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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...