Career Connections

#StanchartMarathon2024 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ They showed up and showed out 🏅 🏅 ! The Career Connections team proudly participated in the Stanchart Nairobi Marathon yesterday 🎉 ! Super proud of our team members who came alive at the race course, showed up and completed their race for a larger cause of raising funds towards the Futuremakers initiative. ✨ #stanchartnairobimarathon #aliveatwork #teamengagement

Hats off to Cohort 1 and 2🎉🎓!  We are incredibly proud of the senior leaders at NCBA Group for successfully completing and committing to the rigorous and engaging Leadership Development Programme. This marks the end of one learning journey, yet the exciting start of building on and enhancing all the skills learnt to support their roles and benefit the bank as a whole. Congratulations to each and every one of you! 🎊🎊 #leadershipdevelopment #coachingskills #seniorleaders

Congratulations Waithera Kabiru on your achievement! We are incredibly proud of you and the effort you put in to get this qualification 🎊🎊! #certifiedexecutivecoach! #executivecoaching #leadershipdevelopment

Ever felt like your creativity has dimmed over the years? Many of us do. But the truth is, creativity is a muscle that can be strengthened. One critical element organisations often overlook is the importance of fostering a culture that actively supports creativity and innovation. Such an environment empowers individuals to tackle challenges creatively, embrace uncertainty, and drive value. Our innovation workshop is designed to reignite these creative skills—helping individuals rediscover their ability to question, experiment, network, observe, and associate ideas. Skills that are not only essential for employees to thrive in their roles but also transformative for the entire organisation. Watch this exclusive preview of the innovation workshop in action, where we are bringing the senior leaders at NCBA Group to life at work! Neha Kapila, Aparna Patil, Diana Woche, Karen Kantai, Wambui Muhoro, MBA, Creans Kodongo, Samuel Otieno FLMI, AIIK, Julius Konyani, Godson Biyengo, Lina Higiro, MBA, James Nduriri Githinji, Edwin Induli, Dennis Njau, Paul Gicheru, Shakeel Hadi Bahadurali Hasham, Charles Omondi, CPA Genes Inyasi, FCCA, Jacquie Muhati #leadershipdevelopment #innovation #creativity #designthinking

I'm thrilled to announce that I've earned my Practitioners' Diploma in Executive Coaching! I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the exceptional faculty and coaches at Career Connections - Madeleine Dunford, Sophie Bruas, and Anyima Okundi, ICF PCC, EMCC ESIA/ SP. Your expert guidance and the comprehensive course delivery have been invaluable. Special thanks to Diageo for supporting my continuous education, and to my colleagues at the Africa Digital Hub for their incredible support in ensuring our projects carried on smoothly whilst I was studying. To my practice coachees - thank you for trusting me with your time and providing valuable feedback that helped enhance my coaching competencies. Your collaboration has been instrumental in my growth. #ExecutiveCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #Coaching #ContinuousLearning

Unlocking the Future of Talent in Africa! Last week we had the great privilege of meeting with Career Connections and Hogan Assessments to explore how Mauritius, which is facing a significant talent crisis, can tap into Africa as a potential talent pool. And no, "Crisis" it’s not an exaggeration UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles reports that 41% of mauritian university graduates are leaving for OECD countries, leaving behind a gap in our talent pool that urgently needs to be filled. Supported by Hogan Assessments assessment data, we delved into science-backed theories that help us accurately predict how African talent could benefit us, and perhaps more importantly, what we need to do to set them up for success. Some key insights from our session: - By 2075, one-third of the world's population—and its working-age population—will be African (World Bank). -If today’s demographic trends continue, almost half of all people under 18—about 40%—will have been born and raised in Africa (World Bank). With Career Connections unparalleled experience in helping organizations maximize african talent potential, I'm excited to see what the future holds if we fully embrace this opportunity and position Mauritius as the destination of choice for African talent! In the meantime, as Ruben Munien said, Mauritius needs to start working on its EVP! Zia Manji Amardeep Vidyarthi Gicheha Gitau Maya Krzyzanowska Madeleine Dunford

#HappyMashujaaDay Kenya 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 ! A day to remember and honour our heroes who fought for our freedom and paved the way for a better Kenya. Their courage and sacrifice inspire us all. #MashujaaDay2024 #Kenya #Heroes #Freedom

Event 3/3: From Nairobi to 🛫 Port Louis, Mauritius! Our team, alongside Maya Krzyzanowska, Regional Director UK & MEA for Hogan Assessments-our partners, carried the gift of best-in-class researched solutions for talent selection and development to Port Louis. Today morning, we had the pleasure of hosting business leaders and senior executives for breakfast at The Oberoi Beach Resort. The discussion centered around the future of talent in Africa, emphasizing the need for organisations to stay ahead of emerging trends to drive success. We also explored the latest trends and best practices in talent acquisition and development, with a special focus on Mauritius. Career Connections is committed to delivering top-tier, science-backed talent management solutions across the continent 🌍. Catch the highlights below: #futureoftalent #talentsolutions #talentstrategy #mauritius

Event 2/3:   #PoliticsofPotential   Let’s talk about organisational politics—are they sabotaging your high-potential programmes? On Tuesday morning, we hosted HR leaders for breakfast and had a lively discussion on the challenges of succession planning and how to navigate organizational dynamics and biases to ensure we don’t confuse performance with potential, or leadership emergence behaviours with leadership effectiveness. We were supported in facilitating the session by Maya Krzyzanowska, Regional Director UK&MEA, from Hogan Assessments Systems, USA, who was visiting. Career Connections has partnered with Hogan for nearly 20 years and covers various markets in Africa for them, as one of only 2 distributors and training centres on the continent to offer their best-in-class researched solutions for selection and development of talent. Relive the moments below: #SuccessionPlanning #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureLeadership #HRLeaders #TalentManagement

Event 1/3: An evening of laughter 😁 , wine🥂, and great conversation with our Hogan Assessments Certified (HAC) alumni on Monday. Maya Krzyzanowska, Regional Director UK&MEA from our partners Hogan Assessments, joined us in Nairobi, making it a truly special occasion! As part of the Hogan Alumni Club East Africa, our alumni—part of a global network of over 55,000 accredited Hogan users—had the chance to reconnect, dive into industry discussions, and we got to hear from them on how best we can continue to support them.  Catch the highlights below! #HACAlumni #HoganAssessments #CareerConnections