Month: February 2021

Catching a Glimpse – finding your ray of light in a pandemic.

Maxwell: This pandemic, are there any lessons to be learned from this pandemic? [Otema Yirenkyi is currently the Vice President for Global Engagement at the Project Management Institute. Formerly of IBM, she also was the first-ever female country manager in Microsoft’s Africa operations.] Otema: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think the thing we’ve learned is, we …

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Otema Yirenkyi, formerly of Microsoft, IBM & Vodafone, talks “Networking with Intentionality”, and more!

Maxwell:                     Good evening Otema. I’m looking forward to a pleasant conversation with you. You’ve had all these leadership roles in big corporations, like IBM, Vodafone, being the first-ever female country manager in Microsoft’s Africa operations, what advice would you share with young woman entering such a male dominated profession? Otema:                        Thank you for having me Maxwell. I think …

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