Some highlights (pics from ReConEx 2022)

Here are some highlights from ReConEx 2022 on April 2022 at the Hotel of the University of Maryland. I was part of the Keynote panel and a presenter.

Trust Your Highest Self to Manifest the Best Version of Yourself

This morning, Facebook reminded me of a post from 6 years ago. In that post, I shared the letter below. I know it is controversial. Many people claim that it is fake. It could be. However, it doesn’t change the fact that thousands, if not...

Interview with The African Passport (Audio of the interview)

Here is my interview with The African Passport. Listen to it when you get a chance and let me know your thoughts. Below is the interview: Some of the discussion points were: 1. What are your vision and objectives at Success Pathways? 2. What advice...

Interview- The African Passport

Don’t miss this engaging conversation I had with the host of The African Passport podcast, Godfrey Madanhire. The interview will be released this coming Thursday. Some of the discussion points were: 1. What are your vision and objectives at Success Pathways? 2. What advice would...

Ways I can help you improve the performance of your team

If your team isn’t performing as you desire, could it be because you haven’t yet set the tone and created a pro-feedback culture? Could it be you wait to provide feedback at the end of a quarter or a project or a fiscal year? Could...

Improving Performance by Creating a Pro-feedback Culture (Event on May 26)

Join FCSHRM for it’s May Chapter Meeting, where Dr. Assegid Habtewold will provide an informative session on how HR professionals can create a pro-feedback culture and enjoy continuous improvement.  This event will be in-person at Dutch’s Daughter, but attendees who prepay will receive a link...

How to experience a quantum leap: 3 sure approaches to go to the next level in your career and business

I wasn’t thinking and aiming high the way I do these days until one day. It was May 1998 in Addis Ababa. I was a 3rd-year student at Addis Ababa University (AAU), the largest university in my native country Ethiopia. It was a logical progression...

Activate your RAS to engage in finding opportunities to go to the next height

Recently, somebody bashed my car on the side, causing a minor dent. It did upset me. Who doesn’t?!It did actually do more than that. Since then, I began to see many other cars with dents. I hadn’t been that super sensitive and highly alerted for...

Take your career and business to the next level- April 26 2022

If you feel like you hit a wall in your career or business; if you think that you don’t have what it takes to go to the next level; if you lowered your bar because of continual setbacks; if believe that you’re unprepared or ill-prepared...

Sharing a conversation I had about my struggle to develop discipline

An acquaintance who watched my recent interview with #helenshow called gave me constructive feedback and asked how he may get one-on-one coaching. In our conversation, he was surprised when I shared how hard I had tried to develop the discipline I have had these days....

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Lesson #2 from the interview with Helen of ebs, Critical Thinking

James Allen wrote a tiny but powerful book, borrowing the concept from King Solomon, entitled ‘As a man thinketh.’ This truth is ageless and priceless. The question is what kind of thinking Solomon and James were talking about? I don’t think they were implying the...

Takeaway #1 from my interview with Helen of ebs

For those of you who don’t understand Amharic, I will share the 3 key takeaways from my interview with Helen of ebs in the coming days starting from today with the 1st one: Be disciplined by developing empowering habits of the successful. I never met,...

Interview with Helen on personal discipline, corporate culture, critical thinking, and more

If you are a professional, entrepreneur, or a leader of your team, organization, or community and you’ve been unhappy about where you’re and you know that you have to make a serious change, you need to watch the interview I had #helenshow. Do you want...

Do you need coaching: One on one or group?

1. Do you already know or others told you that your personality, performance, and/or leadership sucks but you don’t know (or not sure) how to improve it within a short period of time, and as a result, you’re paying dire prices? 2. Have you been...

Who is the boss, the mission or the culture?

What do you call someone who had erected a building and then wondered: “Now, I have this building, what am I going to use it for?” lol I can imagine the word or phrase you just used to describe such a fool builder ? It’s...

Firing the boss alone doesn’t fix it, reform your culture

Is your group or organization or community struggling chronically? Are you bleeding internally and experiencing poor performance, toxic conflicts, blaming, bickerings, scapegoating, and so on? Are you losing market share, loyal customers, and A players? If your answer is yes to one of the above...

Free webinar to overcome 1st timer syndrome

Are you hired as a new supervisor, project manager, or team leader and struggling as you make a transition from just being an employee and team member to a leader for the first time? Have you been just or recently promoted to lead your former...

Transform your culture, transform your organization and redefine your destiny

Do you genuinely desire to ‘preserve’ your culture? I hear you! It is your identity. It defines who you’re. However, do you know that not touching your culture and letting it run on autopilot isn’t the right way to preserve it? Actually, the opposite is...

Transform your culture, transform your organization

Once I realized the superpower of culture, I never remained the same. I got obsessed and began researching. My research showed me its undeniable influence and impact at various levels. I studied successful communities and organizations. Though they have many things working for them, the...

