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Leadership & Management
Getting more out of life
Success in life is largely a function of how time is handled. This is because the accomplishment of goals, visions, aspirations and objectives is done within a time frame. Therefore, those who are able to make the most of their time…
Leaders and the power of networking
On April 18, 1775, a Boston boy overheard a conversation between two British soldiers that there would be “hell to pay tomorrow.” Immediately, he ran to Paul Revere, a silversmith, with the news. Revere knew the British soldiers were up to…
Leaders and reputation management
The leader is his reputation. The leader’s reputation communicates his values to others. It is what the public knows and believes about the leader. This is what comes to mind before anyone comes in contact with what the leader is putting on…
Leaders and power of execution
There are three critical stages in building a great organization. The first is vision casting, the second is strategy formulation and the third is execution.
Vision is travelling into the future to see what is possible. Without vision…
Leaders and power of resource deployment
Leaders are generally regarded as agents of change because they determine their organization’s direction. A leader is not expected to maintain the status quo; he should take his organization a notch higher than he met it. If a leader gets…
How to grow your business
New companies always dream to scale up and become big for reasons such as the opportunity to leverage on the economy of scale, access to funding, and better brand recognition. They also aspire to grow big so that they can produce…
Leading with dignity
Every office comes with a measure of prestige but it is the officeholder that brings dignity into that office. The combination of prestige and dignity creates an awe-like aura around the leader. This is what gives the leader presence. This…
Why leaders fall short of expectations
The quantum of wealth available in a society is tied to the quality of its leadership. When a nation is poor it is because its leaders have domiciled poverty in their mind and cannot convert opportunities to wealth. When a society is…
Leaders and wealth creation
The quantum of wealth available in a society is tied to the quality of its leadership. When a nation is poor it is because its leaders have domiciled poverty in their mind and cannot convert opportunities to wealth. When a society is…
The highest common factors of success
Success is the product of a process. Success doesn’t just happen, it is made to happen. Success is rarely accidental, but usually the outcome of carefully thought-out and deliberate actions. For any individual or organisation to be…