Creating Your Strategic Plans
Who needs extra headache? Last year was destabilising for many businesses, so a lot of strategy sessions have been scheduled later than they should. I will be facilitating 3 strategy sessions this month and my focus is to simplify things in a way that enable teams...
Reviewing 2020 and Getting Ready for 2021
Some people have started dancing, looking forward to January alert . Hear this first. Before you start digging into your January salary, remember that aside dancing, January is also the best time to invest in your yourself if you want to see results this year....
Nigerian Payroll Computation
On Payroll Computation in Nigeria. Please read if you have questions around salary breakdown. After reading a lot of the comments on a payroll related post yesterday, I feel the need to correct a few inaccurate assertations I noted. My concern is for those learning,...
Be humble, do uncommon things
To those that think every job opportunity is about connections, this is a great example that people can get work experience when they are clear and intentional about their goals. Please let us stop feeling helpless and defeated because if you believe so, you already...
Silence is Not Golden
I will tell you why silence is not golden when it comes to responding to reference requests. Many employers who know me and my company do not call for references because they are happy when they see my company's name on CVs. They feel that have gotten a decent staff....
Reference Check
I just received a reference request which I must say left me feeling quite appalled. The call came from someone who knows me quite well and so was obviously keen to seek my opinion. The person in question has it on their CV that they worked for my firm for almost 2...
Career Clarity
Start 2021 With Career Clarity... I understand that many people are stuck, despite knowing that they want a change, they don't know how or where to start. If you are starting out, at crossroads or just need a career change, you can do it quickly and successfully once...
Be a Winner
Business Leaders, Be a Winner! Don't Be the Biggest Loser! Accept the new reality. Embrace it and don't look back. Things have changed for good. The biggest winners will be those who have accepted this reality and their actions are evident. The biggest losers will be...
Be Intentional
My word for 2021 is 'Intentional.' There are many distractions around us and too many things competing for our time and effort. Without clarity of purpose, we are running on a treadmill, expending a lot of energy but remaining on the same spot. Without focus we drift...