Be an all-weather leader and excel in leading in times of crisis (join us on Feb 25th 2022)

One grand reality that makes humanity uncomfortable from the start of its history is time. It is so dictatorial and stubborn that it never stopped, waited, nor slowed for anyone, even to dictators, kings, queens… Time keeps on dictating the pace of life on earth...

Join me and other great speakers on Feb 23rd

Don’t miss this event. For more check out the article posted on Winchester Star. Register and join me and other great speakers as we talk about How to lead in times of change. https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/virtual-leadership-event-set-for-feb-25/article_d3b5c75d-2fc3-5597-a389-06b7f3e38be7.html PrimereLeadershipEvent #LeadingInTimesOfCrisis #Feb252022

Lead a purpose-oriented living

On this Sunday, think of, if you’ve not yet, the grand purpose of the Creator when He created the universe. I don’t know about you, it blows my mind, sometimes ‘fries some fuses in my brain’ whenever I take time to understand what kind of...

Get resources and help to overcome 1st Timer Syndrome

Are you a new leader stressed out as you struggle to fulfill all your leadership responsibilities and as a result hurting your health, affecting your performance, and relationships?  Are you a boss of new timers and wondering how you may assist your direct reports to...

Free webinar on how to overcome 1st timer syndrome

If you’re a new (aspiring) new business owner, team leader, project manager, supervisor, or human resources professional who onboards new leaders or a senior leader who coaches and mentors emerging leaders in your organization, you should take advantage of this jam-packed free webinar based on...

Reform your onboarding process to equip your new leaders overcome 1st timer syndrome

In the short video clip above, I shared 3 tips to reform your onboarding process to equip your new supervisors, managers, and executives to overcome first-timer syndrome. If you’re an HR professional or a senior leader responsible for coaching or mentoring new leaders in your...

Invest in personal development, take yourself, your team, organization, and community to the next height

You can’t manifest your uniqueness and serve your organization and community with your burning passion and God-given gifts if you don’t know yourself intimately, well beyond the surface. You can’t release to the max your potential and demonstrate world-class excellence without recognizing, fully grasping your...

Recognize your spiritual side, activate your portals and develop your spiritual capabilities, take yourself and your organization to the next phase of evolution

We, whether we are aware of it or not, humans traverse in and out of the metaphysical and spiritual universes (the degree varies from person to person) because we have the necessary portals other creations don’t. Those of us who are alive now, we’re legit...

Transform Your Culture, Transform Your Community and Organization

Regardless of acquiring the latest technologies, owning fat bank accounts, having great products and services, and hiring world-class people, unless you create and nurture a unique and robust culture that aligns with your mission and brand, inspires your people to give their best, creates collaboration...

Follow up programs for your 1st Timers

If you would like to empower your new team leaders, supervisors, and managers to overcome 1st Timer Syndrome and thrive beyond first-time leadership pitfalls, I can support you by providing follow-up programs based on my recently published Amazon’s #1 bestseller book. I can support you...

Excel in receiving and giving effective feedback

If you’re a learning professional and would like to succeed where you’re and even take your career to the next level, you should excel in receiving and providing effective feedback. Click this link to read my blog post on the ATD DC Chapter website: https://dcatd.org/2021/12/how-to-excel-in-providing-and-receiving-feedback/...

Own your craziness, be yourself, and live according to your uniqueness

If people around you haven’t yet called you ‘crazy’, you’ve not yet found yourself. You’re not living according to your uniqueness. You’re not yet thinking, deciding, and acting out of the ordinary. You’re not yet different. You’re like everyone else- the ones called normal 🙂...

Increasing self-awareness to excel in life, career, leadership, and business

Do you desire to go to the next stage of your life, career, leadership, and/or business? Work on a couple of critical soft skills (people skills). In my book ‘Soft Skills That Make or Break Your Success’, I proposed 12 soft skills professionals/leaders/business owners should...

Developing Empowering Habits

We’re the products of our habits. We can’t go beyond the habits that run us on a daily basis. They’re the master of our life whether we’re conscious and aware or not; whether we would like to admit it or not. They either empower or...

Life is a fight for territory- Les Brown

I love this quote from one of my favorite motivational speakers Les Brown “Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don’t want will automatically take over.” We should remind ourselves again and again that life...

Episode 3 interview with Troy Peters

The final and 3rd episode with Troy Peters, host of The Potomac Cast podcast. In this episode, we talked about the best practices when it comes to articulating your leadership philosophy, developing a successor, and the value of volunteerism as a key element to promotion....

Holistic Leadership Development

The 21st century needs world-class, not any kind of, leaders at all levels to tap into the opportunities the century offers and overcome the challenges it presents. We inspire everyone to become a ‘true’ leader. We’re committed to equipping world-class leaders by designing holistic leadership...

Reengineer your genes, reform your culture

After having an interesting offline chat with a colleague, I thought expanding on my earlier post about re-engineering your genetic blueprint and playing your part in reforming your culture. The reason is simple. Your DNA, which you inherited from your parents, is stubborn that it...

