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
In You, What Do We Have? A Reflection on Self-Evaluation, Value, and Responsible Ambition
A reflective essay by Babatunde Oladele on self-evaluation, strengths, professionalism, and why ambition must be matched with preparation, value, and integrity.
How Leaders Become Who They Are
How Leaders Become Who They Are: Values, Power, and Moral Formation – Leadership decisions are rarely spontaneous. This essay explores how leaders form values long before power arrives, and why crises reveal character rather than create it.
The Wheel of Self: Discipline, Application, and the Making of a Successful Life
What truly drives success? In this ThriVe With Babs session, Babatunde Oladele explores self-discipline, self-management, and the inner framework that shapes sustainable growth.
















