Leading with Love Makes Leadership Easier with Aggie Mutuma

Leading with love and light "My purpose, as I understand it, is to spread love and light" - Aggie Mutuma. (Want to read a full written for reading transcript version of this episode? Download it here.) Who is Aggie Mutuma? Aggie is the CEO and lead consulting director of Mahogany Inclusion Partners Aggie is a passionate Inclusion and Anti-Racism expert, Executive Coach and engaging speaker who excels at partnering organisations to build cultures where everyone can thrive. Her recent accolades include being voted a top 20 Most influential HR thinker in 2022 by fellow people professionals. What is "Mahogany Inclusion Partners"? Essentially, they're about helping organisations to get, and stay, inclusive. "We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to thrive in life. We are actively passionate about playing our part to get the world closer to this place; one organisation at a time." The story behind why love and light are so important to Aggie. Aggie believes we are all made of a mix of 'stuff' as she calls it. Sometimes the stuff is nastiness. But hidden beneath it can be love. In this episode of the Everyday Leadership podcast, Aggie explains to us what her own upbringing taught her about humans and kindness, and how she applies that learning to find it in others. And where it's already present, to nurture it. Key leadership learning moments 01m25s - Aggie's origin story - playground unkindness 04m27s - Leading with love 14m33s - Titles blind us - what does a title create? 21m48s - Balancing work success with parenting success 29m41s - 'Sitting with yourself'... 33m08s - Celebrating yourself as much as you cheerlead others 44m18s - How does Aggie Mutuma define leadership? Useful links Aggie Mutuma LinkedIn Aggie Mutuma on the website Follow the podcast If you've just stumbled across this podcast episode by chance, please do click here to follow it so you never miss a future episode. If you want to learn more about this podcast, and myself, Sope Agbelusi, you can do so using any of the below links. Connect with Me Website Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Email: [email protected] I am always keen to hear your thoughts and connect with the community of listeners. If you have any comments, feedback or thoughts, please drop me an email at https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]