Yelp Reunion Seminar One

Keeping Sight of the Thread!

A YELP Fellows Reunion Seminar

May 14 – 15

Details

The Nairobi Seminar is built on the core mission of the Institute, “empowering young & emerging leaders in Africa to live successful, high impact, and fulfilled lives”.

The Seminar is designed for individuals who are clearly on the path to success in their various fields of career or business and equips them with skills of managing healthy work-life balance, exploring ideas of living happy and fulfilled lives, and gaining knowledge and skill to navigate through the pitfalls of success and dangers of leading change.

Using practical examples of how other distinguished leaders have managed success, especially earlier on in their careers, the seminar explores different forms of success and helps participants define their standards of success from their standpoint.

The seminar also equips participants with enhanced capacity for making “informed” and “right” decisions on advancing their career goals and growing their businesses or organizations. 

The Seminar is curated by our Senior Faculty Member William Babigumira, and Liz Muange, the President of the Executive Committee of the Young & Emerging Leaders Project.

William Babigumira

Senior Faculty Member, LéO Africa Institute

Liz Muange

President YELP Exco & YELP Fellow Class of 2017

Raymond Mujuni

LéO Africa Institute Moderator & YELP Fellow Class of 2017

Deo Munyakazi

Rwandan “Inanga” Music Performer

Shirley Kandaabu

LéO Africa Institute Moderator & YELP Fellow Class of 2018

Beverly Mutindi

LéO Africa Institute Moderator, & YELP Fellow, Class of 2018

Awel Uwihanganye

Founder & Senior Director LéO Africa Institute

Kwezi Tabaro

Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute

Agenda

Day 1: Saturday

9:30 AM

Welcome Session

Curators Shaping of the Seminar narrative and context of what is expected.

Participant self-introductions and check-in remarks setting expectations

Session Readings:

  • To be of Use, – Margie Pierce
  • The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas – Ursula K. Le Guin

Session Moderators: Raymond Mujuni LéO Africa Institute Moderator & YELP Fellow Class of 2017 & Liz Muange President YELP Exco & YELP Fellow Class of 2017

11:00 AM

Performing Act

Revisiting Music & Sounds from the 2021 Annual Leaders Gathering

Performance by Deo Munyakazi A Rwandan “Inanga” Music Performer

11:20 AM

Reflections on Real Lessons on Leadership

YELPee Showcase Session 1 (Max 3 min per fellow)

 Session Reading: Learn to Get Better at Transitions by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Book Recommendations

  • Control your Destiny or Some else Will, Noel M. Tichy & Stratford Sherman

Session Facilitator: William Babigumira Senior Faculty Member LéO Africa Institute

1:00 PM

Lunch Break

2:30 – 4:30 PM

Leadership Conversation

Leadership Conversation: Lessons from How I have Managed Transitions in My Life

–     Speaker: Awel Uwihanganye, Founder & Senior Director LéO Africa Institute.

Session Moderator: Beverly Chogo. Mutindi LéO Africa Institute Moderator, & YELP Fellow, Class of 2018

Session Reading: The Way It Is, Poem by William Stafford

4:30 – 5:00 PM

Closing and Recap of Day One

Day 2: Sunday

9:30 – 11:30 AM

Reflection on the Promise of Leadership

Reflection on the Promise of Leadership – Shaping Thought and Action beyond the Seminar Discussions and Reflection Sessions.

Participant final reflections, thought and action going forward. Session readings:

  • The Trough– by Judy Brown
  • On Pain, Failure, Stutters and Perspective, by Solomon King

Session Moderators: Shirley Kandabu LéO Africa Institute Moderator & YELP Fellow Class of 2018 & Awel Uwihanganye, Founder & Senior Director LéO Africa Institute

11:30 – 12:00 PM

Closing and Announcements

Kwezi Tabaro Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute

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