Are They Really Working? The 5 Big Concerns Leaders Have About Remote Work

A CEO once asked me: “Adora, are they really working when I can’t see them?” He’s not alone. Since I began researching remote work, I’ve had...

The Day I Pressed Send and Ran Away

It was October 2009, six months after I had resigned from my job. I wasn’t very clear on what was next, only that I craved independence and...

Passion or Paycheck

When I graduated, I didn’t follow my passion. Infact, I did the opposite, and it’s one of the best career decisions I ever made. At the time,...

Finally, a Better Way to Measure Engagement in Hybrid and Remote Teams

Traditional engagement surveys weren’t built for remote work, this framework was. If you’re still using the same engagement surveys you used...

How do you know when it’s time to change jobs?

Yesterday, someone asked me a powerful question: How do you know when it is the right time to change jobs? My answer? It often comes down to...
rendering help.

rendering help.

So, this month my driver has been complaining to me that he is really broke. Infact, he has been so broke that the requests for salary advance have been almost weekly. He complained about all the things he needed to buy month-end and amongst the things he desperately...

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Keep Good people close

Keep Good people close

So, I was listening to a Brian Tracy video on hiring and keeping the right people. Like Jim Collins in his book Good to Great, he said the most important thing in building a team was to get the right people on the bus, next was getting them in the right seats. What if...

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Taking a Bow

Taking a Bow

A must read- Brilliant words of wisdom for everyone in employment. Taking a Bow ------------------ by Martin Umaru It’s been exactly 30 days since I left my last employer, IHS Towers where I’d spent 6 years, 9 months of my life. There were lots of highs and couple of...

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Start Living with Passion

Start Living with Passion

  Sometimes I laugh at myself, especially when I review my social media timeline. An alien from mars spying down on planet earth wouldn't have to guess what I did for a living. In 5 minutes they would have gathered substantial evidence to indict me.   Truth...

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A Poor Attitude is Like a Flat Tyre

A Poor Attitude is Like a Flat Tyre

A poor attitude is like a flat tyre, you can't go anywhere till you change it. My week was hectic, facilitating a strategy session had me speaking and standing for 2 straight days. One of the issues of contention was attitude to work, a major concern affecting both...

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Sterling Bank, Our Delight!

Sterling Bank, Our Delight!

Forgive me if I am the last to know this but I just received exceedingly delightful service from Sterling bank, a bank in Nigeria and I am really in shock to say the least. I was very skeptical when I was told I could open a bank account that was functional without...

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Career Management

Career Management

You can have 10 years experience but truly have 1 year experience 10 times. How? If you reached the peak of your job's learning curve in 1 year, every extra time spent on the job adds little or no additional value to your depth. Someone else can gain 10 years...

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I Miss You, Daddy

I Miss You, Daddy

When the clock struck 12 midnight, my heart sank. That for the first time in my life, my daddy would not call me today.  It hurt, deeply, and the tears kept winning.  Daddy, I miss you so much. There have never been the words to describe it.  Birthdays must be...

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My Personal Choices

My Personal Choices

Happy Sunday all, please be inspired by one of my absolute favourites...Max Lucado  I love it because it shows that no matter our circumstances, we can always make positive choices. Everyday, we wake, we can still choose love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,...

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