Dr Siaw Agyepong: Resilient Leadership Essential for Business Growth

The Chief Executive Officer of African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) Limited, Dr Mrs Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has underscored the need for leaders in companies to be resilient to help drive growth.

She said a resilient leader drove success, not just survival, during tough times.

Dr Mrs Siaw Agyepong made the observation when she took her turn at the Jospong Leadership Conference (JLC) 2025 to address management and staff members of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) yesterday at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh, in the Central Region.

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The 12th edition of JLC 2025, on the theme: “Transformation through Leadership,” ends tomorrow.

It is aimed at promoting business sustainability and positive work ethics; an in-depth focus on how leadership at all levels can catalyse impactful and sustainable change within the group.

In a presentation on the subject” The Path To Resilience”, Dr Mrs Agyepong emphasised the importance of resilient leadership in driving business growth.

She said resilience sparked innovation and drove solution-finding in organisations and businesses, helping them navigate challenges effectively.

“Resilience is not something you’re born with — it’s something you build,” she indicated.

She said resilient leaders remained focused and committed to their vision, even when faced with overwhelming obstacles, hence, “it is a leader who takes and implements bold reforms to bring about changes.”

“Resilient leaders also demonstrate resilience rooted in purpose, stressing that “it is a continuous process.”        

Dr Mrs Siaw Agyepong cited Jesus Christ, Nelson Mandela, Elon Musk, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as exemplary purpose-driven leaders who had demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.

While challenging the participants to cultivate resilience in their respective fields, she urged them to seek strength and guidance from God.

She also shared personal anecdotes, recounting the challenges she and her husband, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the JGC, faced even before they got married.
 

For his part, Dr Siaw Agyepong lavished praise on his wife, calling her “a wonderful and beautiful wife.”

“I am proud of you,” he said.

Source: Graphic.com.gh