The Enthusiastic PR Practitioner

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Here's a sneak peak of who is in our guest speakers listšŸ‘€šŸ˜CEO of ATATKA SA - Digital AgencyAATKA SA - Digital AgencyATKA...
12/03/2025

Here's a sneak peak of who is in our guest speakers listšŸ‘€šŸ˜

CEO of ATATKA SA - Digital AgencyAATKA SA - Digital AgencyATKA SA - Digital AgencyATKA SA - Digital AgencygATKA SA - Digital AgencyMr. Leon Marinus

ATKASA Digital Agency is a vibrant digital marketing agency based in Johannesburg.

Their team is made up of passionate, experienced professionals who are eager to help businesses of all sizes unlock their full potential.

They are will be with us to provide innovative and effective digital solutions that will drive success across every corner of the advertising spectrum.

Come grab breakfast with ATKASA Digital Agency, the crossing point between creativity and technology.

See poster for more details on who they have worked with.šŸ‘‡ Uzothi usalelani?! šŸ˜

Get your networking suits and dresses on, and lets grow!!The event's mission is to connect local entrepreneurs to come a...
11/03/2025

Get your networking suits and dresses on, and lets grow!!

The event's mission is to connect local entrepreneurs to come and share their business insights, discuss growth challenges, and explore scaling opportunities.

Ungasali! šŸ’Æ

Defining Creative Leadership: How I understand the what, how, and why it exists.Creative leadership is about designing, ...
23/10/2024

Defining Creative Leadership: How I understand the what, how, and why it exists.

Creative leadership is about designing, executing, and tracking behaviors that align teams toward shared, meaningful goals.

Why is it important? šŸ¤”

Creative leadership challenges leader's ability to guide teammates into long-term thinkers that are their own competition. Thus exceeding their own expectations and benchmarks.

This practice of continuous learning creates teammates who deeply understand brand assets and are keen on making their organization the best for decades.šŸ’Æ

Key Tactics for Creative Leaders:

1. Clarify Brand Assets
Itā€™s essential for team members to understandā€”not just memorizeā€”the organizationā€™s unique selling propositions, values, brand promise, mission, vision, and target audience.

šŸ”µValues should be verbs. Values should challenge the team's problem solving skills and cultivate great work.

These brand assets give purpose of work by reminding everyone why the organization exists and how to achieve its goals. A team that genuinely cares about their work quality will outperform those who just want to get the job done.

2. Be a Teacher, Not Just an Instructor

Creative leaders focus on teaching rather than issuing commands. They do not give orders, they demonstrate.

They recognize that they started somewhere so they know the challenges faced by junior teammates. Hence its important to clarify roles, expectations, and performance indicators of each teammate.

Fostering a respectful environment, they strengthens team dynamics and collaboration. A culture that embraces mistakes encourages accountability and growth.

šŸ”µAs my boxing coach says, ā€œAim to win, prepare to loseā€ā€”a mindset that keeps us humble and resilient.

3. Embrace Improvisation.

Be open to new ideas from your teammates. Being aware that things can go wrong allows your teammates to practice improvising to make the project better.
Clear communication of project goals and KPIs is crucial, as unclear instructions can lead to unmet expectations and poor results.

šŸ”µCreating a respectful and inclusive environment strengthens team dynamics and fosters collaboration.

4. Know Your Team

Building rapport by learning about your team membersā€”their names, interests, and backgroundsā€”builds trust and respect. Making it easy to lead with respect and not with force.

This practice, inspired by my mentor Ms. Zandile Flatela, Principal of Bonamelo Primary School, allowed open communication.

She made it easy for the team to ask questions. When teammates struggled, she inquired about the obstacles and offered support to make their jobs easier without favoritism.
And provided feedback by criticizing privately and complimenting publicly.

This topic was inspired by Mr. , Founder of LiMA Academy, during his presentation on creative leadership at the Leader.co.za Summit this September.

Happy Wednesday, Enthusiasts!!As challenging as it may be to create content for you guys, I do my best to keep humble th...
25/09/2024

Happy Wednesday, Enthusiasts!!

As challenging as it may be to create content for you guys, I do my best to keep humble through following this belief. I am grateful for my breakthroughs because they give me testimonies that become great content.

Future Me... Be patient. I'm still building you

23/09/2024

With Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) ā€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans!

Keep up the awesome work guysšŸ‘ŒšŸ„°

23/09/2024

With TEA - Township Entrepreneur's Alliance ā€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans!

I follow you because of your great work, Keep it upšŸ’ÆšŸ‘Œ

23/09/2024

With Leader.co.za ā€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans!

I wish to attend more of their events for surešŸ‘ŒšŸ’Æ

Date to Remember: 11-09-2024I had an incredible experience at the LeaderEx Ɨ JSE HR Summit held at the Sandton Conventio...
13/09/2024

Date to Remember: 11-09-2024

I had an incredible experience at the LeaderEx Ɨ JSE HR Summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre. It was an amazing opportunity to connect with fascinating individuals and gain valuable insights into networking, effective communication, understanding services, creative leadership, brand building, and so much more. The wealth of knowledge shared was truly remarkable.

The best part? I get to pass on all this wisdom to you, my fellow enthusiasts!

Stay tuned for my upcoming posts this week, where Iā€™ll be sharing the key takeaways, tools, and insights that will help us excel in our careers. Itā€™ll be like you were there with me, absorbing the powerful lessons from seasoned leaders and experts across the African continentā€”without needing the ticket!

That laugh your competitor serves you because you chose to read 26 business development books and thought you now know b...
29/08/2024

That laugh your competitor serves you because you chose to read 26 business development books and thought you now know business. When they decided to apply knowledge from 3 business development books 26 times. šŸ˜Œ

Happy Women's Day to all the phenomenal women. Phenomenal Woman by Maya AngelouPretty women wonder where my secret lies....
09/08/2024

Happy Women's Day to all the phenomenal women.

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
Iā€™m not cute or built to suit a fashion modelā€™s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think Iā€™m telling lies.
I say,
Itā€™s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
Iā€™m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
Thatā€™s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
Itā€™s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
Iā€™m a woman
Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,
Thatā€™s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they canā€™t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still canā€™t see.
I say,
Itā€™s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
Iā€™m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
Thatā€™s me.

Now you understand
Just why my headā€™s not bowed.
I donā€™t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
Itā€™s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
ā€™Cause Iā€™m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
Thatā€™s me.

Maya Angelou, ā€œPhenomenal Womanā€ from And Still I Rise. Copyright Ā© 1978

I am a woman. What's your superpower?

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