Episode 2: Fever Dream: The sad reality of the only seat on the table — not for the faint-hearted Characters: King Henry VII Queen Elizabeth Queen Isabella Princess Catherine of Aragon Prince Arthur Lady Margaret Pole Margaret Tudor (Prince Arthur’s sister) Understand the environment you are coming into Coming into a position of power, isolated and without much support, can be daunting. The support system one often comes in…

Episode 3: An Audacious Plan (Values-based leadership) The seduction of power The seduction of power can be alluring. It entices many to go out of character in order to attain it. Out of character? Or, in fact, the real character emerges? That is the question we need to ask. Princess…

Episode 1: The New World (Carve your territory) Characters: King Henry VII Queen Elizabeth Queen Isabella Princess Catherine of Aragon Prince Arthur So you think you are not a participant in Corporate politics? We are so honored to take you through this exhilarating journey of the Royal court (you can…

Episode 6: Corporate Politics Lesson — Finding the key to the Power trade-offs Characters: King Henry VII Prince Harry Queen Elizabeth Princess Catherine Prince Arthur Chaplain Wolsely The Queen of Castille (Joanah, Christina’s sister) When things do not go as planned, as they are likely to, in the game of…

Leadership lessons from the Spanish Princess Netflix Series Episode 5: Heart vs Duty Characters: King Henry VII Lady Margaret Beaufort (The matriarch) Princess Catherine of Aragon Prince Henry Queen Isabella displays incredible leadership acumen, despite some shortcomings. One of her strengths is control of emotions and focus on the goal…

The Power of a Pack In the African culture, women often congregate to support each other through significant life transitions. This may take the form of family relationships, friends, and the community. Usually, older women surround the midwife and the younger woman as she gives birth. One of the elders…

Leadership is a calling for utmost humility and service, requiring us to constantly work on ourselves — My name is Phumza Dyani, and I am a keen student of the concept of Leadership Influence. I am also a Leadership Coach. I am interested in leadership influence as I have seen and experienced how, as a female leader, it is a crucial trait to execution. Leadership influence has…

A Happy New year to you; may it bring you all the desires of your heart. As with every year, new beginnings tend to fill us with the energy and yet another promise of reaching personal and professional goals. Somehow, the first month of the year always has a way…

I reconnected with a friend who is also my accountability partner recently. We had not been in touch for over six months, so there was quite a lot to catch up on. …