Just like without faith it is impossible to please God, without data and relevant statistics it is impossible to please investors and clients. TD Jakes in his book ‘Instinct’ advices that “…after you let your hunch lead you somewhere, you do your homework and get all the facts required”. “A key to being in any …
Rest is an essential element to achieve balance in our quest for success in business and life. It’s the zone where all the hustle and hassles of the market place are excluded. In addition to the daily 6 hours when we’re required to hit the off switch and sleep, weekends and annual holiday are opportunities …
What’s Moses without Aaron? Steve Jobs without Wozniak? Michael Jackson without Quincy Jones? Fola Adeola without Tayo Aderinokun? Many great businesses are built on a dynamic duo, a partnership, two people who, alone, are snowballs but together are an avalanche. Identifying a great partner in destiny for your business may be complicated but will give …
The bigger the empire, the greater the temptations. How can a person manage vices as a top executive? After he made king, did Solomon yield to every temptation? “Vanity of vanities”, says the Preacher, “All is vanity!” It’s gone well so far for me. My name is Abbas. I’m a happy man who’s paid his …
Is it possible that the motive for establishment of an enterprise shows in the disposition of both the entrepreneur and the environment? The response to this poser is not far fetched. Many people pray and hope to work with fantastic bosses and business leaders who they believe will help them succeed, fulfilled and excited about …
Amanda is an amazon in the eyes of her father and family. She’s a one-girl construction squad. In the midst of crisis Amanda always comes through, rallying everyone and resources to ensure body and soul remain intact and ship on course. She has recognized her potentials, harnessed and channeled it into events management and organizing. …
Some things in #business are better experienced than thought. They simply redefine our reality of #business and the way it is done. Experiences that shape our perception of the entire concept of business and of managing relationships and customers expectations and the likes. For instance, how do you teach humility? A thousand words won’t do …
He’s a great man. From humble beginnings in the back streets, he toiled, he thought, he failed, he planned and eventually worked smart. Notwithstanding challenges, brick walls and high gates, he remained undaunted. Step by step, kobo on kobo he trudged on; oblivious that he was charting the course for subsistence of destinies. Seasons came …
Imagine how funny and interesting it is to draw similarities between the idea of a business enterprise and the X-Men series. In the famous series published by marvel comics, X-Mansion is a special school that serves as the training ground for gifted youngsters recruited globally. That sounds like a marketplace, an enterprise that hires gifted, …
It’s not obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) but doing it as nature designed it to be done. It’s how nature wants you to win. See the disheveled fellow or not-put-together business? What impression do you have of these when you cross paths with them?. That under-the-dark-staircase-like reception with the unwelcoming odour of vermin greeting your senses …