Improvise your Genes, reform your culture

What I am thinking on this 1st Saturday since I arrived on this side of the Atlantic ocean? One is robbing his bloodline in particular and the human race at large if he/she fails to improvise his/her own genetic blueprint (including their epigenetics), and the...

Corporate Culture for a Competitive Edge

Regardless of adopting the latest technologies, producing great products and services, having a hardworking workforce, why do many organizations struggle to remain competitive? On the other hand, why do those organizations that have average people, products, services, and technologies continue to thrive even in bad...

Becoming Insanely Awake

Smart leaders and organizations (think of Google, Apple, etc.) understand that a spiritually awaken workforce is creative, innovative, passionate, caring, loving, and more. As a result, they create and nurture a conducive environment that allows their people- regardless of their religious affiliations, to tap into...

Becoming insanely self-aware

You can’t go beyond your self-imposed limitations. Sadly, these are deeply located at the subconscious level. It takes increasing your self-awareness to uncover & get rid of them. Check out our Personal Development Program to see how we may help you in this journey https://www.successpws.com/personal-development...

True change begins in You

“True change does not begin with declarations, legislation, and grand action. These are its effects. Great change occurs somewhat quietly, almost imperceptibly, but always first in the minds of people.” Noah Samara, Chairman and CEO of World Space and Yazmi USA. #NoahSamara #Worldspace #Yazmi #TrueChange...

Pursue the assignment of your soul

If you’ve been committed to a passion for awhile, let’s say for over a decade, your ego is nothing to do with sponsoring it,  especially if you have been persisting against all kinds of odds. Ego can only commit to things that render immediate gratification....

Leadership in times of crisis at the Ministry of Education

This morning at the Ministry of Education, I facilitated a discussion on the theme ‘Leadership in Times of Crisis’. The session was opened by the State Minister H.E. Dr. Samuel Kifle. We talked about the need to continual grow as leaders, especially in times of...

Interview with Dr. Scott Allen

Here is an interview I had with Dr. Scott Allen based on my latest book ‘Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome’. Listen to it when you get a chance and let me know your feedback. You may also share the interview to those who may benefit from...

Discussion with State Minister of Education

This afternoon in the office of State Minister, Ministry of Education, H.E. Dr. Samuel Kifle. We had a brief but very fruitful discussion… #MinistryOfEducation #HigherEducation #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment

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Go beyond ambition, commit only for things you have conviction

One of life’s empowering lessons I learned some years back was the ability to differentiate between ambition and conviction in myself and others. Everybody has ambition to do certain great things, especially this time of the year as we recieve a new year. But, the...

Grow holistically, get ready, overcome setbacks, and thrive in 2022

You might have predicted one of the crazy things that happened in 2020 – 2021 at personal, organizational, community, national or global levels. If you did know what were coming at all levels, you must be a unique witchcraft 🙂 We all don’t have any...

Unchain Your Greatness: Lesson from a deaf frog

“…Once someone shared with me an illustration a journalist used. He told the group about a mountain climbing competition among frogs. Those frogs at the bottom of the mountain shouted deafeningly against the frogs that were climbing fast and higher. Without fail, almost all of...

Your next guest speaker, blogger, interviewee…

Are you looking for a guest speaker for your next event, a blogger for your website/newsletter, an interviewee for your podcast/show? The one-sheet contains the follow-up programs based on the recently published book “Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome“. Click here to read 3 potential topics (Synopsis...

The Highest Level of Greatness

Two years since the release of ‘The Highest Level of Greatness’. If you haven’t yet, check it out. You emerged from eternity to time and space in this generation for a grand purpose than just to make ends meet, follow the boring path others laid...

Part 2 of my interview with Troy Peters, host of Potomac Cast

Part two of my discussion with Troy Peters on Potomac Cast. In this series, I shared some tools that enable new supervisors, managers, and executives to jump in and deliver quick results by building their team through coaching, mentoring, and cross-pollination. I also talked about...

Follow up programs based on my recently published book

In this short video clip, Dr. AZ offers follow-up programs based on his recently published book ‘Overcoming 1st Timers Syndrome’, which became Amazon’s #1 bestseller within the first week of its release on August 26th, 2021. The book is available on Amazon. Click here to...

Your next speaker, blogger, and interviewee- Onesheet

Your next guest speaker for one of your upcoming events, guest blogger for your website/newsletter, and guest interviewee for your next podcast episode based on my recently published book ‘Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome’. #overcoming1sttimersyndrome#newmanagers#newsupervisors#newexecutives#newbusinessowners#newentrepreneurs#newprojectmanagers#firsttimeteamleaders#onesheet#Guestspeaker#interview#blogpost

Interview with Troy Peters, host of Potomac Cast

I had very engaging three-part conversations with Troy Peters, host of the Potomac Cast podcast. The first episode is just released. Based on my recently published book ‘Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome’, we talked about some relevant leadership concepts that may interest you. Check it out...

