INTERVIEW WITH MFUNDO CLEMENT NKUHLU, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT
NEDBANK MFUNDO CLEMENT NKUHLU
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TRADE NEGOTIATION, AS WELL AS
that platform and succeed, you
WORKING IN GOVERNMENT FOR
raise confidence levels in yourself
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND NOW
and expectations from those you
AS PART OF A LARGE FINANCIAL
work with.
INSTITUTION. CAN YOU SHARE THE YOUR APPROACH AND MAKING SURE
KEY TAKEOUTS:
had lucky breaks at critical points
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along my career journey. However,
I innately believe that value
Transformation is not
I do feel that my success is a
creation is something that ultimately
combination of things. Of course,
you create in collaboration with
you have to put in the hard and
others. There is only so much that
intelligent work.
you can do all by yourself.
At the same time, you need to
It is in the interaction with others
surround yourself with smarter and
that you get the multiplier effect to
more experienced people so that
come through. I’ve always enjoyed
you can learn from them. Where I
working in teams, as it allows you
have had the opportunity to work
to test your ideas, thoughts and the
with senior people, I’ve seen it
opportunity to refine those ideas in
The fuel of the future
as an opportunity for growth. But
practice as they are implemented.
is data
there’s also luck, taking advantage
I’ve always invested in good,
of breaks that come through and
healthy, productive relationships
taken at the right moment.
with peers and superiors around me.
If you grab the opportunities with
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both hands, you make headway.
PURPOSE AS PART OF ITS
The constant denominator for me
TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY?
was to never stop learning; learning
We believe our success is linked to
and growth are lifelong enterprises.
the success of the society we live
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Learning and growth are lifelong enterprises
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breeding success. If you firmly lay
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shared value for
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ACROSS ACADEMIA, ACTIVISM,
I have been fortunate to have
it’s about creating
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And there is nothing like success
SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS?
just about ownership,
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YOUR CAREER HAS EXTENDED
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