Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu urges leaders to rethink authority, trust and team relationships
Billionaires Africa | 16.01.2026 22:07
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu has spent decades at the center of Africa’s corporate boardrooms, but his latest message to fellow executives is not about balance sheets or market share. It is about people. In a recent LinkedIn post that reads more like a personal memo than a public lecture, Elumelu urged leaders to rethink authority itself, arguing that trust, empathy and disciplined execution matter more than hierarchy in a world that no longer stands still.