My 1st in-person presentation in Winchester, VA

My first in-person presentation will be tomorrow noontime @ The George Washington Hotel in Winchester, VA (if you’re available to join us, click here for details). Unbelievable! Before COVID, I only delivered virtual presentations once, max twice, per quarter. In the past more than a...

Keynote for Winchester Area SHRM

If you are in the DC metro area and available, join us on Nov 17 at lunchtime. I will be delivering a keynote entitled “Empowering New Leaders to make a smooth transition and excel in their 1st Time Leadership Role” for Winchester Area Society for...

Take your career & leadership to the next height in the era of the Great Resignation

Reports show that millions are joining the Great Resignation. Interestingly, the overwhelming majority quit their existing jobs without securing the next. Though this is a huge headache for employers, this is a golden opportunity for employees to take their career and leadership to the next...

Leadership begins with self

One of the questions I was asked in the interview below was: What is leadership means to you personally? Though I acknowledged the fact that leadership is different things for different people, I defined leadership from the perspective of the Individual. In my first book...

Podcast interview with Dr. Dave Miles

My friend Dr. Dave interviewed me in his podcast ‘Conversations on Leadership with Dr. Dave’ that runs on KLDR online radio. In this very dynamic discussion, we briefly talked about my new book, and some other fundamental and deep leadership concepts. Some of the discussion...

Unchain Your Greatness

You’re loaded. You joined this universe to have an undeniable impact. You were created to manifest the greatness of the One who designed you extraordinarily. You didn’t show up in this magnificent and gigantic life-sustaining universe to just survive and make ends meet. You’re here...

Excerpt- Vision-centered living

If we only depend on our physical eyes to measure our potential, we are doomed. We cannot value ourselves any better than other animals. Unfortunately, the two beautiful and sophisticated eyes we have on our foreheads are too obvious and so active throughout the day,...

Excerpt- Values-driven organization

“… Except our organization is values-driven, our chance to remain competitive in our industry is nil. Even though we may be able to compete, we cannot outshine and outlast our competitors without creating and leading a values-driven organization. More than any single factor, the lack...

Video clip inviting you to attend a free webinar

Watch this very short video clip below and register for the free webinar. To sign up, go to this registration page: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/7/xqw4oup #ovrecoming1sttimersyndrome #newsupervisors #newmanagers #EmergingLeaders #newbusinessowners #firsttimers #NewTeamLeaders #webinar

Free webinar on Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome for New Supervisors

Free webinar based on ‘Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome: 11 antidotes to thrive beyond first-time leadership pitfalls’. Click here to register and attend this jam-packed webinar, which is designed to equip you to make a smooth transition and excel at your first-time leadership role as a...

Transition &Transformation Programs (video clip)

In this video clip, Dr. AZ Habtewold- Transition & Transformation Strategist at Success Pathways, LLC explains the different programs he provides. AZ explained the challenges new supervisors, middle managers, and executives face, and how he empowers them to make a smooth transition into their new...

Free download 1-pager Leadership Philosophy

Get a free sample one-pager leadership philosophy I shared in the Overcoming 1st Timer online course. The link below provides some valuable info about: What leadership philosophy is about, The benefit of having one, What should be included in the doc, and more. You can...

Featured on the Envoy

Honored to be featured on the next edition of the Envoy.

Excerpt- Intuition vs. Insight

“…Let me show you the difference between making decisions using gut feeling and insight. Gary Klein, who has done a great deal of research on decision-making, said: “Intuition is the use of patterns you have already learned, whereas insight is the discovery of new patterns.”...

Excerpt- Decision-based on Intuition- Jeff Bezos

“…Realize that the more leaders advance in their leadership and therefore make tough and consequential decisions without enough data and time, the more they rely on their gut feeling. The founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, once said, “I believe in the power of...

Excerpt- Make Timely Decisions

“…Depending on whether you’re a CEO at the top of the food chain, a manager in the middle, or a new supervisor, the decisions you have to make will be different in scope and consequences. But regardless of where you are in the hierarchy, you...

Excerpt- Antidote 5- Deliver Results

…By now, you might already know and even own your place. You might have already begun building your team speedily. You might also already be working on your communication. These all deserve your efforts if and only if you deliver quick results. Leadership, at the...

Excerpt- Communicate Effectively

“Knowing and owning your place and building your team set you up for success. Nonetheless, nothing will work unless you communicate effectively with key stakeholders. You won’t benefit from knowing and owning your place without communicating confidently and articulately. And you can’t build your team...

Media One Sheet

If you have a TV or Radio show, or a podcast, I’d love to be your next guest to talk about one or more of the topics covered in the book. For more, please check out the attached media one sheet. Looking forward to engaging...

Excerpt- Build Your Team

“Once you know your place and develop confidence based on your knowing, you own your place. These two antidotes focused on working on self, as effective and sustainable leadership begins with self. Though it is a good start, self-leadership isn’t adequate by itself, especially for...

