Samson Sakoane's Journey
My Journey
On this page, I will be posting stories about my leadership journey, including successful people that I meet along the journey.
Sandton, South Africa
Sandton, South Africa
Online, South Africa
Somewhere in South Africa
Meeting Mr Mteto Nyathi was one of my most exciting moments as it was unexpected, but it was something that I always wanted to do but did not know how, but on the 25th July 2024, I went to an IODSA Evening of Artful connections, where I expected to meet Prof Wiseman Nkhulu who was supposed to be showcasing his A life of Purpose, but as walked in to the venue, I noticed a face that I could recognize, but never met before. It was Mr Mteto Nyathi, that I have always idolized for his integrity and humbleness. I asked him to be my mentor and he committed to walk the leadership journey with me. In other words, Betting on this Darkie and I look forward to it.
Looking forward to this event and meeting my coach, Mr Errol van Graan who has helped me understand myself better and be intentional at what I do
I was fortunate to have a chat with Dr. Mzamo Masito, who was straight to the point, he told of things that I know, but not doing, your bluntness helped to dig deep and ask myself questions why am I still where I am today. What am I doing wrong and what do I need to do to get further. He told me about the 70, 20, 10 rule hit hard and made realize that I have to split my efforts so I can move forward
My journey wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Mr. Archie Vermeulen, who was the first person to interview me and hired me at the same time at Vodac and provided me with the support that I needed to do well at my job. He provided me with the training that I needed and even provided me with a bursary so I could continue with my studies. When my training program came to an end and I bid everyone farewell, I went to his office to say goodbye and gave him my father’s CV as he was retrenched, he called my father the next day, interviewed him and offered him a job, While I was happy for my father, I didn’t have a job, but that was not long until I received his call and he asked me where I was and I told him that I was at home and he asked me why I am not at work as he has my permanent job contract, I should come to work, the rest is history.