Arnaud Niyongabo ’19 has been with Village Health Works in Burundi for the past seven years. As he eEMBArks upon the final weeks of his ALUSB EMBA experience, the winds of change are blowing in a new direction. Arnaud just accepted a job with Kaz’O’zah in Bujumbura, an organisation that works to “encourage artisans to […]
On Leadership and Personal Branding: Part 2 of our interview with Mzamo Masito, CMO of Google Africa
On Leadership and Personal Branding ALUSB Director of Admissions, Vani Nadarajah, had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer of Google Sub-Saharan Africa. In part 2 of this wisdom-packed interview, we asked Mzamo about his leadership heroes, got his advice on entering senior leadership positions for the first […]
A Week in the Life of Njideka Nwabueze ’20
Njideka Nwabueze ’20 is a Proposition Manager at Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria. She leads BETA proposition, a digital savings strategy to increase financial inclusion for low income un-banked and underbanked market entrepreneurs – especially women. Njideka’s weekly rhythm involves managing 1,200 mobile field agents across over 270 Diamond Bank branches in Nigeria. These field agents […]
Two-way Strong: The story of V^3 Leadership Development at ALUSB
Leadership Development is at the core of the ALUSB EMBA programme. We adopt a unique V^3 leadership model which trains leaders at the nexus of Virtue, Vision, and Value. To do this, we consolidate premium content, experiential learning, self-reflection exercises, and on-the-job practice for a holistic leadership course. If a picture speaks a thousand words, […]
An interview with Mzamo Masito, CMO of Google Africa
Part 1: On Africa Mzamo Masito, Chief Marketing Officer of Google Africa, graced the last ALUSB EMBA Intensive with his esteemed presence. ALUSB Director of Admissions, Vani Nadarajah, had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Mzamo and tapping his vast wisdom on African-related and leadership topics. A fireball of artistic depth, Afro-optimism, […]
A Week in the Life of Mutsa Samuel Kajese ’20
Mutsa Kajese is the founder of UbuntuLab, an organisation that focuses on the holistic development of emerging market leaders. This week in his life is an epitome of work-life integration. Mutsa’s first book “30 days of Transformation: A guide to your authentic self” is coming soon. It is the perfect compendium of nuggets on personal […]
A Week in the Life of Likeleli Monyamane ‘19
Likeleli recently re-launched Inspire Innovation in her home-country, Lesotho. In the past month, she has been working on getting the business off the ground. This week in her life is a reflection of the grit and spirit of a startup founder, mother, mentee, teammate, and ALUSB student. “My reason for doing an EMBA was to […]
10 Questions with Emmett Tracy – Dean of ALUSB
Emmett P. Tracy combines an erudite academic portfolio comprising a BA from Williams College, EMBA from INSEAD, and a Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin, with an executive professional portfolio including Chief Executive Officer, KaffeeHouse Digital and Dean at Hult International Business School. At ALU School of Business (ALUSB), Dr. Tracy consolidates academic administration, risk management […]
A Week in the Life of ALUSB EMBA Students: Energy and Excitement at the EMBA Intensive
Intensives are periodic week-long sessions where ALUSB EMBA students meet in Kigali to learn directly from seasoned guest faculty. They also take the time to reconnect in person with their classmates. Here are some highlights of the recently-concluded October 2018 EMBA intensive. SUNDAY, 28 OCTOBER Kicking off with a schedule overview and course introductions, our EMBA […]
Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ALUSB, with Chidi Afulezi
At ALUSB, we believe that entrepreneurship and innovation are critical paths to the African Century. In the words of our founder, Fred Swaniker, “the challenges that leaders face on the continent are effectively entrepreneurial challenges.” In this interview, Chidi Afulezi, Head Faculty of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E & I) course at ALUSB, speaks about […]