Excerpt- Own Your Place

“…Even if you don’t think you are unique or haven’t figured it out yet, you can still carve a path for yourself to shine where you are. You simply need to be creative to come up with approaches that position you to be invaluable. Regardless...

Excerpt- Benefits of Knowing Your Place

“Knowing your place adequately:1. Allows you to start your first-timer position on the right footing.2. Paints a positive first impression in the mind of the people you work with.3. Positions you to begin your leadership from high round.4. Prevents you from too much guessing, inadvertently...

Excerpt- The most urgent Antidote

“…The most urgent antidote you need as a first-timer is knowledge. You need to ‘know your place’ to overcome the first-timer syndrome. This knowledge will be the foundation to build on as you overcome the syndrome expediently. This knowledge should begin from: 1. Knowing who...

Excerpt- Providing Performance Feedback

“…Providing feedback is very important, but many leaders don’t do it at all or do it badly. In both cases, they shouldn’t be blamed. Providing feedback is hard, especially negative feedback. However, as a first-timer leader, if you haven’t yet, you should begin to provide...

Follow up services

On top of the book, which is now Amazon’s #1 Best Seller just within a week it has been released, you can reach out if you would like to have 1-on-1 or group coaching, keynote, and/or workshop/webinar based on the theme of the book or...

Amazon #1 Best Seller

Thank you to everyone who contributed (by providing feedback on the manuscript, endorsements, reviews, liking/sharing on social media, etc.) toward the success of the Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome book. Before it even hit the 1-week mark since its release on August 26th, it has achieved...

Edith Eger quote in Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome

Chapter 2 (Own Your Place) of Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome began quoting Edith Eva Eger, Holocaust survivor and psychologist, who asserted: “To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is to decide...

John Maxwell quote in Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome

One of the leadership experts who influenced me the most is John C. Maxwell. I read his books, listened to many of his interviews, and still watch his videos on a regular basis. Here is an excerpt from page 105 of Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome,...

Sun Tzu quote in Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome

The 1st Timer Syndrome affected, and may still be affecting most of us, whether we’re emerging or seasoned leaders. The difference is the degree to which it impacts us and how long it takes us to overcome it whenever we are placed into a new...

Mark Levin’s Endorsement

Thank you very much, Mark Levin, for offering great feedback and endorsing my book! Mark was elected President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) DC Chapter, where I’ve been a member since 2014, at a very difficult time. The pandemic did hit all industries, but...

Sylvia Baffour’s Endorsement

Thank you very much, Sylvia Baffour, for providing invaluable feedback and endorsing my book! I 1st came to know Sylvia through her 2014 World Championship of public speaking Semi-Finals speech- ‘Put It in Perspective’. Over the years, she appeared on two of my shows. Sylvia...

David Burkus’ Endorsement

Thank you very much, David Burkus, for endorsing my book! It seems like yesterday. Dave and I met when we were doing our doctoral degree. Since then, he has been making extraordinary impacts through his books, TED Talks, and Keynotes. David is Thinker50 ranked thought...

Eddie Turner’s Endorsement

Thank you very much, Eddie Turner, for endorsing my book! I’ve known Eddie for quite some time. Some years back, I interviewed him in my community show. Over the years, I’ve watched him achieving incredible success on many fronts. Eddie is a Preeminent Authority on Emerging...

Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release (3 screenshots)

The new book became Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release on its release date of August 26, 2021. Below are three sample screenshots in just three categories: Managment Skills Enterpreurnership Managment Business Teams Today, you can get the kindle version just for .99 USD. https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-1st-Timer-Syndrome-first-time-ebook/dp/B09C8X4GCM/ref=zg_bsnr_154954011_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5HZ7BTF0BRD3EB73Q1JT #Overcoming1stTimerSyndrome...

Marshall Goldsmith’s endorsement

Thank you very much, Marshall Goldsmith, for endorsing my book! It is a great honor to get his support for the new book. I’ve read and quoted his books and benefited greatly from his invaluable and world-class insights and perspectives. He is the New York...

Get out of your comfort zone & write

What is your writer challenge? I’ve mentors & colleagues who could write better books than what I’ve already published. When I ask why they don’t write, almost all tell me that they don’t have time or the discipline to sit down and write consistently. Of...

Amazon’s #1 New Release!

One of the humbling experiences I learned as I publish and promote my upcoming book was the age-old truth: Ask, it shall be given to you! I was compelled by promoters to ask favors. I resisted it for weeks (my ego and the fear of...

Endorsements for the new book

It is a great honor to get the endorsements of special people that I admire tremendously. I’m grateful that they have taken their precious time out of their crazily busy schedule to read the book (some to provide feedback) and offer blurbs. I’ll highlight some...

New Book’s Release Video

Facilitated a webinar on Presentation Skills

In the past two days, I facilitated a two-day webinar on one of my favorite topics- presentation skills. It was filled with insights, demos, practices, group, and one-on-one feedback, etc. I love it! Not only do I empower my audience to take their presentation skills...

