What’s your problem?: What’s Your Problem?: To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve.
We hear a lot about reframing, but do we actually do it? True. We get busy, and we start looking…
Review of Ray Dalio’s Principles
Most people would agree that having principles is important. These can range from religious principles like not eating certain animals…
Review of David Allen’s Getting Things Done
Almost 15 years after it was first published, David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done (GTD), remains an entrepreneur’s bible. The…
Review of Robert Iger’s The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime is the memoir of Robert Iger, for 15 years CEO of Walt Disney. Iger describes…
Review of Julie Zhuo’s The Making of a Manager
Do you remember what it felt like to be a new manager? For some of you, this was 30 years…
Previewing a story of disaffection and admiration
You just got the job of the Chief Executive Officer of a government establishment with a bad reputation and had…
Review of Alan Hunkins’ Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders
“Your title identifies you as a manager; your people make you a leader.” Donna Dubinsky. Although Amazon now offers more…
The One Thing You Need to Know
Quick … what’s the single key difference between checkers and chess? Both have two players, alternating moves, the same board…
[Book Review]Historiography Of Orogun: Divergence in Perspective, 2nd Edition, Enlarged
“In this account, Mr. Orgu has made an invaluable exposition and contribution to available literature on the historical antecedents and…
Review of Mark Miller’s Win Every Day: Proven Practices for Extraordinary Results
Win Every Day is Mark Miller’s fifth, and final, book in his High Performance Series. This book focuses on execution,…
Book review: “Radical Candor”
Whether you’re managing people or simply interacting with them, giving and receiving feedback can often be tricky. I believe that…
Book Review: Oba Tejuoso’s roles in Nigeria’s survival
A review of Oba (Dr) Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso’s book, Mr 30 Years of Stewardship on the Throne of My Fore-Fathers…
Review of Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See The World
The methods that drive individuals to prosper in their careers or to meet challenging performance goals have been the fodder…
Artist, Kunle Adewale, tells his story in Atunbi
In Atunbi, Kunle Adewale answers difficult questions about the process and journey to success for the ordinary man in a…
Review of Bill George’s True North
Bill George was an inspirational, high-achieving leader at the medical instrument company Medtronic, which he grew to become the world’s…
Review of Leaders Open Doors
When I went to my first serious job, there was a big buzz about the ‘Open Door Policy’. Bill dispels…
Review of Ayọ̀’s ‘Ajílàáláọ̀ṣọ̀’, a Yoruba novel by Alausa Olawale
A mysterious man navigates around the city of Ìbàdàn. He is neither evil nor good. Stealthily, he is in every…
Review of Edward de Bono’s Lateral Thinking
If I were to name my favourite things in the classroom, that would be triple C – creativity, communication and…
Post COVID-19: What future awaits crude oil?
(A review of Daniel Yergin’s ‘The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations.’ Penguin Press; September 2020). The…
Review of Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras’ Built to Last
The main premise of Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras’ Built To Last is a comparative study – a comparison…
