When Teaching Becomes Learning

My work is very humbling. Even if I wanted to live my life unchecked, I can't. Whether as a business owner or as a leadership trainer, I have...

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...
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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Creating Your Strategic Plans

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...

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Reviewing 2020 and Getting Ready for 2021

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....

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Nigerian Payroll Computation

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,...

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Be humble, do uncommon things

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...

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Silence is Not Golden

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....

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Reference Check

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...

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