Creating a Unique Culture for a Competitive Edge (video clip)

New book, New look

New book, new look 🙂 The new book is performing well and is now Amazon’s #1 New Releases. Click here and place your order only for .99 to get the book automatically on its release date on August 26th, 2021. Share this great deal with...

Amazon’s #1 New Releases

Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome now is Amazon’s #1 New Releases in Business Teams. To learn more about the book such as its synopsis, endorsements, preface, who will benefit from the book, outline, and so on, click here… To place your own copy before the promotional...

Praises for Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome

Get your first-time leadership role on the right foot with this excellent guide from Assegid Habtewold! With the latest leadership insights and tools and tips to make a smooth transition, you can feel confident moving into your new leadership role. A must read! Marshall Goldsmith,...

New Book Release (Preorder)

New Book Release. The new book is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Preorder the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09C8X4GCM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_8QQRPNJ1XAEY66Y8Q7V0 #Emergingleaders #FirstTimeLeader #Supervisores #ProjectManagers #FirstTimeManager #TeamLeaders

Synopsis of my upcoming book

Are you an emerging leader aspiring to take your first leadership role? Are you a first-time supervisor, manager, or business owner? Are you an experienced leader who is coaching and mentoring emerging leaders in your organization? If you answered yes to any of these questions,...

Understanding the 11 Antidotes

Below is an excerpt from my upcoming book entitled ‘Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome in Leadership’: Overview on the 11 Antidotes Below are 11 antidotes you need to make a smooth transition in your first leadership position. They facilitate your healing quickly from the syndrome. If...

My upcoming book- Preface

My upcoming book: Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome (Preface) Why I wrote the book? I know what fear can do to you I wrote this book because I know what it feels like to be afraid. We all have fears of certain things, especially when exposed...

World-class Leaders (short video clip)

Interview with Helen

I was interviewed at Helen show, ebs. We talked about the power of positive culture, attitude, and habits. In this video clip, I shared the 3 main discussion points of the interview with Helen: Which lesson you liked the most and why? If you understand...

Dealing with Misunderstanding around Empathy

One question that frequently surfaces whenever I facilitate Emotional Intelligence workshops for leaders is the struggle some leaders have to balance between showing empathy and fulfilling their leadership obligations by making some of their team members accountable. They lament saying that ‘I really empathize with...

Interview with Mashaal Ahmed

In my show Pick Yourself Up, which runs on MMCTV channel 16, I interviewed the former President of the ATD DC metro chapter Mashaal Ahmed. In this ~30 minutes interview, she talked about her highest value, her experience as she crossed cultures, what she learned...

Underdog to Great (short video clip)

Interview with Council Member Will Jawando

In my show Pick Yourself Up, which runs on MMCTV channel 16, I interviewed Montgomery Council Member Will Jawando. In this ~30 minutes interview, he shared his childhood memories, some of the lessons he learned as a public servant, and some of the legislative initiatives...

Interview with Dr. Wondwesson Gebreyes

In my show Pick Yourself Up, which runs on MMCTV channel 16, I sat down with Dr. Wondwesson Gebreyes, Executive Director of Global One Health Initiative. In this ~30 minutes interview, he shared his humbling immigrant journey from parking attendant to global health advisor of...

Begin your Journey from Underdog to Topdog

The world is brutal, unfair, challenging & messy, especially for underdogs such as blacks, women, immigrants, and people with disabilities. A long time ago, regardless of being a typical underdog myself born in one of the poorest villages in Ethiopia, I made a decision to...

Grow your soul and fulfill her assignment

Many people don’t recognize the personalities that reside in them. They just think that they are their bodies. Such individuals don’t aspire much. They look at themselves and find so many weaknesses and limitations, and as a result, they limit themselves with the limitations of...

Begin your greatness journey NOW

The fact that you joined this universe and walking on this planet qualifies you to manifest the greatness of your Source, God- the ultimate measure of greatness! You’re His image. You are designed to be great at what you do. What is required from you...

Grow spiritually & tap into the unlimited possibilities the quantum universe offers

Success in any field requires tapping into one’s spiritual side. I’m not talking about being religious here. Being religious is predictable and limiting. Being spiritual, for me, on the other side, is being limitless like the universe is limitless. The universe operates with quantum laws...

Becoming world-class is a must in the 21st c

Thanks to technology and social media! One can access the world and compete globally sitting in one remote corner of the world with a laptop and Internet connection. The price for such worldwide access, however, is the need to become world-class in everything you do....

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Webinar on Leadership Lessons from Black Millionaires

Title: Leadership Lessons from Black Millionaires Date: Saturday November 14th, 2020   Time: 3 pm EST  Duration: 1 hour  Place: Virtual via Zoom   Facilitator: Dr. Assegid Habtewold  Summary:   Though becoming self-made millionaire is a daunting task, compared to their counterparts from other communities, there are...

Webinar on roadblocks preventing blacks from succeeding in life

Title: Reasons Holding Back Many from Becoming Successful in the Black Community  Date: Saturday November 7th, 2020   Time: 3 pm EST  Duration: 1 hour  Place: Virtual via Zoom   Facilitator: Dr. Assegid Habtewold  Summary:   Every community has its own native challenges that deter the majority of...

