Samrawit Bos, Author at She Leads Africa

6 career lessons from global superstar Lupita Nyong’o

Since her feature film debut in 2013, Mexican born Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o’s star has been lit and has remained that way ever since. With a beautiful smile, a boatload of talent and passionate voice she’s been winning hearts all over the globe.... Read More...

Career lessons from Ethiopian born business mogul, Mimi Alemayehou

Samrawit Bos

Ethiopian born, Kenya raised Mimi Alemayehou is a Managing Director at portfolio company Black Rhino Group, and Executive Advisor and Chair of Blackstone Africa Infrastructure LP. After studying International Law and International Business, Alemay... Read More...

Five types of employees you want to fire immediately

Samrawit Bos

We all have that one person in our squad or team that we could live without. They want the worst for you, but you want the best for them. You want a team as synchronized Travel Noire's, they want a mosh pit. You're thinking savings, they're thinking ... Read More...

6 career lessons you can learn from South African singer Lira

Samrawit Bos

Not many singers can say they have sung Nelson Mandela’s favorite song to him on his birthday, have performed with the whole world watching during the World Cup, or sold-out tours in the U.S.A. But, South African singer-songwriter, Miss Lira, can!... Read More...

Craft the perfect email for everyone in your office

Samrawit Bos

In part I of emailing like a boss, I provided a checklist with the correct structure to slay all of your professional emails. In part II, I discussed how to tweak your content to suit you reader, be it a colleague, employee, boss, or client/customer.... Read More...

This is where all the free resume templates have been hiding

Samrawit Bos

Yesss! You get a... Resume! And you get a resume. And you get a resume. We all get resumes. Thanks to this site. I've wanted to upgrade my resume in a professional but easy way for some time. I went online and found a couple of templates, bu... Read More...

This is how you get your resume to the top of the pile

Samrawit Bos

We've all seen our fair share of resumes. And to be honest, most of them had room for improvement. And because SLA loves seeing you slay professionally, we are spilling the beans on how to create a memorable resume with these 5 tips. Resume or c... Read More...

The best comebacks for the 7 worst workplace mistakes

Samrawit Bos

Mistakes happen. But what do you do after a mishap? Since different mix-ups require different solutions, we have put together a come back list for these 7 common work place mistakes. They might help cut you some slack. 1. You miss a very importa... Read More...