The Alumni Association led by the Chairperson, Ms. Dorothy Sagwe-Onyoni, invited Carlos Gomez, an international best-selling author, to give a talk on authentic leadership to alumni in a roundtable forum held at The Mint Hub on 24th October 2017. The talk was attended by around 25 alumni in Senior Managerial positions across different graduation years.
In his talk, Carlos highlighted the importance of purposeful living and reiterated that individuals should make changes and choices that bring about clarity of purpose in their lives. He also pointed out that leaders should be able to understand and lead themselves first in order to lead others.
He said that thinking selflessly about oneself gives an individual more energy to lead others.participants also had a chance to listen to Moses Mwaura, a USIU-Africaalumnus, whose talk was on the four quarters of life. He clearly explained that each quarter that one goes through in life is different from the other and has its own experiences and challenges. During the first quarter, decisions are made for an individual but the subsequent quarters give individuals a chance to make their own decisions. Changes and choices made in each quarter have a direct impact on the next quarter and hence the need to make informed decisions.
Through the forum, the alumni present had an opportunity to network with their fellow alumni, make new friends as well rekindle old friendships.
Alumni Association Executive Committee Members pose with Carlos Gomez (Second from left) L-R: Hassan Bashir, Chair, Executive Network, Carlos Gomez-International Author, Dorothy Sagwe, Chair, Alumni Association, Jacob Ogolla, former Alumni Association Chairperson.
The participants also had a chance to listen to Moses Mwaura, a USIU-Africa alumnus, whose talk was on the four quarters of life. He clearly explained that each quarter that one goes through in life is different from the other and has its own experiences and challenges. During the first quarter, decisions are made for an individual but the subsequent quarters give individuals a chance to make their own decisions. Changes and choices made in each quarter have a direct impact on the next quarter and hence the need to make informed decisions.
Through the forum, the alumni present had an opportunity to network with their fellow alumni, make new friends as well rekindle old friendships.
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L-R: Carlos Gomez-International Author, James Ogolla-Director, University Advancement, and Dipti Fernandez, USIU-Africa Alumni during the event.