21. Simbah Mutasa on the importance of community, our responsibility to our teams and negotiating values conflicts

16-11-2023 • 1 hr 7 mins

Simbah Mutasa is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Bank of America, South Africa. One of Simbah’s foundational values is enabling the growth and expansion of the community he’s in. This has shaped how he approaches leadership, invests in his teams and defines success. He shows us that it’s possible and rewarding to be a heart-led people-leader in demanding corporate environments without sacrificing the bottom line.

Topics discussed:

* Leadership as a responsibility to grow and empower your team

* Negotiating values conflicts and coming to peace with decisions you regret

* Almost dropping out of his master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, and how his grandfather changed his mind

* Balancing being a senior leader with being a present and supportive husband and father

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