Give to gain: the leadership investment with the highest returns

GIVE to gain – this year’s International Women’s Day theme is far more profound than a campaign slogan.

It is the most honest definition of mentorship I have encountered in over two decades of leading and building organisations and – perhaps most meaningfully – watching people grow into the leaders they did not yet know they could become.

Over the years, what I have learnt, unequivocally, is that the returns on mentorship are not linear. They compound. And the case for giving generously, early and consistently is a strategic one.