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Laila Macharia

@lailamacharia

Human, first of all.

Investor. Mentor. Futurist.

Africa, tech, business, leadership, growth

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↳ 12,000+ creatives, trained in 30+ countries ↳ 86% of graduates, employed within 6 months. What a journey! What we envisioned over a decade ago, today, leaves no African youth behind. Read more: tinyurl.com/ADMIcreativeec… #ADMI2025 #FutureFitCareers #DigitalMediaPrograms

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Welcome to the “I’ll take the fall” stage of leadership. The higher you rise, the more you’ll carry decisions you didn’t fully make. Sometimes, real #leadership is falling on the sword, graciously, for the whole room. → Read: tinyurl.com/IllTakeThisOne… #LeadershipTruths #LeadWell

Welcome to the “I’ll take the fall” stage of leadership.
The higher you rise, the more you’ll carry decisions you didn’t fully make. Sometimes, real #leadership is falling on the sword, graciously, for the whole room.

→ Read: tinyurl.com/IllTakeThisOne…
#LeadershipTruths #LeadWell
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🧠 Leadership = repetition. You repeat OKRs. Send updates. Host town halls. Then someone asks: “Wait...what’s our 2025 plan again?” It’s not them. It’s the brain😀. Repetition isn’t failure—it’s leadership. Read more: tinyurl.com/ArtOfRepitition #LeadWell #ExcecutionExcellence

🧠 Leadership = repetition.
You repeat OKRs. Send updates. Host town halls.
Then someone asks: “Wait...what’s our 2025 plan again?”

It’s not them. It’s the brain😀.

Repetition isn’t failure—it’s leadership.

Read more: tinyurl.com/ArtOfRepitition

#LeadWell  #ExcecutionExcellence
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🧠Leadership, Memory & the Art of Repetition. A thread. One of the most underrated leadership skills? → Saying the same thing. Again and again. And again. Even when it feels like everyone should’ve gotten the memo. 🧵[1/3] #Leadership #LeadWell #RepetitionMatters

🧠Leadership, Memory & the Art of Repetition. 

A thread.

One of the most underrated leadership skills?

→ Saying the same thing. Again and again. And again.
Even when it feels like everyone should’ve gotten the memo.

🧵[1/3]

#Leadership #LeadWell #RepetitionMatters
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You’ll send an email. Host a town hall. Drop it in the WhatsApp group. Even throw in a Swahili proverb. And still, 3 months later, that question: “So… what are our 2025 OKRs again?” 📌 Here’s the truth: ✅ This isn’t a staff problem. 🧠 It’s a brain problem. [2/3] #LeadWell

You’ll send an email.

Host a town hall.
Drop it in the WhatsApp group.
Even throw in a Swahili proverb.

And still, 3 months later, that question:
“So… what are our 2025 OKRs again?”

📌 Here’s the truth:

✅ This isn’t a staff problem.
🧠 It’s a brain problem. [2/3]

#LeadWell
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[3/3] Studies show it takes 7–20 exposures to absorb new info. Sometimes up to 100 for complex ideas. So what do great #leaders do? 🔁 Repeat. 7, 17, or 70 times 🔁 Reinforce 🔁 Realign 👏 You’re not nagging. You’re leading. Read full piece: tinyurl.com/ArtOfRepitition #Leadership

[3/3] Studies show it takes 7–20 exposures to absorb new info. Sometimes up to 100 for complex ideas.

So what do great #leaders do?
🔁 Repeat. 7, 17, or 70 times
🔁 Reinforce
🔁 Realign

👏 You’re not nagging. You’re leading.
Read full piece: tinyurl.com/ArtOfRepitition #Leadership
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#Leadership will test your courage, patience & soul. The question is, what anchors you when the path ahead is dark? Here’s an ancient source of strength you can lean on⬇️ tinyurl.com/LeadershipAnd9… #LeadWell #Leadership #AncientWisdom

#Leadership will test your courage, patience & soul. The question is, what anchors you when the path ahead is dark?

Here’s an ancient source of strength you can lean on⬇️ 
tinyurl.com/LeadershipAnd9…

#LeadWell #Leadership #AncientWisdom
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My grandfather arrived in Nairobi in the early 1900s with nothing but grit and hope. Over a century later, this city is a $54B metro #economy, $19K PPP per capita, driving 27.5% of Kenya’s GDP. Upper-middle-income hustle at Africa’s heart. Read more: tinyurl.com/NairobiGDP

My grandfather arrived in Nairobi in the early 1900s with nothing but grit and hope. 

Over a century later, this city is a $54B metro #economy, $19K PPP per capita, driving 27.5% of Kenya’s GDP.

Upper-middle-income hustle at Africa’s heart.

Read more: tinyurl.com/NairobiGDP
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Most leaders don’t fail because they’re weak or don't understand their role. They fail because they fight battles they should’ve negotiated. Strategy > ego. Always. Read more: tinyurl.com/CEOLeadershipS… #Leadership #LeadWell #NewCEO

Most leaders don’t fail because they’re weak or don't understand their role.

They fail because they fight battles they should’ve negotiated.

Strategy > ego. Always.

Read more: tinyurl.com/CEOLeadershipS…

#Leadership #LeadWell #NewCEO
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In Nairobi years ago, we launched the Lollipop Project: safer school crossings + jobs for women. Plot twist? Women didn’t want the job. One told me: “Madam, that’s man’s work!” Lesson: Change only works if people see it as empowering. Read: tinyurl.com/ProjectLollipop #LeadWell

In Nairobi years ago, we launched the Lollipop Project: safer school crossings + jobs for women.

Plot twist? Women didn’t want the job.
One told me: “Madam, that’s man’s work!”

Lesson: Change only works if people see it as empowering.

Read: tinyurl.com/ProjectLollipop

 #LeadWell
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AI is more than tech; it’s Africa’s chance to leapfrog. But without talent & inclusion, opportunity becomes a bottleneck. The window is open for youth, women & bold leaders. Will you step in? Read more: tinyurl.com/AfricaAndAI #AI #AfricaRising

AI is more than tech; it’s Africa’s chance to leapfrog. 

But without talent & inclusion, opportunity becomes a bottleneck.

The window is open for youth, women & bold leaders. 

Will you step in?

Read more: tinyurl.com/AfricaAndAI

#AI #AfricaRising