The importance of flexibility and the coaching leadership style in the 21st Century

Economic Policies to Overcome the Challenges and

Promote Beekeeping in Nigeria

In the previous section, the three main challenges to beekeeping were highlighted. This section summarises policies that might be employed to overcome these.

● Climate Change Mitigation could be promoted through: Taxing carbon emission vehicles, signing up to commitments (this

could be spread at conventions like the ongoing COP 27) to maintain and improve habitats and apicultural areas. ● Educating farmers to use modern beekeeping techniques: Government policies should be enacted to promote education, training and upgrading of beekeeping techniques. ● The Government should provide more accessible loans to support the development of beekeeping businesses.

To conclude, through all the tumult and uneasiness of the Nigerian Economy, beekeeping is a profession that is relatively stable and provides good business opportunities to those who do it well. However, just as with every business venture, there are challenges as a part of this process. If done right, the Nigerian beekeeping economy could be extremely profitable, leading to increased investment in healthcare infrastructure, amongst other benefits. Importantly, beekeeping also fulfils another important role that is pollination. As beekeeping in Nigeria increases, the pollination capacity will increase supporting agriculture and efforts to maintain natural habitats in Nigeria.

The importance of flexibility: the coaching leadership style in the 21st Century

Nikita Pienaar

Qualities which are often taken to define a good leader include vision and ability to delegate. However, these arguments no longer stand. In order to thrive in the fast-paced, technical business environment of the 21st century, leaders must adopt a coaching leadership style that places values like teamwork, support and cooperation at the forefront of their approach. One of the most important values within this style is flexibility; an ability to change and look forward, armed with the emotional stamina to abandon the past in order to anticipate, not extrapolate.

Different times have prioritised different traits in leaders meaning a successful leader is adaptable first and foremost in order to acclimate to new social environments.Whilst some changes are gradual, others require fast adapting and open minded leaders to act. After Covid 19 it is estimated 92% of people will want to work remotely at least 1 day per week with 80% looking to work 3 days remotely. Businesses that fail to offer flexible working will lose employees and develop a negative work environment with employees feeling unhappy that the company has not adapted which in turn will negatively affect productivity and efficiency.

Furthermore, with the rise of movements like BLM and #MeToo, more than ever, businesses must be sensitive to social views. Les Wexner, former CEO of lingerie brand Victoria ’ s Secret, failed to notice the shift in demand to body positive and inclusive clothing by the young female demographic and continued to advertise using unhealthily thin models. Whilst this brand image was what popularised the company in the 90s and early