Beyond the Pivot
Zanga is Redefining Talent Development for High-Context Cultures | Beyond the Pivot Ep. 16
12 Aug 2025
🚀 In this episode of Beyond the Pivot, we speak with Nankhonde Kasonde van den Broek, founder of Zanga African Metrics, a Zambian leadership consultancy on a bold mission: to challenge global frameworks and redefine how success is measured in Africa. Through locally rooted data and culturally contextual tools, Zanga is creating an African-born performance index that better reflects the values, behaviors, and leadership norms of the continent.Nankhonde shares how her journey from executive coaching to systems design led to the creation of Zanga, and why African founders, organizations, and investors need new tools to evaluate leadership, performance, and value—on their own terms.💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✅ Why global leadership models fail to reflect African realities✅ How Zanga is using coaching insights to build new measurement systems✅ The importance of grounding success metrics in lived experience and culture✅ What role data and behavior change play in shifting narratives about Africa✅ How Zanga bridges business, psychology, and systems thinking in its methodology💼 Important links mentioned in this episode:► Zanga African Metrics► Nankhonde Kasonde van den Broek► Bongo Hive► Tamboti Circle► Beyond the Pivot🔔 Subscribe for more stories from African founders and thinkers reshaping how the world understands innovation and leadership.💬 What does success mean in your context? Leave a comment and join the conversation.
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