{"id":1755,"date":"2016-11-17T12:55:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T11:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2016-11-21T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T13:52:04","slug":"be-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/11\/17\/be-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBe the change!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we at IESE Business School celebrated our 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iese.edu\/en\/about-iese\/news-media\/news\/2016\/november\/building-higher-walls-will-not-save-us-from-global-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Alumni Reunion<\/a> \u2013 GAR, as we call it. I had the honor to serve as Academic Director together with my colleague Professor N\u00faria Mas. It was such a pleasure to welcome 2,500 or so of our 45,000 alumni from all over the world! The theme was <strong>\u201cBe the change! Leadership for a positive new era\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I chaired a session on <strong>Internationalization<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4-traders.com\/business-leaders\/Francis-Okomo-Okello-06YSRS-E\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Francis Okomo-Okello<\/a>, immediate past <strong>Chairman of Barclays Kenya<\/strong> and currently a member of the <strong>Board of the Barclays Africa Group<\/strong>, was one of the panelists. These are some of the ideas that he shared with us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa should have a <strong>leadership<\/strong> position in the world stage and be a competent dialogue partner in the discussion of Africa\u2019s role and our roles as global citizens. This requires a <strong>collaborative leadership<\/strong> style.<\/li>\n<li>Developing <strong>local talent<\/strong> is critical, as locals understand best the cultural aspects of business. Business leaders should think in terms of their global responsibilities, and at the same time undertake <strong>business growth<\/strong> taking into account local professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1759\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG-20161111-WA0006-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1759\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG-20161111-WA0006-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Panel session on Internationalization: Okomo-Okello, Barclays Africa Group; Antonio Basolas, Gas Natural Fenosa; Marc Puig, Puig; myself, IESE Business School\" width=\"685\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG-20161111-WA0006-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG-20161111-WA0006-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG-20161111-WA0006-3.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panel session on Internationalization: Okomo-Okello, Barclays Africa Group; Antonio Basolas, Gas Natural Fenosa; Marc Puig, Puig; myself, IESE Business School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He remarked that change starts with oneself. This is promoted at Barclays Kenya through two related programs that are anchored in <strong>participatory management styles<\/strong>: the <strong><em>iChange<\/em><\/strong> program that recognizes that change starts with <strong>personal transformation<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong><em>iChange circles <\/em><\/strong>program that involves support groups for change.<\/p>\n<p>This resonated with other messages that came across during the day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We change with the community, and need other people to change \u2013a message from Dr. Valent\u00edn Fuster, Physician-in-Chief at Mount Sinai Medical Hospital in New York.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s teams, and not isolated individuals, that change the world \u2013 a remark from Prof. Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, Oxford University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Change starts with ourselves: something that we often say but that we practice less often. But if we want to live in a positive new era \u2013 which I bet we all do \u2013 we can\u2019t wait for others to lead the way: <strong>we<\/strong> must be the change.<\/p>\n<p>Any thoughts on how to be the change?<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>RELATED POSTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/07\/06\/managing-with-purpose-contribute-solving-societal-problems\/\">Managing with Purpose: Contribute Solving Societal Problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2016\/02\/24\/rethinking-africa-a-humanistic-approach\/\">&#8220;Rethinking Africa&#8221;: A humanistic approach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/09\/03\/thinking-long-term-in-africa\/\">Thinking long-term in Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/07\/30\/it-takes-local-management-to-succeed-in-africa\/\">It takes local management to succeed in Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we at IESE Business School celebrated our 2016 Global Alumni Reunion \u2013 GAR, as we call it. 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