Who was the 9 to 5 designed for?

A few years before the pandemic, I was recruiting for a head of HR role. I had headhunted the candidate, so I was selling. The company, the...

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,...
Choose Your Adventure: Write Your Story.

Choose Your Adventure: Write Your Story.

As a child, I loved a particular series of adventure books with multiple possible endings. You, the reader, were the main character. At crucial moments, you'd be asked to choose: do you go left or right? Open this door or that one? Fight the bad guys or flee from...

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The Value of an Apple

The Value of an Apple

For my window, I stared at the fallen apples in the backyard. They are from the neighbour's over-grown apple tree. Some are getting rotten. In Lagos, I complain about the price of apples, in London I watch them rot in the back garden...life they say is not balanced....

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Why Passion Shouldn’t be your First Career Priority

Why Passion Shouldn’t be your First Career Priority

When I left university at 21, my first goal was to be employed. I had this morbid fear of being unemployed and it guided my career choices. One of which was to study Information Technology (IT) instead of Communications for my master's degree.At the time, I had no...

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Workplace Romance: Inevitable but Manageable?

Workplace Romance: Inevitable but Manageable?

When it comes to romance, adults behave like children', he replied. There I was, arguing with my CEO, citing employees were adults as I disagreed with his stance to prohibit workplace romance via a policy. Years later I would work with another CEO who did not want...

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Is Work Meant to Be Enjoyed or Endured?

Is Work Meant to Be Enjoyed or Endured?

There is something broken about the concept of work. That it is not discretionary as most people feel compelled to do it. That if they had a choice and money was no object, they would rather be doing something else.With trends like the great resignation, quiet...

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Accelerate Action

Accelerate Action

I have wasted time overthinking decisions, regretted inactions, replayed what ifs, waiting for the perfect moment, and beating myself up over lost opportunities.I am not grateful for the things I hesitated on. I am grateful for the things I actually did. The actions...

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Three Decisions…

Three Decisions…

Lately, I have been reflecting on the turning points in my journey in life, those moments that felt uncertain, challenging, even overwhelming. The pattern I see is that every significant step forward has been guided by three simple decisions: choosing the challenge,...

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