Mentoring young women in leadership with Mercy Achola

Mentoring young women in leadership with Mercy Achola (Part II)

Key thoughts for young women in leadership:

Prioritize: know what is important at what time in your life
Understand the seasons of your life and live true to that
Be ready to shift, to reinvent yourself, as opportunities come

Wisdom of five African proverbs for all leaders:

Haraka, haraka haina baraka: there is no blessing when we hurry

Haba na haba hujaza kibaba: drop by drop the bucket fills

Mvumilivu hula bivu: patience pays

Mkosa mila ni mtumwa: know your culture and your heritage to know yourself

Umoja ni nguvu: unity is strength

Nina Ellison can be reached at Healthy Leaders make a difference. (healthyleadership.online)

Mercy Achola can be reached at: https://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/mercymasilaachola/

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The Art of Leadership

The Art of Leadership focuses on soft skills... some of the hardest skills a leader will ever learn.

The Art of Leadership with Dr. Niña Ellison focuses on the soft skills of leadership, their value and the power of their influence. As a leader, if you are interested in moving from success to significance then balancing both hard and soft skills is essential!

Hard skills are demonstrated through technical expertise that results in clearly measured goals being reached. They are vital to the success of any initiative or program. On the other hand, soft skills emphasize the transformation of people. They highlight behavioral changes and making a difference in people’s lives.

This podcast is for leaders who are seeking a fresh perspective into some of the hardest soft skills a leader will ever learn. You can connect with Niña at https://www.ninaellison.com

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Niña Ellison

In 2019, after years of leading teams varying from international disaster relief and healthcare to the US Corporate world, Niña founded Healthy Leadership to focus on her passion for partnering with leaders in their growth and sustainability. Her own journey into soft skill development has convinced her that while her technical skills helped her get her foot in the door, her soft skills moved the influence of her leadership from success to significance.

As a soft skill specialist Niña takes monthly deep dives in her podcast series, The Art of Leadership, to explore the underlying dimensions of soft skills. She knows that soft skill development is not so much about WHAT but HOW a leader leads.
• From a 10,000 foot view a leader pursuing soft skills asks, “How do I problem solve; How do I manage time and energy?”
• From a 1,000-foot view that same leader, as they dig deeper into soft skills, begins asking questions like, “How do I listen; or How do gain self-control?”
• From Ground Zero the leader recognizes that there are underlying dimensions of soft skills as they ask, “How do I model respect for all; How do I sustain hope; How do I demonstrate appropriate love in the workplace; How do I maintain the right attitude?” How do I lead by serving?

Nina believes that behind every wildly effective and sustainable system and process are leaders and teams who have interwoven soft skills into every phase of their work.