Africa Is Calling!
Read moreOver the last 13 years, I’ve worked in 3 countries on this beautiful continent Africa: Nigeria, Ghana and now DRC. It’s been an amazing experience as each country is unique in its culture (no, they are not all the same)…
New Experiences. Different Perspectives.
Read moreDo you ever stop to smell the roses? I mean really enjoy yourself by trying something new or fun and most importantly, completely unrelated to work? We forget how important this is because we are so busy pursuing our dreams…
Don’t Make Assumptions
Read moreToo often we blame others for our problems (I wasn’t promoted because he doesn’t like me, I didn’t pass my exams because the professor is biased, I had the best idea but they chose someone they knew) Sometimes these reasons…
Are You Prepared?
Read moreIn the last six months in DRC and in Ghana, the telecoms industry has changed significantly. In each of these countries, two of the operators (in each country, Hello Tigo:) have hired women as CEO’s. That’s four female CEO’s in…
Importance Of Honest Feedback
Read moreHave you heard the saying if you having nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all? I heard this saying again recently and I started thinking about the importance of honest feedback. Feedback is always great and easy to…
The CEO’s Assistant
Read moreSomething to think about this weekend. There is a story I often share with people I mentor and I’d like to share it with you. A young woman who had worked through the ranks in her company (she was doing…
Don’t quit. Persevere.
Read moreOver the summer, I started learning French again. The last time I had tried this, I was 10 years old so you can imagine that this was no easy task. At the beginning, I found it so difficult, I promised…
Uche Ofodile Is The New GM Of Tigo DRC
Read moreTigo DRC has announced the appointment of Uche Ofodile as the new General Manager with effect from 01 October. Ofodile joins Tigo from Vodafone Ghana, where she held a number of senior management positions. As Chief Marketing Officer, she drove…
Recipe For A Great Brand – Part 2
Read moreHi my friends it’s been a while. I’m sorry I have been traveling which has given me some really interesting thoughts on building brands, great brands. Let me share a story or two and I’d like your thoughts. A few…
Passionate Team
Read moreI couldn’t have left out Teamwork as a key point to success in my recent interview with MobileWorldMagazine. “My biggest asset has been my team; I work with a passionate and amazing team who are very committed and will go…
Technology
Read moreOne of the key points I touched on in my recent interview with MobileWorldMagazine, was Technology. Here’s what I shared. “Technology is key to everything we do, whether developing a product, testing, going to market or attending to our customers.…
Customer-centric Strategy
Read moreIn my recent interview with MobileWorldMagazine, I shared some keys to success as the then Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone Ghana. Below is one of the highlights of the interview. “The telecoms industry is highly competitive and we couldn’t have…
Recipe For A Great Brand – Part 1
Read moreWe all have brands that we love. Brand building is tough work and critical to the survival of any business. Many organizations fail to see the brand as important, rather looking it as an expense. Actually it defines your very…
Don’t do Good. Beat Good. Do Best!
Read more“Doing what everyone else is doing will surely mean you will be at par, good amongst good.” I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone. Don’t do good. Beat Good. Do Best!
The Power of ‘Can’t’
Read moreA few years ago I was tasked with rebranding a company in Nigeria. One of the things we wanted to do was to change the brand colours to black and red. “You can’t do that”, I was told. Black is…
Get Uncomfortable
Read moreUche Ofodile is a highly influential business leader with extensive experience in accelerating business growth and profitability in African markets.
With a strong record of inspirational leadership to cross-cultural teams, Uche has driven profitability, strong company image and long-term top line growth, while developing and implementing both long term and tactical, creative and channel solutions that create brand differentiation and improve competitive advantage.
Uche @ Tedx Labone
Read moreClimbing up the corporate ladder has always been difficult and a bumpy road to thread most especially for women all over the world in spite of their academic credentials yet some women are making it smoothly without trouble. The secret?…
