In this conversation Dr Claudelle and Priscillah Mabelane explore the challenges leaders face in a fast-changing world and the leadership skills that have become non-negotiable. Priscillah provides insights into how she is navigating the new world and the characteristics that have helped her to ascend to the important role she fulfils today. She gives an honest account of areas where leaders have to challenge themselves in how they are contributing to their organisations and society as a whole. They also touch on the very important concept of ethical leadership and courage.
Outsourced morality
It is incumbent on each of us to constantly evaluate whether our moral compass is still pointing to our true north. We need to continually ask ourselves whether our actions are informed by our own beliefs that we carefully considered, before we concluded that they are fit to be used in our moral compass. How certain are we that we are not just believing what we are because those around us believe it? Or, that we are believing what we are because those who we have crowned with a halo believe it? Applying one’s own mind is paramount if we were to avoid the temptation of outsourcing our morality to others.