Global leadership

• A presentation of building social capital for global leadership in Calgary

• At the Calgary Center for Global Community’s series titled Calgarians are changing the world

• Hosted by Arthur Clark• Facilitated by Ebele Mogo

About me

• Born in Nigeria• Moved to Canada at 14 to start university• Masters in Global Health and Public Policy• Interned with the WHO in Japan- improving

health equity in developing country megacities

• International development work

About me

• Planned a malaria prevention campaign in Cameroun

• Health promotion regarding medical wastes management in Lagos, Nigeria

• Managing population health research project in Calgary

• Now starting Engage Africa Foundation- chronic disease prevention and control in SSA

Overview of this talk

• Global leadership -to build social capital-in Calgary?

• Key principles of global leadership• Engage Africa and how we apply those principles• Opportunities on a global level • Opportunities on an individual level• PRACTICAL & Interactive

Discussion

What is global leadership and how does it differ from generic leadership?

• What do you think of?

About global leadership

• Global leadership= generic leadership + adaptability

• Meeting a common aim across multiple environments – Communication styles– Unique backgrounds – Different attitudes– Different ways of getting things done

About global leadership

• Why is it important?• Globalization– We move more– We mix with more diverse groups– Marketplace of ideas+solutions+goods+services• to thrive• need to be a global leader

– Not limited to place

Global leadership

• More about attitude- • My viewpoint is not the only one• The other has something to offer me

- e.g Calgary-diversity

• born in another country• lived in another country• speak a different language

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• Building social capital • Social capital- Fostering social relations with

productive benefits-belief-culture-common good-common enemy

• Social capital is important for sustainability

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• Elements of social capital

• Networks- collections of individuals to improve welfare

• Trust- Fostering cohesion and strong action• Cooperation• Information- Access to information breaks down -

ve social capital and builds +ve social capital

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• To build social capital, what are the key leadership principles for successful global leaders?

• Cultural self-awareness

• Your style as a leader is shaped by your environment

• Other ways of getting things done• Leadership is not the same everywhere

Results through relationships

• Top-down will not work• Lack contextual knowledge and skills, little culture

nuances etc• Focus on relationships and task, not just task• Respect new environment, culture, people• Need people and interdependence• Building horizontal partnerships- internally and

externally

Frame shifting • Sensitivity to differences and responding to them• Shifting perspective to accomodate local realities• eg. What style of leadership works in the new context?• Participatory? emotionally expressive? authoritarian?

non-confrontational? change the system or work through a rigid system? etc

• Find a balance between adapting and adding value. Can't just adapt, can't just add value right off the bat

Localization- connect global vision with local context. How do I create ownership?

• Participation• Engagement• Accountability• Creating targets with local significance

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Engage Africa Foundation• Registered June 2012• Still growing funding, people, partnerships, intellectual

capital etcWhy?• 80% of NCDs in LMIC• SSA- unique- impairs health/kills in productive years• affects poverty and economic productivity• Family is your welfare in SSA• e.g my friend Bernice

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How?On the ground• Fight chronic disease in SSA through health

promotion, policy advocacy, research• Long term solution, not band aid hence preventive

focus• Research project- important but yet to be done• Strategy• Media in Nigeria

Global leadership

• Youth in schools- peer educators• Sharing knowledge/evidence base with • NCD alliance <->• WHO region for Africa• Government stakeholders, other NGOs

Global leadership

• Globally• Using our website to build social capital• Bloggers• Health issues, news, debates, discussion• One stop shop for health issues in Africa• Get a discussion going• Talking at events like this• NCD alliance, WHO region for Africa

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• Opportunities to be a global leader• Money • Volunteer at home or abroad• Virtual leadership• e.g bloggers on health topics, issues, debates,

news• Networks- funding, management,spreading

the word, leverage in the media

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• Sharing knowledge/experience• Consulting to start ups• YOU can make a difference• Even if you are broke : )

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How can I apply those to my life here in CalgaryFun ideas : )Proactive 1. Travel- break down walls/misconceptions 2. Learn a new language3. Watch international news4. Read- history, literature, news,

e.g my high school geography

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5. Discussions, book clubs, cultural events, like this

6. Try a different kind of food.7. Make different friends- culture, ethnicity,

beliefs, backgrounds. Any ideas?

Global leadership

• Questions for discussion• Texas Industrial Areas Foundation- telling stories

increased baseline trust in the community• If trust is the core currency for building social

capital, how do we create trust? in international development? in calgary?

http://www.engageafricafoundation.org/