Author: Chidinma Umahi Nwankwo
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Dare to Lead – Book Review
Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead has been a significant source of inspiration throughout my leadership journey. This foundational text encourages readers to move beyond their comfort zones and embrace courageous leadership rooted in vulnerability, trust, and accountability. A central insight is that effective leadership does not require having all the answers. Instead, it requires the…
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“In Every Long Tunnel, There Is a Green Light”
A Birthday Reflection on Resilience, Community, and Growth I celebrated my birthday yesterday, and although I shared parts of this reflection on other platforms, I also wanted to share it here because I am truly thankful for the community that has helped shape me into who I am today. Yesterday was more than a birthday…
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Starting Over Without Starting From Scratch | Building a Career Beyond Borders
In this video, I discussed a few tips and stratgies that can support globally trained professionals to rebuild their career in a new country and how to do it strategically without losing yourself in the process. One of the hardest things about transitioning into a new country is realizing that although you may already have…
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The Act of Intake Assessment in Managing Workplace Conduct Complaints
In today’s evolving workplace, organizations are expected to address conduct complaints with procedural fairness, confidentiality, transparency, and strategic foresight. For effective complaint management, intake assessment is typically the first step toward addressing a workplace conduct complaint, where trust is established, key information is gathered, and the direction of the complaint is set, including consideration of…
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Trauma-Informed Approach to Legal and Investigative Work
Trauma-informed approach is now recognized as an essential skill for lawyers and investigators. Although this approach was rarely addressed in legal education or professional training early in my career, the field has evolved significantly. Today, more training opportunities and resources are available to help practitioners build these crucial skills. A trauma-informed approach means understanding that…
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CONFIDENCE GROWS FROM COMPETENCE
What does self-doubt and fear of failure have to do with confidence? A lot, to be quite frank. Earlier this year, I shared a post about not being defined by your failures. But to move forward, you need self-confidence. Self-confidence is not just about knowing you can do the job, it is about giving yourself…
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Getting to Yes: How to Negotiate Agreement Without Giving In – Book Review
Negotiation is a skill we use daily, whether in professional settings, challenging conversations, salary and contract discussions, or managing competing priorities in personal life. In Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton, the authors outline the guideline for principled negotiation. They introduce the concept of BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated…
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Career Visibility – Why Doing Great Work Is Not Enough
You can be the most talented person in the room, but if no one knows what you do, how you think, or what you have built, opportunities will continue to pass you by.This is where career visibility comes in. Career visibility requires more than doing the job well. It requires you to do the work,…
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Investing in Yourself: A 360° Approach to Career Growth
Most professionals do not fall behind because they lack ability, they fall behind because they delay investing in themselves until opportunity forces them to act. One of the most important investments you can make this year is in yourself as a professional. Investing in yourself is not only about making more money at work it…
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Book Review: The Urgent Life – Bozoma Saint John
Welcome to the beautiful month of March, a month that brings many meaningful moments of reflection and celebration, including International Women’s Day on March 8. A day we celebrate the achievements of women, reflect on the progress made toward gender equality, and reaffirm our collective commitment to advancing it. As we approach International Women’s Day, I recently completed The…
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