Santina M. Benson is the Executive Director of the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania(CEOrt), which brings together 150 CEOs of leading companies in Tanzania and provides a platform for regular engagement with government and key stakeholders for the country’s sustainable economic development. During her time with the CEO Roundtable, Ms. Benson has led several key initiatives. Prior to her role with CEOrt, she held senior positions at various multi-national corporations within the Telecoms, ICT, and Financial sectors. In addition to her role at the CEOrt, Ms. Benson serves as a Non-Executive Director of KCB Bank Tanzania Limited and sits on the Advisory Board of Strathmore Business School Tanzania Leadership Academy, providing strategic guidance on the transformation of leaders within the region. Ms. Benson currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for One Acre Fund Tanzania and previously served as a Steering Committee member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Tanzania Chapter. She holds a Masters Degree in Management from Caldwell University, New Jersey.
Today, Santina joins me to share her leadership journey. She emphasizes the importance of humility and listening in leadership. She shares the lessons she’s learned in her experiences and notes that there’s no cookie-cutter approach to leadership. She stresses the cruciality of mutual respect and talks about her experience as a female leader. She touches on the dialogue with Gen Z and defines a holistic approach to leadership.
“Of course, we all have something to say–you may consider yourself an expert in any given subject matter–but unless you really take the time to be quiet in the moment and really listen to what are the concerns, asks, and requests from your stakeholders, you won’t really make significant inroads.”
– Santina Benson
This week on the Engage Relate Perform Podcast:
- The importance of humility
- Leadership challenges for both men and women
- The power of one-on-one
- Why, sometimes, you just have to put in the work
- Women in leadership positions
- The dialogue with Gen Z
- The holistic approach to leadership