Rudo Kayombo - Leaving Corporate at 56 (Part 2)
She walked away from being Africa Vice President at Habitat for Humanity. The most overwhelming feeling, she says, was relief. This is Part 2 of Batje Chibafa’s conversation with Rudo Kayombo. If you missed Part 1, start there. We walked through the twenty five year humanitarian career, the lawyer years, the saying-yes-in-tears moment, and the faith thread that pulled her from World Vision Zimbabwe to World Vision Uganda to ONE Campaign to Habitat for Humanity. Part 2 is the building arc. The first week after she stopped being VP. The cousin’s message that broke her open. Why she moved back to Harare and chose a cottage over a Prado. The Fahari Women’s Fund. The mentee who paid her back fifty thousand shillings. The broken rung that women in NGO leadership keep falling off. Why she calls herself a dinosaur for ChatGPT. And the single piece of counsel she leaves for every senior leader sitting at the exit door. If you are mid-pivot, this conversation is for you. Memorable quotes from Part 2: ”The most overwhelming feeling was relief.” ”Do not be comfortable being the one chief.” ”Do not be deceived. What a man sows, he will reap.” Watch the full video on YouTube: [https://youtube.com/@humhr3715?si=PaYQMMhSZ3eTHhDM] Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/c/HUMHRCareer All links: https://linktr.ee/humhr
She left Africa Vice President at Habitat for Humanity and the most overwhelming feeling, she says, was relief.
This is Part 2 of Batje Chibafa's conversation with Rudo Kayombo. If you missed Part 1, start there. We walked through the twenty-five-year humanitarian career, the lawyer years, the saying-yes-in-tears moment, and the faith thread that pulled her from World Vision Zimbabwe to World Vision Uganda to ONE Campaign to Habitat for Humanity.
Part 2 is the building arc. The first week after she stopped being VP. The cousin's message that broke her open. Why she moved back to Harare and chose a cottage over a Prado. The Fahari Women's Fund. The mentee who paid her back fifty thousand shillings. Why she calls herself a dinosaur for ChatGPT. And the single piece of counsel she leaves for every senior leader sitting at the exit door.
If you are mid-pivot, this conversation is for you.
MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM PART 2
"The most overwhelming feeling was relief."
"Do not be comfortable being the one chief."
"Do not be deceived. What a man sows, he will reap."
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Rudo Kayombo is the Founder of Fahari Kubwinya Splendour. Find her on LinkedIn: Rudo Kayombo | LinkedIn
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