The company’s senior leadership team was 85% male, and women in mid-management positions felt overlooked for promotions. This imbalance was creating a culture of unconscious bias, where men were often assigned high-visibility projects while women were given more administrative roles.

A few years ago, Halima was a brilliant but struggling Manager. She had mastered the technical side of consulting, delivering impeccable financial models and operational strategies. Yet, something was holding her back.

She sought out mentors, read books on leadership, and crafted a visionary roadmap for her future. Adenike set clear goals, developed new skills, and built strategic relationships. Within three years, she was not only promoted but also became a sought-after speaker

Jonathan was highly skilled in operations but struggled with people leadership and strategic visioning. He found himself constantly micromanaging and firefighting issues rather than empowering his team to take ownership.

Renowned performance strategist, Dr. Abiola Salami, has challenged business leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs to uphold excellence, quality, and consistency in 2025.

Peak performers begin by taking stock of their achievements and challenges from the previous year. This reflective process helps identify areas for improvement and set realistic goals.

In champ Global Leadership Consulting, as we seek to mainstream a culture of peak performance across Africa, we know sustainability is key and being mindful of our collective contribution to global warming is of great importance to us.

If a company’s workplace culture is toxic or misaligned, no amount of retreat activities will lead to lasting change. Retreats should not be used as a substitute for addressing core issues in organizational culture.

This reliance places significant responsibility on you, as the choice of vendors can greatly influence the event's outcome. Trusting external partners to deliver on your vision is daunting, especially since even the most reputable vendors can sometimes fall short.

In my 11 years of facilitating leadership retreats across various sectors—private, public, and nonprofit—I have observed several common errors that can hinder their effectiveness. Below, I explore three significant mistakes that leaders often make during retreats, along with strategies for avoiding them.

This aspect of emotional intelligence deploys key social skills in bridging the gap in very polarized polities. Sometimes, the optics of handling a situation go a long way than even the hard-lifting for the same situation.

Before the British arrived, the region now called Nigeria was a collection of thriving kingdoms and empires. The Nok Civilization (500 BC – 200 AD), known for their incredible terracotta sculptures, laid some early foundations of what would later become the cultural mosaic we know today.