Webinar on The Power of Positive Mental Attitude

Title: The Power of Positive Mental Attitude: Developing the Mindset of successful black millionaires Date: Friday October 30th, 2020  Time: 3 pm EST Duration: 1 hour Place: Virtual via Zoom Facilitator: Dr. Assegid Habtewold Summary:  More than any one single factor, one’s attitude makes or breaks. When...

Interview with Willie Jolley

In my show Pick Yourself Up, which runs on MMCTV, I sat down with Dr. Willie Joley, the legendary speaker and former President of the National Speakers Association, DC Chapter. In this ~30 minutes interview, he shared great stories and insights on how he dealt and...

Interview with Rocky Kandola- Prison to Beverly Hills

I had a wonderful opportunity to interview Rocky Kandola, CEO of Hair Maiden India, in my show Pick Yourself Up that airs on MMCTV Channel 16. If you’re an underdog, you would love the story of Rocky’s transformation from prison to having a Show Room...

The Psychology of TopDogs

The underdogs turned topdogs had typical psychology, which we need to adopt if our desire is to transform our status from underdog to topdog. In Episode 17, I shared the four elements of topdog psychology. The topdogs:1. Were fearless. They didn’t get scared of the giants...

The 4 Stages of Greatness

Everyone is greatness material. We all are endowed with unlimited potential. Greatness is chained within us waiting to be unleashed. Unfortunately, in every generation, very few unchain their greatness. The overwhelming majority fails to attain any level of greatness at all. There are four stages...

Destroying Victim Mentality

In my recent blog ‘What is & isn’t Greatness’, I demystified misunderstandings around the concept of greatness, and redefined true greatness. In that episode, I also pointed out that while the world has been rattled by the COVID19 pandemic and mourning the loss of lives...

What is and isn’t Greatness

We are facing two major crises at the same time. While our hands were full as we dealt with the global pandemic that was caused by COVID19, we were greeted by another national crisis following the brutal murder of George Floyd. Since then, the world...

Webinar on Leading Emotions in Times of Crisis plus exclusive offers

Emotions are heightened in times of crisis where we are prone to lose our cool so easily. Times of crisis may allow some of our unproductive emotions to reign over us hurting our health, relationships, and performance. This webinar increases your awareness about emotions, how...

1-pager sample Leadership Philosophy

One of the differentiating factors between novice and seasoned leaders is their predictability. Seasoned leaders articulate and share their leadership philosophy to the people they lead from the get go. They may not call it Leadership Philosophy. They might not even put it in writing....

Free Resources on Managing Emotions

Hope, you and your family are safe and okay in this tough time. While we are facing a global pandemic that has affected almost everyone alive in this generation, directly or indirectly, I thought to share with you some free resources that may empower you...

Don’t just wish, roll your sleeves up…

Let me be the bad guy here as many would like to avoid talking tough topics especially at this point where no one is sure what will happen next. Regardless of how this crisis will end, there will be WINNERS and LOSERS! That is the...

How to Thrive in the Aftermath of COVID19

We all have been facing crises, some personal while others corporate level. We aren’t new to a crisis. It was and it’ll continue to co-exist with us. At this moment, we are dealing with one of the toughest crises in human history. So far, it...

Webinar Recording on Managing Emotions in the COVID19 Era

On April 25th, 2020, PRO Leadership- a nonprofit organization I helped found, arranged a webinar entitled “Managing Emotions in the COVID19 Era.” The webinar was the first of a series of webinars. It aimed at equipping leaders to understand and develop their emotional fitness during...

Webinar on Managing Emotions in the COVID19 Era

Crisis comes on all of us. It doesn’t have any favorites. It is stingy  Experiencing crisis is part of life and being human. However, those who understand emotions (what emotions are, how they are formed, what triggers them, etc.), and most importantly, those who are...

Dealing Dilemma During Crisis

Have you worked for or followed leaders who succeeded in the midst of crises? What differentiates those leaders who happened to remain victims of a crisis and those who led during chaotic circumstances well? What kind of leaders are successful during times full of dilemmas?...

Leadership in Crisis (Video clip)

Have you wondered what distinguished great leaders from ordinary? Do you know what happened to leaders who failed to meet the demands of the Hour of crisis? What about those who stepped up during times of distress? Nobody attained individual and collective greatness without passing...

Leadership During Times of Crisis

The theme of Episode 11 will be leadership during times of crisis. Crises birthed the leadership of the great ones I studied. As they stepped up to serve their generation selflessly during tough times, their leadership birthed. Because they ventured to lead during times of...

Emotional Fitness in Crisis

One of the most important competencies we all need to survive, outlast & even thrive during a crisis is our emotional fitness. If you have invested in your emotional fitness ahead of the curve, you’ve now the emotional resilience and the ability to withstand the...

