People Before Strategy Roundtable

#PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable

You can have the best strategy, but without the right people, you won’t get anywhere.

Join this free monthly Roundtable designed for leaders who understand that businesses are people. Each session is a live, facilitated space where decision-makers, team leads, and people professionals connect, learn, and grow together.

🗓️ Next Live Session: Thursday, August 27, 2026
🕒 5:30 PM GMT / Use Time Converter
📅 Live on Zoom — Free to Attend

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This Month’s Theme

The Future of Work: From Hype to Habits

The future of work has been one of the biggest leadership conversations of the past few years. Yet many leaders are still grappling with the same questions: How do you make hybrid work sustainable? How do you use AI meaningfully? How do you build flexibility without creating confusion or compromising performance?

The challenge isn't a lack of ideas. It's translating those ideas into habits and ways of working that are practical, strategic, and sustainable.

This month's #PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable moves beyond trends and headlines to focus on what it actually takes to lead in today's realities. Together, we'll explore how to:

Turn future-of-work concepts into everyday leadership practices
Build team habits that support flexibility, collaboration, and accountability
Make thoughtful decisions about technology and AI that enhance rather than complicate work

Join us for a live, interactive conversation designed for senior leaders, founders, people professionals, and team leads who want to spend less time chasing the next trend and more time building workplaces that work, for both people and performance.

Why Join the Roundtable?

You can Google leadership tips. But you can’t Google or GPT real-time connection, coaching, and strategy.

This is for you if you want to:

Lead with confidence and clarity
Build empowered, energized teams
Elevate your impact while staying grounded in your values
Learn from diverse voices and real-life leadership stories

Every month features a new topic with curated guest experts and a facilitated learning experience led by executive and leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah.

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What Past Attendees Are Saying

“Great guest. Wonderful facilitation. Good participant interaction. Really enjoyed it. The time flew by — always a good sign!”

“As always, quite inspiring! Practical tips and insights. Huge thank you!”

“It’s always a pleasure to join your Roundtable. The subjects are very impactful and the speakers are outstanding.”

“Thank you for all the insights. I wish this continued for more than 1 hour. Thank you for organizing, Akua!”

“Very good conversation, as always.”

“An hour and a half next time for more information on a topic.”

“I enjoy it…The guests were outstanding, it felt like they had a lot more to offer, but the time was limited.”

“I enjoyed the engagement with the audience and how the topic was unpacked practically.”

What to Expect

No fluff. Just an hour of value you can apply immediately.

Case Studies + Mini Trainings

Explore a real-world leadership challenge and hear how experienced leaders approach it

Live Coaching + Q&A

Ask your questions and get support in the moment

Networking

Connect with peers who are serious about people-first leadership

Who Should Join the Roundtable?

People Managers & Team Leads
Heads of HR, People, L&D, and Organizational Development
Founders and Executives in Growth Mode
Consultants and Service Providers who support leaders and teams

If you’re responsible for culture, performance, or team dynamics — this is for you.

Previous Roundtable Topics

Self-Promotion: How Leaders Can Showcase Their Value Without Bragging
Balancing Empathy and Accountability
From Manager to Coach: Transitioning to a Coaching Leadership Style
The Art of Delegation: How to Let Go and Trust Your Team
Navigating Tough Conversations: Mastering Difficult Dialogues

Each month builds leadership capability while centering the human side of work.

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It’s free, it’s virtual, and it could be the shift you need to lead with more intention and less overwhelm.

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Thursday, August 27 · 5:30pm UTC (1h)
#PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable Aug 2026

The Future of Work: From Hype to Habits
Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah – Leadership & Culture Advisor
The future of work has been …
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The Future of Work: From Hype to Habits
Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah – Leadership & Culture Advisor
The future of work has been overhyped, but the leadership challenges are real. Hybrid work, AI adoption, and flexible policies aren't trends to watch. They're realities to lead through.
Yet many leaders are spending significant time and energy trying to keep up with new ways of working without always knowing whether these efforts are strategic or sustainable.
This live conversation will explore how leaders can move beyond ideas and build practical habits that make modern ways of working effective and people-centered.
We will talk about how to:
⫸ Build everyday habits that make hybrid and flexible work successful
⫸ Introduce AI and new technologies in ways that support people and performance
⫸ Focus on the future-of-work practices that are strategic rather than simply trendy
With special guests:
⫸ Deepjyot Sidhu – Educator and learning leader focused on leadership development, AI, and building learning communities in times of change.
⫸ Manji Cheto – Business advisor, investor, and commentator on the future of work, skills, technology, and economic transformation across Africa.
This 60-minute interactive session is designed for senior leaders, founders, people professionals, and team leads across sectors.
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