When Phiona first arrived at the chess club, she was clueless about the game of chess. While this happens frequently, moving to a leadership position is much easier when you are prepared for the transition. That’s because you don’t! You were thrust into the position. You feel like you don’t know what’s going on. This leaves you feeling uneasy and restless. Sometimes you step into a leadership position totally unprepared. When we are called to serve, there must be a process and then later on we ascend.” He was not a servant at the time he first came to me. Kyazze said “I saw Robert coming to the position as a raw material which God needed to be prepared. His mentor Aloysius Kyazze saw potential in Robert. Robert Katende was approached for a position with the ministry outreach Sports Outreach Institute. We become new through the experiences we face. Their passions are no longer what they used to be. Over time, you’ll notice that the people you’ve been leading for years have changed. Upon their return, many weren’t even recognized by their own family members. Leadership Lessons From The Queen Of Katwe 1. People change:īecause of the unrest in Kiboga, there were many displaced refugees. Today, we’re going to dive in and discover the leadership lessons you can pull from Robert and Phiona’s lives. This is the story that is told in Tim Crothers’ book The Queen of Katwe. He helped Phiona change the course of her life.
He was a war refugee who became a missionary through Sports Outreach Institute. Then everything changed when she stumbled upon a chess club run by Robert Katende. And life was more than likely going to be extremely hard on her. Growing up in Katwe, a slum in Uganda, that was Phiona’s life. You don’t know how long it will take you to walk the 5 kilometers to school? There’s even the possibility your mother or father will be dead upon your return.Įverything is uncertain. Could you imagine living a life of abject poverty? You don’t know where your next meal will come from.
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