent) as well as regional airline, South African Express. As Group CEO of South African Airways (SAA), her tenure was marked by significant regional growth, operational excellence, and strategic alliances that enhanced SAA’s competitive edge and global footprint.
In 2015, Siza revolutionised the aviation sector by becoming the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fly Blue Crane - the first black, women-owned commercial airline in South Africa, with both domestic and regional licenses.
Another wise and inspirational conversation from a shy, tenacious spirit! Hope you have enjoyed this wisdom as I have. Until the next episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi. Be compassionate. Love-filled and live consciously.
#wisdompersonified #sizamzimela #sizakelemzimela #aviation #SAA #Bluecrane #flybluecrane #SAAExpress #jordan #india #dudumsomi #wisdom #leadership
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