by Dr. Michael Koku | Jun 2, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” – Henry Ward Beecher. Act With Accountability: Unlocking Personal Leadership Through Responsibility “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a...
by Dr. Michael Koku | May 26, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” – Albert Einstein. Learning Continuously Must Lead To Action: The Missing Link in Personal Leadership “Success is something you attract by the person you become.” – Jim Rohn. Last week, we...
by Dr. Michael Koku | May 19, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Change is the end result of all true learning” – Leo Buscaglia. Learning Continuously: The Leadership Lesson Jim Rohn Lived “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” — Jim Rohn. When we talk about personal...
by Dr. Michael Koku | May 12, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all” — President George Washington. Exercising Self-Discipline: The Power of Personal Transformation On a bitter November morning in...
by Dr. Michael Koku | May 5, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet.” – Krista Tippett. The Power Of Listening: The Leader’s Secret Weapon [Part B] True leadership always starts with personal leadership, and nothing accelerates that like mastering the art of...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Apr 28, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.” – Maya Angelou. The Power Of Listening: The Leader’s Secret Weapon [Part A] Imagine being President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War—burdened, overwhelmed, and needing...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Apr 21, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams. THE POWER OF SELF-DISCIPLINE It was just another day at the barbershop—my usual refuge for a quick trim, a good laugh, and...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Apr 14, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” — Albert Schweitzer. THE POWER OF PERSONAL EXAMPLE During the 1930s, a young boy was utterly obsessed with eating a lot of sugar. His mother was terribly upset about this. But no...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Apr 7, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” – John Wooden. Jeph’s story is one of transformation, resilience, and the power of self-leadership. Rejected by his half-brothers at a tender age for circumstances beyond his...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Mar 31, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“People are often led to causes and often become committed to great ideas through persons who personify those ideas. They have to find the embodiment of the idea in flesh and blood in order to commit themselves to it.”– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I just returned from...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Mar 24, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” – John Wooden. It was a radiant spring afternoon as Nancy, an 8-year-old with big dreams, returned home with her family after Sunday service. During lively conversation, she piped up, “When I...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Mar 17, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“The purpose of mentoring is to create the foundation for transformation.” – Angela Lynne Craig. Ever found yourself under a tormentor who disguises himself or herself as a mentor? What was your experience like? Horrible? Terrible? I feel you because we...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Mar 10, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Saturday, March 1st, at the Made For More Global Leadership Conference 4.0, I shared the stage with my mentor, Elizabeth McCormick—ranked #13 among the...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Mar 3, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Mentors provide perspective. They help you see the blind spots and chart a path forward.” – Boaz Rauchwerger. Mentors or Tormentors — The Power of Discernment Charles R. Swindoll said, “We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we...
by Dr. Michael Koku | Feb 24, 2025 | ATM - A Teaching Monday
“Mentoring is about getting the best out of people, helping them unlock their potential and encouraging them to see life differently.” — Julie Hay. This is the continuation of the mentorship advantage story about Roberto Goizueta, who served as Coca-Cola’s...
