I was facilitating a workshop when the question of corporate culture came up. I asked the group what their culture was and one of the business leaders confidently replied, ‘we don’t have one.’ I had spent 3 days with this team and watched them arrive late every...
I was 21 years old when the recruitment consultant asked me, ‘Is there anywhere you wouldn’t want us to send your CV?’ She sounded surprised when I said yes, followed quickly by the word ‘banks.’ I really don’t know how I came up with that response. My guess is that...
It is normal to feel sad every now and then, especially with life’s challenges, but when sad feelings persists beyond 2 weeks and escalate to feeling helpless, hopeless and even worthless, then you could be dealing with something beyond regular sadness. You could be...
Why are some businesses rushing back to the office? Some degree of flexibility can be designed into many jobs that are still fronted as essentially on-site work. Organisations need to sit down, analyse productivity metrics and enjoy the obvious benefits from flexible...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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,...
Hiya! Just letting you know that the eBook of my award winning book is now available for instant download. I am giving it away with a free workbook and CV template. Hoping this will help anyone who needs to position themselves for the new year! Which Best Describes...
