Aisha

Youm aasl, Youm basl.

[Zuweina Farah @Zuw508]

Innovation Week @IWTZ_ and @_futureready is in full swing. From the energy in the Youth Dome to hands-on learning in the Skill Sprint Lab, the past two days have been nothing short of electric ⚡️. @Funguo_Tz

Tomorrow, we welcome @MGawdat to the stage. As a fan of his work & a believer in tech for good, I can't wait to hear his keynote: Rewriting Tomorrow — AI for growth, for good, for us all. Registration closes at 6PM today. 🔗 Limited seats, register now: https://t.co/FXtcwRNbPp

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The British colony of Zanzibar off the east coast of Africa. A tired nanny poses next to her ward named Farrukh Bulsara. A quarter of a century later, the boy would take the pseudonym Freddie Mercury, 1947

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

The final post of Aaron Bushnell:

[World Bank Africa @WorldBankAfrica]

📢 Calling all stakeholders in #Tanzania!
Join the conversation and shape the future of Tanzania's development! We want YOUR input on our strategy for your country. Share your views in the online questionnaire now: https://t.co/QrAlEWtuYq Open until Feb 20, 2024. #WB_TANZANIA_CPF

[Rami Ayari @Raminho]

NEW: @UNHumanRights NY Office Director @CraigMokhiber resigns in protest over timidity of key parts of #UN system on issues pertaining to Palestinian Human Rights. In letter to @volker_turk he says: "This is a text-book case of genocide. The European, ethno-nationalist, settler colonial project in Palestine has entered its final phase, toward the expedited destruction of the last remnants of indigenous Palestinian life in #Palestine."

[actually it’s good @yungchomsky]

I wonder how long before everyone participating in this mass psychosis will pretend they were always against it

[Nour Joudah @nsdoud]

These are Wael Dahdouh's children. Israel assasinated them in a targeted strike on his home today while he was live on air, serving as Al Jazeera's chief Gaza correspondent. These are who Israel calls "children of darkness." They were a light asking the world to let them live.

[Aisha @_aifarah]

Sharing the ongoing developments in Palestine with my 6yr old. I hope for a future where she can see a free and peaceful Palestine. It's disheartening that more action isn't taken to address this crisis and stop the genocide. #FreePalestine

[Kassem Ghorayeb | قاسم غريّب @KassemGhorayeb]

Reading through Barak Obama’s statement “Thoughts on Israel and Gaza”, below are few comments:

Look how Obama compared the Israelis and Palestinians who “died” since October 7th. Look at the tone! The tone speaks of itself on the “human value” of the two camps in Obama’s eyes…

“1,400 Israeli citizens, including defenseless women, children and the elderly”

"thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the bombing of Gaza, many of them children". An estimate of the number is enough. These are arabs. No need really to count them. Also, Israeli women, children and elderly are defenseless unlike the Palestinian women, children and elderly who are dying under the ruble.

On the other hand, and prior to describing the “inevitable” loss of lives in Gaza, Obama has given full justifications to Israel’s crimes:

“This is an enormously difficult task. War is always tragic, and even the most carefully planned military operations often put civilians at risk”

“After the systematic massacre of Israeli citizens, a massacre that evokes some of the darkest memories of persecution against the Jewish people, it’s understandable that many Israelis have demanded that their government do whatever it takes to root out Hamas and make sure such attacks never happen again. Moreover, Hamas’ military operations are deeply embedded within Gaza — and its leadership seems to intentionally hide among civilians, thereby endangering the very people they claim to represent.”

After this justification, Palestinians are no more than a collateral damage and their death is due to Hamas hiding among them.

And, killing Palestinians under the ruble and murdering families, entire families, is not the fundamental issue. Cutting food, water and electricity on top of destroying full neighborhoods and killing every life in these neighborhoods, is not the fundamental issue. The most important thing in Obama’s eyes is the fact that this is going to harden Palestinian attitudes for generations… Well, it will certainly do. Obama is right. Furthermore, this ongoing genocide has proven to every Palestinian and to every free mind in this planet that the West is no less than a full partner to Israel in this genocide.

“The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.”

