The Acceleration Trap – Ideas for Leaders.
Faced with intense market pressures, corporations often take on more than they can handle: They increase the number and speed of their activities, raise performance goals, shorten innovation cycles, and introduce new management technologies or organizational systems. For a while, they succeed brilliantly, but too often the CEO tries to make this furious pace the […]
Q&A: How fast-growing companies can accommodate supply chain growth
Business growth can be a double-edged sword. Increased orders and production are exhilarating because a boost in revenue follows. Yet with growth comes a complex concern: accommodating the increase with limited resources. For Alexander J. Keechle, CEO, and Rick Sukkar, COO, of Monster Moto, a minibike and go-kart company, accelerated growth was exciting but exhausting. […]
Young Leaders Tackling Nigeria’s Social Issues
Congratulations to our 2017 Fellows! LEAP Africa Social Innovators Programme (SIP) is a one year fellowship which supports talented young social innovators, whose ideas and initiatives offer effective and creative solutions to challenges in local communities across Nigeria. Through training and strategic support systems, the Fellows are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to sustain and scale […]
Social Entrepreneurship: Challenging The Status Quo
How can we make society better? This is a question that resonates with every social entrepreneur. An integral part of development in Africa in the last two decades has been as a result of the rise of some spectacular groups of individuals changing the status quo to advance Africa. In year 2004, LEAP Africa began […]