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KCB Bank Uganda invests in its leadership pipeline, graduating managers from its academy and urging authentic, self-aware leadership.
Leadership starts with self-reflection, not with those you lead, the boss of KCB Bank Uganda has told a new cohort of graduating managers.
Edgar Byamah, the bank’s Managing Director, told graduates of its leadership academy to “look at the person in the mirror” before looking at those they lead, saying authentic leadership meant knowing oneself and leading by example.
He was speaking at a graduation ceremony in Kampala for Senior Leaders and NextGen Leaders who completed programmes at the bank’s KCB Leadership Way Academy, attended by members of the executive committee and senior management.
He added that investing in staff remained central to the bank’s strategy for staying responsive to customers and building a culture of accountability.
Graduates completed modules on self-awareness, leading teams, executive presence, building high-performance teams and leading for results. The programme also included peer coaching and action-planning exercises intended to turn classroom lessons into practical results.
The bank said the graduation was part of a broader people strategy aimed at continuous learning and preparing leaders who reflect its values. Graduates will continue to receive mentorship, stretch assignments and performance reviews to help embed what they learned.
KCB Bank Uganda said it planned to run further leadership cohorts and follow-up initiatives to track the programme’s impact.
KCB Bank Uganda is a commercial bank regulated by the Bank of Uganda. It operates 15 branches, 15 ATMs, 385 bank agents and 295 merchant outlets across the country.