How to View Crisis

Have you experienced crises before? I’m sure you did as far as you live on this planet. What did you feel when you face a crisis? How did you view the crisis at the height of the moment? How did you react? I relate to...

We all can’t play Andrew Cuomo or Anthony Fauci

A Facebook friend of mine forwarded to me a comment he got from one of his followers on social media. To give you a little background, this friend of mine is one of the dedicated journalists in Ethiopia. From my reading of the comment he...

Enrollment is OPEN

If you’re an underdog Team Lead, Project Manager or Supervisor & your organization isn’t investing in your leadership development, you should use this opportunity to grow yourself. Check out the video clip below to learn whether this online course is right for you, watch/read some...

We’ll Breakthrough & Outlast COVID19!

Our Personal & Collective Leadership have been tested with Coronavirus. This setback blindsided us testing our readiness, growth, and resilience personally & corporately. We’ve a choice, either to panic, complain & lose hope or take this setback to regroup & use it as a steppingstone...

Enrollment for the online course on ‘Overcoming First Timer Syndrome’​ begins soon

Some colleagues of mine asked and also supported me to produce the Dr. AZ Show for underdogs, and also craft some online courses for those supervisors and managers whose organizations won’t pay for their leadership development, and owners of small businesses. Regardless of being crazily...

Sign up for the 7-days Challenge

You could be a leader just promoted as a team lead, supervisor, manager, or promoted yourself into opening your own business. Or, you could be an aspirant to take your next new leadership position. Or, you could be someone who has been in your current...

Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome: Own Your Place

Your first-timer opportunity should have been a celebratory moment but ended up becoming a source of constant stress? Do you experience constant nagging within that you aren’t ready or competent enough for the current leadership position or the one you are aiming at? Do you...

Overcoming First Timer Syndrome- Know Your Place

Have you heard people saying ‘Know your place’? People use it negatively. When people think you are where you don’t belong or deserve, they tell you to know your place. When it comes to a first-timer leadership position, the skepticism could come from your own...

Overcoming the First Timer Syndrome

In the past episodes, I focused on the principles mandatory to transform our status from underdogs into greats. No underdog can experience any meaningful transformation without dealing with your underlining principles, beliefs, and philosophies. They dictate how you think, talk, behave and act. Many people...

The Top 3 Success Principles

There are countless success laws. Out of these myriad success principles, I found out that there are 3 top foundational success principles. I discovered these when I was young in the early ’90s and practiced them in my own life and harvested some results. I...

Becoming a Person of Deeds

Have you been asking yourself why people- some even aren’t smarter than you, achieving more than you do? Have you been wondering why you aren’t getting what you believe and speak about? Have you been sick and tired of the inconsistencies between what you talk...

Emotional Fitness

This weekend, there will be 2 empowering growth opportunities that are coming your way: 1) Weekly blog 2) Episode 4 To get the blog via email, you need to sign up. To get notified when the Episode is uploaded, you need to subscribe to my...

Talk Right!

Do your words and results mismatch? You have been talking and talking great things but they never fruition? Have you been asking yourself, again and again, why am I having realities that don’t align with my dreams? Are you having manifestations that you don’t like?...

Imposter Syndrome- Dealing with your inner critic voice

If you are feeling inadequate, not ready to step up and go to the next level, struggling within and questioning your worth and achievements, you need to watch this short clip I recorded on my phone while I was traveling. To get these kinds of...

Serving Based on Your Uniqueness

Have you been struggling to stand out? Have you wondered why some people and companies are so competitive and always at the top? Are you wondering how you may excel in what you do? If you said yes to one of these questions, you need...

Potential Conscious

Underdogs have a messed up past and maybe present. Otherwise, they won’t qualify as underdogs. Unfortunately, many underdogs preoccupy themselves with what they don’t have and what is missing in the now. Few underdogs focus on their potential, who they can become, and where they...

1 New Year Strategic Approach Successful People Use

As we approach the New Year, we all have some approaches that we have been using to get prepared for the New Year. Many of us strategize, plan, prioritize what we’re going to do in the New Year. In this video clip, I’m sharing with...

Transforming Underdogs into Greats

I’m excited to announce to you the coming of my new show as a New Year gift. The show aims at transforming underdogs into greats. It provides insights, tools, and tips that empower the great ones of the 21st C. Every week for 10 –...

New show for the underdogs

Have you noticed that almost all the great ones in history and now were underdogs before they began their greatness journey? Have you appreciated how they turned their misfortunes and inadequacies as fuel to attain greatness? What about you? Have you stopped and identified yourself...

A discovery that changes everything

Have you ever wondered and asked which discovery changes everything? Have you looked back in your life and compared which search was nobler than others that you have taken? After leading so many interesting ventures in life in search of the truth, I could say...

Your best days are ahead

Your best days are ahead because the one who thought about you, excited, and finally released you to this universe in this generation isn’t yet done with you. It is because you haven’t yet scratched your limitless potential. Think, behave, decide, act, and interact as...