A talk on global leadership at a series titled "Calgarians are changing the world" at the Calgary Center for Global Community. A Presentation By Ebele Mogo, DrPH

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Discussion
What is global leadership and how does it differ
from generic leadership?
• What do you think of?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Global leadership
• Building social capital
• Social capital- Fostering social relations with
productive benefits
-belief
-culture
-common good
-common enemy
• Social capital is important for sustainability

10. Global leadership
• 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

11. Global leadership
• 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Localization- connect global vision with local
context. How do I create ownership?
• Participation
• Engagement
• Accountability
• Creating targets with local significance

15. Global leadership
Engage Africa Foundation
• Registered June 2012
• Still growing funding, people, partnerships, intellectual
capital etc
Why?
• 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

16. Global leadership
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

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

18. 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

19. Global leadership
• 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

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

21. Global leadership
How can I apply those to my life here in Calgary
Fun ideas : )
Proactive
1. Travel- break down walls/misconceptions
2. Learn a new language
3. Watch international news
4. Read- history, literature, news,
e.g my high school geography

22. Global leadership
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?

23. 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?

24. http://www.engageafricafoundation.org/