[TwendeButiama @twendebutiama]

Hodi hodi, Msata 🚴🏼

#TwendeButiama #PamojaTunaweza

[Vodacom Tanzania Foundation @vodacomtzfound]

Ni furaha kubwa kuwa sehemu ya tukio hili. Asubuhi ya leo, tukiwa tayari kuanza msafara wa @TwendeButiama. Kilomita 1,552 kwa ajili ya elimu bora, afya bora, na mazingira bora. #PamojaTunaweza @VodacomTanzania #ZaidiYaMtandao

[TwendeButiama @twendebutiama]

Leo tumefanikisha zoezi la kuhamasisha wafanyakazi wa @VodacomTanzania wamekua miongoni wa waliochangia katika kuhakikisha vijana wetu wasome wakiwa katika mazingira mazuri.

Unaweza kuendelea kuchangia na kuhamasisha ndugu, jamaa na marafiki kupitia LIPA 5483454

#PamojaTunaweza

[Aisha @_aifarah]

The rental price surge in DSM 🤯

[Aisha @_aifarah]

Same applies for bongo, but change "buy house" to "build house" and "1.5hr commute" to "4hr commute".

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

What if the American Dream really isn't working endlessly to buy a house, commuting 1.5 hours/day, moving far away from your friends & family, & mindlessly saving money for someday 40 years in the future?

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

Years ago, I worked for a large, multinational company.

Once a year, the CEO would visit our branch.

We prepared for weeks.

Facilities scrubbed. Company values cards on desks. Everyone in their Sunday best.

Nothing he saw was real.

I learned a valuable lesson: everyone lies to leaders.

Today, I’m the one leading a company and I know this rule applies to me.

I was bemoaning this to a friend who said,

This is how telephone poles end up in the middle of the road! No one’s willing to tell the boss he’s missing something.

The feedback I get is skewed, given by employees trying to either:

- Make me happy, or

- Cast them in a positive light

This makes it especially difficult to measure my effectiveness.

When you lead others, you have to learn how to self-evaluate.

Quarterly, I ask myself 5 questions:

Do I still love the people I'm leading?
In 20 years of leading people, I've seen how easy it is to start resenting those I lead. If you look out at the leadership landscape, you see this everywhere.

When you resent people, it gives you license to treat them however you want. You stop developing them. Your relationship becomes functional.

People can be difficult and disappointing. But great leaders fight to keep love at the heart of what they do.

If I want to lead well, I have to start with love.

Are the people I lead willing to admit their mistakes?
Toxic leaders inspire fear. Fear causes people to hide mistakes. Hidden mistakes become repetitive mistakes. Repetitive mistakes sink a business.

If I’m not seeing people raising their hands when they mess up, it means I’ve damaged their trust.

It’s my job to repair it.

Do the people I lead seek my input on things that aren't work-related?

I spent years doing leadership development in a Fortune 500 company.

I asked 1000s of people to describe the best leader they've ever had.

The most common answer: "They cared about me."

If employees are asking for my take on a problem they’re having at home, it’s a sign that our relationship isn’t transactional.

I won’t force my way into their personal lives, but I’ll gladly accept an invitation.

Are the people I lead solving their own problems?
In leadership theory, there’s the concept of the “heroic leader.”

Heroic leaders build organizations that revolve around them. They have the answer to every problem. They are the smartest person in the room.

If the people I lead aren’t solving their own problems, I’ve made myself the focal point.

And that’s the real problem.

Are the people I lead meeting my expectations?
Clear expectations are the core of strong leadership.

If people are consistently failing to meet mine, that means I’m either:

- Surrounded by a bunch of idiots, or

- Failing to define and communicate what I expect.

Leaders assume too much.

People don’t magically know what a good job looks like.

Most problems aren’t performance problems. They’re expectation problems.

***
Leaders rarely get the full truth.

Great leaders know this and develop a regular habit of pausing to question their effectiveness.

If you lead others and aren’t doing that, the telephone pole in the middle of the road is on you.

***
I'm David and I write about being more thoughtful as a spouse, parent, and business leader.

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Your engagement encourages me to keep writing!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This Reddit post hit me hard.

[Aisha @_aifarah]

Phở Bò (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup) is my favourite comfort food, we need a Pho joint in DSM.

[Black Mirror @blackmirror]

you're due an update.