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Before You Quit Decision Navigator™
A confidential assessment across six dimensions, giving you an honest reading of the season you are in.
Meet the Founder
Priscillah Ndadi
Author • Transformational Speaker • Executive Leader • Mentor
“Before you make the move, understand the season.”
Founder, Rise & Lead Institute™
Founder
Priscillah Ndadi
Priscillah Ndadi is an award-winning business executive, board leader, author, transformational speaker, entrepreneur and mentor with more than 20 years of experience in financial services.
In 2025, she made history when she was appointed the first female Group Chief Executive Officer of Old Mutual Botswana. Her career has spanned strategy, operations, customer experience, organisational transformation, life insurance, pensions and asset management.
But Rise & Lead Institute™ was not born simply from the positions she has held. It was shaped by the seasons she has lived.
Priscillah understands what it means to build a career, lead at senior levels, navigate difficult professional seasons, experience disruption, make defining decisions, begin again and continue rising.
Those experiences deepened a conviction that sits at the heart of Rise & Lead:
People need more than career advice. They need clarity about the season they are in, the courage to make intentional decisions and practical support to move forward.
Rise & Lead Institute™ was created to provide that support. Through career development, leadership, mentorship and practical decision tools, the Institute helps people understand where they are, recognise what is possible and make more intentional decisions about where they go next.
The journey behind the Institute
- 20+ Years
- Executive Leadership
- Historic Leadership
- Board & Governance
- Author
- Mentor
Why I built Rise & Lead
“I have learned that careers rarely unfold in perfectly straight lines.
There are seasons of growth.
Seasons of waiting.
Seasons of opportunity.
Seasons of uncertainty.
Seasons that stretch us.
And seasons that require us to make difficult decisions.
Sometimes the question is whether to stay.
Sometimes it is whether to leave.
Sometimes it is whether to lead.
Sometimes it is whether to begin again.
Rise & Lead Institute™ exists because I believe people should not have to navigate those defining moments without clarity, practical tools and meaningful support.
My hope is that this platform helps you understand your season, recognise what is possible and make your next move intentionally.”
— Priscillah Ndadi
The founder philosophy
Understand your season. Gain clarity. Make the decision. Courageously move forward.
It is the same sequence the Institute walks you through: an honest reading of where you are, a considered decision, and a plan for the move itself.
From lived experience to practical tools
Insight, turned into something you can use.
Rise & Lead turns career and leadership insight into practical tools, programmes and experiences designed to help people make better decisions and move forward intentionally.
By application
Rise & Lead Career Mentorship™
Twelve weeks of structured career development with three strategic mentorship conversations.
Books by Priscillah
Before You Quit
A faith-anchored guide for anyone standing at the edge of giving up.
Before You Quit is a powerful, faith-anchored guide for anyone standing at the edge of giving up. Drawing from lived experience and hard-won lessons, Priscillah Ndadi introduces the 5R Framework: Reflect, Remember, Refrain, Rewire, and Renew to help readers pause, reset their perspective, and rise stronger. This book gently but firmly reminds you that quitting is not always the answer; sometimes, growth begins when you choose to stay, heal, and try again. Honest, practical, and deeply encouraging, Before You Quit is a companion for seasons of pressure, transition, and becoming.
Personal Growth Nuggets
42 bite-sized reflections for intentional living.
Personal Growth Nuggets is a warm, practical collection of 42 bite-sized reflections designed to inspire growth one day at a time. Each nugget offers a moment to pause, reflect, and realign your mindset toward purpose, resilience, and intentional living. Simple yet profound, this book meets you in real life; on busy mornings, quiet evenings, and in-between moments reminding you that consistent, small shifts can produce lasting transformation. Whether read daily or revisited whenever encouragement is needed, Personal Growth Nuggets is a steady companion on the journey of becoming your best self.
Against All Odds
A raw testament to resilience, faith and perseverance.
Against All Odds is a raw, courageous testament to resilience, faith, and the power of perseverance. From humble beginnings marked by scarcity and limitation, Priscillah Ndadi shares a deeply personal journey of rising beyond circumstance, defying expectations, and refusing to be defined by her starting point. This book is both a story and a summons, calling readers to believe again, speak life over their situations, and stand firm when the odds seem stacked against them. Honest, faith-filled, and profoundly inspiring, Against All Odds reminds you that your past does not disqualify you, it prepares you.
The Corporate Battlefield
How to Navigate People, Pressure & Power with Wisdom.
The Corporate Battlefield is a strategic guide for professionals who want to survive, influence and succeed in complex organisational environments. Priscillah Ndadi draws on decades of executive leadership to examine the dynamics of people, pressure and power: how to read a room, protect your peace, build alliances without losing yourself, and lead with wisdom when the stakes are high. This book is for anyone who has ever felt outnumbered, underestimated or caught between competing agendas. It offers practical framing, sober courage and the reminder that influence without integrity is a loss, not a win.
Navigating the Corporate Treadmill
Practical wisdom for managing people, pursuing progress & surviving workplace pressure.
Navigating the Corporate Treadmill is a practical guide for professionals seeking to grow without becoming overwhelmed by the demands of corporate life. Priscillah Ndadi explores how to manage complex workplace relationships, pursue meaningful career progress and remain resilient under pressure. Through practical wisdom and relatable insights, the book equips readers to move forward with greater confidence, clarity and purpose—without losing themselves along the way.
Recognition
Priscillah’s contribution to women’s empowerment and community building has been recognised through the Positive Role Model Award — Botswana, and as a Finalist for the Inclusive Leader Award at the 12th Annual Africa & Middle East Gender Mainstreaming Awards.
Beyond Rise & Lead
Priscillah’s work extends across leadership, authorship, board and governance contribution, transformational speaking, women’s empowerment, financial education and personal growth. She is also the founder of Financial Bloom Academy™, a financial-education platform created to help people understand their money and make more intentional financial decisions.
Explore Financial Bloom Academy™Her journey built the conviction.Your journey is why Rise & Lead exists.
Wherever you are in your career or leadership journey, begin by understanding your season and identifying the move that matters now.