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...
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,...
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...
BLAME GAME: EMPLOYER VS EMPLOYEES

BLAME GAME: EMPLOYER VS EMPLOYEES

There is a bashing behaviour I have noticed by employees in Nigeria everytime employer issues are raised particularly in the context of indigenous firms. People are quick to castigate business owners. Saying how most of them do not care, treat them badly, are wicked,...
STARTING A BUSINESS

STARTING A BUSINESS

A lot of people think you need lots of cash to start a business, you don’t. You need lots of sense and it has been this way for a while, more so since the advent of the internet. Most services based businesses like consulting and training require knowledge, expertise,...