By Nosa Emma Iyamu Starting and running a small and medium sized business efficiently can be one of the most challenging activities you would face in your lifetime, especially, for an up-and-coming entrepreneur in a developing country where the market forces seem to constantly be opposing. With the increase in the numbers of [...]
By Kehinde Ajose According to Ubong Essien: “One of the finest opportunities of life is the privilege to have a second bite at the cherry, to pick up the pieces and start all over, especially where we may have performed unsatisfactorily. This is an amazing gift.” The success secret of champions can be traced [...]
By Adebowale Jeff Johnson Most businesses recognise the benefits of developing their employees’ knowledge and understanding of the industry and markets they work in. Networking with others allows smaller businesses to share experiences and ideas and to improve in-house knowledge. Businesses can network with educational establishments, trade organisations and other businesses. Businesses that [...]
By Adebowale Jeff Johnson “In the change from being a caterpillar to becoming a butterfly, you’re nothing more than a yellow, gooey sticky mess.” You have to stop being a caterpillar in order to become a butterfly. Change is not always a conscious decision. Change will occur, inevitably. We can choose to be active participants [...]
By Adebowale Jeff Johnson So you’ve been asked to facilitate a meeting. What does that mean exactly? Do you just ensure everyone’s introduced, and maybe kick off with a quick ice breaker exercise? Is your main role simply to stand by the flip chart and note down all the ideas? What preparation do you need [...]
By Folake Oluwole I was so much inspired by President Obama’s inaugural speech of 2008 which I have tagged “Obama’s Strategy”. He said “The power of humility instead of brutality, the use of mutual respect and interest instead of exerting, imposing and enforcing power in dealing with the world”. He towards the tail [...]
By Seun Onanuga Most entrepreneurs, if they had been pre-informed about the many ugly sides of the corporate world, would probably not have ventured there at all. And even if peradventure they were able to summon enough courage in spite of fear, they would have sought to be better equipped before setting out. [...]
By Folake Oluwole At some point in our career or professional lives, we lose the excitement, interest and enthusiasm in our chosen line of discipline, vocation or profession for various reasons. • You might be overworked and demoralized because it just doesn’t seem as if you are growing or getting better. Technically, this might [...]
Towards Building a Retentive, Productive and Happier Workforce for Post-Millennial Organisations Coaching is fast becoming a resource embraced by today’s corporate body or organisation that intends to enjoy enduring success. Coaching, a consultative discipline, having coined its name in the 80s focuses on the present in order to initiate positive, progressive changes towards the future. [...]
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