{"id":96131,"date":"2025-09-28T05:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96131"},"modified":"2025-09-28T05:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:52:25","slug":"mtn-ghana-ceo-shares-two-big-life-lessons-on-joy-fms-personality-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96131","title":{"rendered":"MTN Ghana CEO shares two big life lessons on Joy FM\u2019s Personality Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has offered deep insights into the leadership philosophy that guides one of the nation\u2019s largest corporate entities. <\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Personality Profile<\/em> with Lexis Bill, Mr. Blewett distilled his decades of experience in the challenging African telecommunications sector into two fundamental life lessons: the impermanence of power and the necessity of genuine human connection.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blewett, who took the helm of MTN Ghana in April 2024, emphasised that a failure to grasp these principles can be the undoing of any successful professional.<\/p>\n

Lesson 1: You occupy the chair, you don\u2019t own it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first major lesson, according to the CEO, centers on humility and the transient nature of high office. Mr. Blewett stressed that corporate positions, or any form of success, are temporary assignments rather than permanent possessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I think the biggest ones I learned, which I didn\u2019t know in my first CEO role, are that you occupy the chair. You don\u2019t own it. Be humble, because one day you won\u2019t occupy the chair,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He connected this perspective to a wider truth about success and adversity, noting that even \u201cvery wealthy, very successful\u201d people can \u201close everything.\u201d For the leader of a company that is a major player in Ghana\u2019s economy, this spiritual grounding is key.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blewett, who is also an author, openly discussed his faith as the guardrail for his leadership: \u201cMy faith is very important to me. I\u2019m a Christian, and it\u2019s very important to me. So that guards a lot of what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He views his current role through this lens of temporary stewardship: \u201cI always look at it and say, you know, even, I mean, this is a great privilege for me to be the CEO of MTN Ghana, but I only occupy the chair for the time that I\u2019m meant to be here and the purpose I meant to have. I don\u2019t own the chair. It doesn\u2019t make me more better than anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lesson 2: Winning minds and hearts through authenticity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second, equally critical lesson, which Mr. Blewett credits to his father, revolves around the irreplaceable value of authentic human relationships in achieving organizational goals.<\/p>\n

He stressed that genuine connection, rather than transactional management, is the engine of corporate success. \u201cPeople can see if you fake, don\u2019t be fake, but people are what do, what you need,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n

In a competitive market like Ghana, where MTN is the market leader with millions of subscribers, success hinges on the commitment of its workforce. Mr. Blewett pointed out that if leaders fail to connect authentically, they only get partial compliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to achieve success and you don\u2019t have the people with you, you\u2019re never going to do it, whether it\u2019s your family, whether it\u2019s your colleagues, you\u2019ve got to invest time in truly connecting with people, because that\u2019s how you achieve success.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that in his role, where he must constantly drive performance against ambitious targets under MTN Group\u2019s Ambition 2025 strategy, pure command is insufficient. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo when I have to talk to my team and ask them to go harder and do more, if they\u2019re not on my side, they\u2019ll give me lip service, but they won\u2019t give me their minds and hearts. And you have to have to win over people\u2019s minds and hearts. If you don\u2019t, no matter what you\u2019re trying to do, you\u2019ll never succeed, and those two things are important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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