On the mentoring studio this week, we sit down with Prof. Afolabi Leshi, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development Services) at the University of Lagos, Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, and a practicing pediatrician who has spent decades shaping and training doctors, academics, and leaders across Nigeria. Prof. Leshi opens up about growing up in a family of health practitioners (his mother a nurse, his father a doctor, and his grandfather Africa's first health inspector), and how medicine sat quietly in his background, even though he once dreamed of becoming a geologist.
We take a deep dive into what makes mentorship work: the red flags to watch for in a mentor-mentee relationship, why power dynamics matter more than people admit, how mentors must meet mentees where they are, and why some mentoring relationships need to end. Prof. Leshi also unpacks the generational differences in what mentees need today, how mentoring style can shape a mentor's own confidence, and how mentors can help mentees discover talents beyond the obvious career path, including how to navigate major transitions in their careers.
This episode is for every mentor, every mentee, and anyone building a culture of mentorship in their field.
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