Thought Leadership and News

Why Investors need to spend on People Development across their SGB portfolio

Why Investors need to spend on People Development across their SGB portfolio image

At a time when East African economies are not absorbing young people at the rate that they’re joining the labour force, investment in people development has 

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The Makings of a Great CHRO: Navigating CEO Expectations and Executive Relations

The Makings of a Great CHRO: Navigating CEO Expectations and Executive Relations image

What do CEOs expect from the Human Resource function? What sets great CHROs apart? And what should be the nature of the relationship between the CEO and the CHRO?

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The RIKA Personal Leadership Development Workshop (March 2023)

RIKA Development Session

On Friday 24th March 2023, the RIKA Program team hosted the RIKA Fellows of February 2023 Cohort for their first in person and virtual Personal Leadership Development Session. With Fellows travelling into Nairobi, Kenya from Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, and joining from The Gambia, Rwanda, Nigeria virtually, the sense of Pan-African Human capital excellence was palpable. 

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Call to Action: The Challenge and Potential That is in Africa - Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba

Call to Action:  The Challenge and Potential That is in Africa - Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba image

Clearly, Africa seems to be situated in a universe whose structures, design and rules she did not play any active part in bringing into being.

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Leadership Announcement - RIKA Welcomes new Programme Director Natalie Manga

Natalie Manga Programme Director RIKA

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Natalie Manga as the incoming Programme Director of RIKA 

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What skills do successful HR Leaders need in 2022 and beyond?

What skills do successful HR Leaders need in 2022 and beyond? image

Right now, the first cohort of African HR leaders are embarking on the inaugural RIKA Learning HR Leadership Programme, the first of its kind in Africa. Read more...

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