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...
Rigid Work Culture Could Be Doing More Harm than Good to Your Organisation
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organisations are under immense pressure to adapt, innovate, and remain competitive. Yet, many still cling to inflexible work cultures—often without realising the long-term damage this approach can cause. While structure...
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,...
Enhancing Engagement in Remote Work: A Strategic Approach
High employee engagement levels are linked to higher levels of productivity, job satisfaction, retention and revenue. In remote settings, traditional engagement drivers like spontaneous office interactions and in-person collaboration are undoubtedly reduced. To...
AI Won’t Take Your Job—But Someone Using AI Will
Before AI can even be programmed to take your job, someone using AI has already taken it. AI will not come to your office to take your job, neither will it automate it, rather it will empower existing AI users to do so much more.Imagine the CEO, who can get the...
7 Key Factors Influencing Remote Work Engagement: What Every Leader Should Know
When I first became interested in engagement as a research focus, I was curious about what makes people show up at work and give their best—not because they have to, but because they want to. Then the pandemic hit, and with remote work becoming the norm, I realized a...
Remote Work Skepticism: How Business Leaders Can Unlock Its Real Benefits
If you’re a CEO or senior executive, you have heard the blames and debates: that remote work leads to disengagement, limits creativity, leads to disengagement and makes teams harder to manage. And the solution? Bring everyone back to the office. But after spending the...
The Queen of Doing What I Don’t Feel Like Doing
I think I can declare myself a Queen. The queen of doing what I don't feel like doing.My husband never fails to remind me on one of the first conversations we had when we met. I had asked him whether he went to church that morning, which was a Sunday, and he replied...
Because I Carry it Well, Doesn’t Mean its Not Heavy
'Ikebe, no dey heavy the owner', I first heard this from my husband as a joke, which translates to 'a person's bum is never too heavy for them to carry.' I am not sure I agree in total, as some bums are quite heavy to carry😁.Bums aside, I see the meaning of this adage...