You are like an absentee dad-my colleague told me

One day I serendipitously made a revealing discovery with respect to whether our experiences growing up affect work place team dynamics. In an open feedback session with my team members, one of my colleagues intoned that they perceived my intermittent presence in the office as being akin to that of an absentee dad. To say […]

What is sex? Sex talk and cultural crossroads

Mum/Dad, what is SEX? At six years old, one of our daughters asked my wife Lizzie “What is sex?”. Unsure of what to answer, Lizzie went only as far as establishing the source of this information. It happened that an older girl 9 years old at that time had told our daughter that “if you […]

Kizazi Kipya Parenting Adventure

Dadventure, Charles Mbui’s experience I participated in a Dadventure excursion for the first time in August 2019. I was in the process of a major transition in my career at that time. I had decided to leave work so that I could spend more time with my family and grow our family business ventures that […]

Leadership in times of crisis | 7 Questions For Leading During The Abnormal

Twelve good years a book sat on my shelf until Covid 19 thrust it into my hands. The epic story in the book bears an uncanny relevance for leaders in families, institutions, or teams that need inspiration to endure in our current abnormal conditions. Earnest Shackleton an Irish Antarctic explorer in the golden age of […]