Ep. 38: Abiola Sarnecki, why is “developing others” so important?

Leaders Talk – with Prof. Dr. Abiola Sarnecki. Having studied engineering in Lagos and the United Kingdom to a master's degree and then worked for one of the largest multinational professional services companies, which specializes in information technology (IT) services and consulting, gives Abiola a diverse background and expert´s knowledge. Today she is teaching at the RheinMain-University in Wiesbaden as a Professor of Applied Sciences.

In the new episode of our podcast Leaders, she talks with Karsten Drath about her childhood in Nigeria and shares her professional and academic experiences she made in Europe. She tells us, why developing others is so important to her and what companies can do to become more diverse and inclusive.

The topics in the podcast with Abiola Sarnecki:

- Abiola presents herself and tells us how she went from studying electrical engineering in Nigeria to being a professor for organizational behavior and human resources at the Rhein-Main-University (4:15)

- She talks about what role she grew in, being a professor and a woman of color at the university (18:45)

- Abiola remembers the things that shaped her in her childhood, while growing up at the campus where her parents worked as professors (23:50)

- She tells us about the entrepreneurial power in Nigeria, which is barely known in the west (28:38)

- Abiola shares her experiences in London Frankfurt and tells us on how she felt being the only black person in the room very often (35:50)

- Abiola shares her biggest learnings with us (45:58)

- She speaks about her values regarding her teaching (51:18)

- Abiola tells us what companies and leaders can do to become more diverse (54:55)

- She reveals what music she loves and what gives her drive (1:01:00)

Further Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abiola-sarnecki-8489905/?originalSubdomain=de

What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk.

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Guest: Prof. Dr. Abiola Sarnecki

Host: Karsten Drath

Production & Editorial: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller

Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka