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OUT NOW! The Newaccra Achievers Report 2015; 30 Ghanaians About To Shake The World

Newaccra Magazine has released the 2015 edition of the Newaccra Achievers Report, a celebration of unsung Ghanaians making impact and showing promise in diverse fields.

This year’s report is titled ‘The Newaccra Achievers Report 2015; 30 Ghanaian achievers about to shake the world’. A total of thirty individuals who are making impact and showing future promise in diverse fields were profiled in the report. More than half of the achievers are entrepreneurs and one fifth are females. The aim of the report is to shine the spotlight on unsung impact makers.

This is the second consecutive year of the report that comes out in March each year to mark Ghana’s independence month. Newaccra achievers are selected by a rigorous consultative process that ensures that honourees have actually achieved something that will be considered outstanding among peers.

In a press statement released earlier, the publishers described the report as a credible reference for entreprenuers, investors and donors, academics, policy makers, media and civil society.

Commenting on the unveiling, the project manager, Kwamina Sagu Ekremet, described the work as challenging and fulfilling. “We had limited room to showcase unlimited stars. But at the end of the project, fulfillment comes from presenting trailblazers who are lighting the uncharted murky paths for their compatriots to follow. That sole purpose has been achieved” he says.

For his part, the team lead of Newaccra.com, Eric Kumah said "there are so many unsung people out there doing amazing things. This is our service to such people, and we are happy about the early excitement that our report is generating in the entreprenuerial community. It has a deeper meaning for us because we are on a mission to become Africa’s most trusted name in success and personal development”. He ended by appealing to media teams to follow up on the achievers and help promote their work.

Newaccra.com is a leading online success and personal development magazine that has thousands of visitors from more than ninety countries. The magazine produces special reports and runs unique events for current students, recent graduates, and young entrepreneurs.

The twenty seven page report features a list of achievers and detailed analysis including forecasts. It is available online for free download online.

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FULL LIST OF HONOUREES- THE NEWACCRA ACHIEVERS LIST 2015.

Adjei Agyei-Baah, Haiku Poetry Champion

Anne Amuzu, Nandimobile

Bryite Asamoah, Healthline 255

Christian Atsu, Footballer

Daniel Ampofo, Ninety3 Studios

Emmanuel Nyame, Ghana StartupCup

Emmanuel Tagoe, Boxer

Eric Vondee, My Home Teacher

Frederick Osei Mensah, GMC Consulting

Gamel Adam, Gamel Clodin

Josephine Marie Godwyll, Young At Heart

Joshua Ayinbora, Agriculturist

Kenneth Owusu Akyaw, Gnalet

Kobby Blay, Ghana Health Nest

Lesley Afra Aidoo, Afra K Designs

Lily Kudzro, Devio Arts

Maafoa Acheampong, TouchMakeup Artistry

Martha Bissah, Olympic Gold winner

Michael Dakwa, Team1000words

Michael Bediako, Adinkra Inno.V8

Nana Akwasi Awuah, Lawyer and Activist

Papa Oppong Bediako, Illustrator

Patrick Atsu, Filmmaker & Engineer

Philip Kofi Ashon, Citi FM,

Philip Osei Bonsu, Public Relations Specialist

Prosper Ahmed Amuquandoh, Academic

Randy Osae Bediako, Kharis Group

Theophilus Acheampong, Petroleum Economist

William Okyere-Frempong, HuD Group

Yaw Odoom, Trotro Diaries

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7 tips to become a great leader

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Having studied what made King David (KD), the man known as 'a man after God's own heart', one of the greatest Biblical leaders, leadership coach Kwamina, writes on 7 tips to become a great leader.

1. Have faith in a Higher Being – God: Many successful leaders including; war time leader Sir Winston Churchill, emancipator Abraham Lincoln, freedom fighter Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, anti-racist campaigner Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, business leader Thomas Edison, scientist Albert Einstein, have attributed their great achievements to belief in a Higher Being. Most modern leaders also attribute daily meditation as a booster to high performance and wellbeing. King David was also a leader, who right from boyhood decided to put his confidence in a Higher Being (God). The book of Psalm shows his relationship, trust and love for God.

2. Back faith with good character traits: King David was a man who had good character traits to make him a great leader. He had integrity even as a shepherd boy and was patient to wait for the right time to ascend Israel’s throne. During his reign, he exercised authority with humility and was courageous to face his enemies and lead the fiercest battles. His encounter with the couple Abigail and Nabal and the poor in general showed a man, who was determined, resilient, kind and generous. By forgiving King Saul and family as well as his rebelled householders including Absalom, he showed a man with a heart to forgive. KD was also a loyal man and maintained a good relationship with his God, friends and team.

3. Have the right association and team: King David understood that he was an average of the friends he had and this is seen by the associates he had throughout his life. Challenge-takers, achievers and learners; in this case men of war, like Abishai, Sibbechai, Elhanan and Jonathan, were his friends. These were men, whom like himself, killed a giant each (KD killed Goliath and his friends, the four giants from Gath), to make KD’s generation befitting of the title, 'Giant Slayers'. KD also consciously and deliberately selected his team, who were known as the Three Mighty Men (his core) and the Thirty Men.

4. Get a good understanding and situational application of leadership styles: Throughout the chronicles of King David, it was clear he employed all the leadership styles under different situations to lead his people. He delegated authority to his men during wars. He participated in wars and battles. He was authoritative and decisive during times when strong decisions and strategies needed to be employed against their common enemies, depending mostly on his God and tried and tested instincts.

5. Love excellence: From a shepherd boy to the King of the nation he exhibited excellence in all his dealings. Malcolm Gladwell in his book David and Goliath chronicles how KD defeated Goliath using seemingly primitive weapons of war at that time. He had confidence in his tried and tested weapons of war. He saw opportunities in excelling at small things including defeating of bears and lions when they came after his sheep during his shepherd boy days. He played the string instrument with excellence which led to his being recommended to King Saul

6. Build systems within the ambit of the Law/ Constitution: King David understood that for his ideals to outlive him, he needed to build systems which were unbiased. He established systems championed by institutions headed by men of competence. These institutional leaders were champions in their field of expertise. This led to national security, wealth creation and national development.

7. And finally develop a clear succession plan: King David ensured he had appointed his successor before dying or leaving the reins of leadership. Mostly that is the nemesis of great leaders. They do not groom their successors leading to collapse of the systems painstakingly built during their tenure. KD ensured that his successor was selected, groomed and crowned before he died.

These tips deduced from King David’s leadership era teach us that we need not be perfect in order to excel but continuous learning has the potential to make us excellent leaders who can bring generational change to every facet we lead.

Maya Angelou; 5 things most Ghanaians don't know

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Hours ago, Maya Angelou said goodbye to this earth.
Here are five things most Ghanaians don't know about this phenomenal woman and her connection to Ghana.

1. Maya Angelou lived in Ghana for three years between 1962 to 1967.

When she left the USA, she went to Egypt with her partner. When they separated, she came to Ghana and started working in the administration office of the University of Ghana, Legon. She also worked in the National Theater and freelanced for The Ghanaian Times!

2. She met freedom fighter Malcom X in Accra.

Thanks to Nkrumah, Ghana became an attractive place to a lot of the leaders of the day. Heavy weights like Martin Luther King Junior, US Vice President Richard Nixon, and Lee Kuan Yew all came to Ghana. Maya's meeting with Malcom X in Accra moved her to return to the United States to join the civil rights struggle that was going on there at that time.

Maya and Malcom in Accra. Photo from Facebook

3. Maya Angelou actually spoke Fanti !

She really picked up Ghanaian culture. This is how she described an incident when dancing healed her wounds.
"I danced for bad judgments and good fortune .... and for the sound on ceremonial fontonfrom drums waking the morning air in Takoradi "
When an interviewer asked her how she handled criticism, she replied with a Ghanaian saying, “An elephant is rarely seriously bothered by a flea”

More details of Maya's time in Ghana can be found in her book 'All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes' (1986).

4. Maya is forever stamped in Ghana's history

Ghana loved her so much we issued a postage stamp in her honour

Maya Angelou postage stamp. Credit twitter @BlitzAmbassador

5. Maya was multi-talented

So multi-talented that some young people on social media think she was a musician. It is unclear why they think so, because even though Maya recorded a calypso album, music was not where she shone brightest. We speculate that her name 'Maya Angelou' sounds close to Angeli Kidjo, Mya and Miriam Makeeba - three grammy winning singers from Benin, USA, and South Africa respectively.

So who exactly was Maya Angelou? Barack Obama's answer is close to the truth -"Maya was many things – an author, poet, civil rights activist, playwright, actress, director, composer, singer and dancer. But above all, she was a storyteller – and her greatest stories were true".

May her beautiful soul find rest.