The resignation letter sits on my desk – another “japa” departure. Our third this month. Once, we planned development paths spanning years. Now, we wonder if investing in talent is pouring water into a leaking bucket. After watching our meticulously trained analyst leave for Canada with three days’ notice, the question haunts us: Why develop...Read More

Beyond Business Education: Nova’s Advisory & Solutions Arm At Nova Business School Africa, we don’t just teach business—we build businesses, solve complex challenges, and drive real transformation. That’s why we are launching Nova Business Solutions & Advisory (NBSA)—a strategic business unit providing high-impact, execution-focused advisory solutions for corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and government entities across Africa....Read More

Let’s address the elephant in the boardroom: Has Africa become the market everyone politely mentions but secretly deprioritizes? The continent’s business narrative oscillates between wild optimism (“fastest growing middle class!”) and quiet pessimism (“but where are the returns?”). Meanwhile, investor attention pivots toward AI, climate tech, and Asian markets with predictable regulatory environments. Yet this...Read More

When our top candidate withdrew after seeing basic anti-AI interview conditions during a virtual interview, it exposed a telling contradiction in today’s recruitment landscape. This swift retreat raises legitimate questions: Why walk away from demonstrating genuine capabilities? Even if the process wasn’t ideal, professional growth often comes from navigating various evaluation methods. The candidate missed...Read More

The remote work debate in Africa exposes contradictions on all sides. CEOs demand office attendance while ignoring the reality that their management models remain stuck in industrial era thinking. Employees champion flexibility while conveniently overlooking infrastructure challenges that make “working from home” a fundamentally different proposition in Nairobi than in New York. The infrastructure question...Read More

Woman with smart glasses png mockup futuristic technology Found on your desk—a letter from the MD who oversaw this company’s collapse. Would you trust it? “Dear Successor, Welcome to the ruins. Prioritize customer confidence restoration and team rebuilding simultaneously impossible, I know. West African markets forgive slowly. Two camps await you: loyalists who’ll defend my...Read More

Happy African American couple taking selfie at airport terminal, ready for travel, looking at camera. Back to normality, travel after covid-19 vaccination. Ready for vacation, travel memories. She watches her breath frost in the London air as she walks to her second job. The reality of life abroad collides with the carefully curated social media...Read More

Economic volatility, political instability, and global disruptions have made business leadership more complex than ever. African executives must develop resilience, agility, and strategic foresight to drive growth despite uncertainty. Three Leadership Imperatives for Today’s Executives: Clarity – Define a bold vision and strategy, despite market turbulence. Courage – Make tough decisions and take calculated risks....Read More

Workplace bullying, depression and gossip of businessman with anxiety, mental health and pointing employees in office conflict. Lonely, depressed and harassment of sad victim in worker discrimination. Imagine this scene: Three executives approach you, the CEO, insisting a fellow executive needs emotional intelligence training. It seems straightforward – if someone lacks EI, get them trained,...Read More

Your market research is impressive. Your financial projections look solid. But here’s what’s keeping your future competitors up at night: The relationship economy trumps your efficiency metrics. While you’re optimizing supply chains, local businesses are cultivating relationships that no algorithm can replicate. In markets where trust precedes transactions, your operational excellence means little without genuine...Read More

My colleague Tom arrived in Lagos with his pristinely polished oxfords. Two weeks later, I spotted him in the market wearing locally made sandals. “The roads between meetings taught me humility,” he laughed. “And my dress shoes taught me about Lagos potholes.” The African proverb says, “When the music changes, so does the dance.” Nothing...Read More

Glovo’s exit from Ghana in May 2024 after less than two years – despite investing $3.7 million – reveals a fundamental truth about African tech: digital solutions cannot leapfrog physical infrastructure challenges, regardless of capital deployed or technological sophistication. The Spanish delivery giant entered Ghana in 2021 with considerable optimism. Their leadership publicly cited the...Read More