E041 Ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill #WisdomPersonified

Ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill is the Chair of the Council of the Nelson Mandela University & UN Global Compact Local Network Board. She believes that the beginning of wisdom is living consciously, meaning being aware of where you are, what you are and who you are in any point in time. Sis’ Noz, as we fondly call her is serenity, calm personified. Hear her speak about the injustices of society that make her angry without raising her voice or any visible change in her demeanour. This is something to behold. Apartheid, she says, either made you into a better human being or broke you so that you have so little self-esteem that you gave up. It certainly made her to be a person of integrity and sharpened her technical competence which makes her an in demand non-executive board member. Ambassador January-Bardill takes pleasure in sharing platforms with other women. Instead of just authoring her own story, she invited women from twenty- five different African countries to narrate their journeys and published them in the book Write to Speak which was released in 2021. Worthwhile to get this book for International Women’s Day, 8 th of March. Be inspired by stories of resilience, commitment and women doing things to make the world a better place, at a cost to themselves. Hope you gain wisdom from this conversation with Ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill and are inspired by a calm and comforting energy. #MentoringWomen #NoziphoJanuary-Bardill #DuduMsomi #Leadership #Empathy #WriteToSpeak #Women'sDay #CouncilOfTheNelsonMandelaUniversity #UNGlobalCompactLocalNetwork