Author. Leadership Thinker. Public Impact Practitioner
Babatunde Oladele is an executive leader and leadership researcher whose work examines how values shape leadership, decision-making, and institutional trust across public and organizational life. Drawing on experiences across publishing, public service, and cross-sector initiatives, he engages leadership not only as theory, but as practice, tested in moments of complexity, responsibility, and change.
Ventures & Institutions
Leadership & Performance
Select ventures and institutional work across publishing, media, and public-facing initiatives.
Reflections and initiatives shaped by leadership, discipline, and responsibility in real-world contexts.
Platforms & Publications
Digital platforms and editorial initiatives spanning leadership, public affairs, and civic life.
Books & Publications
Self-help books published by Babatunde Oladele.
Reflections
Giving Beauty for Ashes…
A personal reflection on meaning, restoration, and responsibility drawn from lived experience and moral formation.
Babatunde Oladele is a public-spirited leader and thinker whose reflections on life, leadership, and responsibility are shaped by moral formation and lived experience. Drawing insight from Scripture, nature, and human struggle, he engages questions of purpose, restoration, and accountability with clarity and restraint.
Through writing, mentoring, and public engagement, he shares principles that support meaningful work, disciplined living, and leadership rooted in values rather than expediency.
Testimonials
Published Works
Blog
Recent Posts
Managing Success Without Losing Destiny: Lessons from ThriVe! with Babs
What if success is not lost through scandal or failure, but through slow misalignment? In the grand finale of Navigating the Journey of Destiny, Babs Oladele explores how success is eroded quietly, and how stewardship, humility, and disciplined focus keep destiny intact.
Navigating the Journey of Destiny [Grand Finale] – Managing Success
Success is not ruined in one moment. It fades when alignment weakens, fear goes unmanaged, and attention drifts from purpose. Managing success is therefore not about strategy alone, but about stewardship, values, and spiritual discipline.
When Good People Normalize Bad Systems: Leadership, Ethics, and Institutional Drift
Good people do not wake up intending to betray their values. More often, they are trained—slowly and subtly—by systems that reward silence, smoothness, and compliance. When institutions normalise small compromises, leadership judgment shifts, conscience dulls, and ethical drift becomes the price of belonging.















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