In a thought-provoking address, renowned Ghanaian business titan Sir Sam Jonah has delivered a crucial message to Ghanaian youth: true leadership demands a nuanced embrace of both failure and success, always anchored in humility.
In his speech at the Academic City University's commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, an equity fund based in Johannesburg, South Africa, argued that the much-feared "F word"-failure-is not an antithesis to achievement but often its most direct route. "There's something we don't talk about enough: The F word: Failure," Sir Sam began, immediately capturing the audience's attention.
The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and former Executive Chairman of Ashanti Goldfields Company quickly reassured aspiring leaders that "failure is part of the journey.
Every leader, visionary or star you admire has stumbled.
