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Stretch or Stay Stuck: What I Learned After Leaving My Comfort Zone

Stretch or Stay Stuck: What I Learned After Leaving My Comfort Zone

by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 27, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights

The lady was perplexed. At least that was how she sounded. I had never worked in Lagos up till that point but I made a request for it. I saw the internal advert for the Lagos role and applied.  I was based in Ibadan then and all my career prior to that time was...
A Lesson About Failure: Behind Every ‘Yes’ Are Many ‘Nos’

A Lesson About Failure: Behind Every ‘Yes’ Are Many ‘Nos’

by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 20, 2025 | Business and Career, Inspiration, Tips and Insights

I want to share an experience I had during one of the many interviews I attended over the course of my career. I shared this piece for the first time on May 26th, 2019 and posted it on Twitter (now X) exactly a year after. This experience was so pivotal that I also...
The Unspoken Rules of Mentorship: 8 Lessons Every Mentee Must Learn

The Unspoken Rules of Mentorship: 8 Lessons Every Mentee Must Learn

by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 13, 2025 | Life Lessons, Tips and Insights

A few years ago, I was in South Africa and I stayed in my mentor’s house. One day, he called me from Nigeria and gave me directions to a particular location I had to access by taking the Gautrain. He was on the phone with me almost throughout the journey which...
25 Years in Banking: A Journey of Growth, Grace, and Grit

25 Years in Banking: A Journey of Growth, Grace, and Grit

by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 6, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons

Twenty-five years ago (May 30, 2000), I started a banking career that has now spanned seven financial institutions. On that day, I resumed at the Banking School located at Elephant House, Apongbon in Lagos. I was part of the first set of entry-level trainees (we were...
From Awolowo to Abacha: Why It’s Time to Stop Blaming Nigeria’s Past Leaders and Start Taking Responsibility

From Awolowo to Abacha: Why It’s Time to Stop Blaming Nigeria’s Past Leaders and Start Taking Responsibility

by Bayo Adeyinka | May 30, 2025 | Opinion

I’ve wondered if it’s okay to blame the misfortunes of Nigeria on past leaders. These were people who hardly got the benefit of what most of us enjoy now— and irrespective of their weaknesses or missteps, still remain references of a nostalgic past. We...
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