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Travelogue: Calabar, Columbus, Casino and Conversations With Mary Slessor

Travelogue: Calabar, Columbus, Casino and Conversations With Mary Slessor

by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 5, 2026 | Bayo's Travel Diary

This article was originally written on May 18, 2015. I summoned courage as I approached the man who wore a hood. He had just poured himself a generous tot of local liquor, and the look on his face as he downed it showed he was in a world of his own. What manner of man...
Travelogue: The Man from Zimbabwe, Tourism And Ethiopian Coffee

Travelogue: The Man from Zimbabwe, Tourism And Ethiopian Coffee

by Bayo Adeyinka | May 29, 2026 | Bayo's Travel Diary, Opinion

Note: I wrote this travelogue on November 24, 2015 when I had a layover in Addis Ababa during a trip. He wanted to jump the queue at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, but I told him outright to stay in the queue. He turned to me and laughed, adding that “it...
Want to Grow as a Leader? Start by Truly Listening to Feedback

Want to Grow as a Leader? Start by Truly Listening to Feedback

by Bayo Adeyinka | May 22, 2026 | Business and Career, Leadership

Sometime in September 2020, I received feedback from two of my former colleagues which were quite encouraging. One was from a former colleague that we worked together around 2009. Her call was totally unexpected.  She asked if I could recall asking her to watch...
You Grow When You Allow Others To Grow

You Grow When You Allow Others To Grow

by Bayo Adeyinka | May 15, 2026 | Business and Career, Leadership, Tips and Insights

We were having our monthly review session one morning around 2010/2011 when something suddenly dawned on me. I looked around the small meeting room on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, and realised that about five people seated around that table had once been...
Leadership and Legacy: How to Live Forever

Leadership and Legacy: How to Live Forever

by Bayo Adeyinka | May 8, 2026 | Inspiration, Leadership

One of the greatest abilities of exceptional leaders is their capacity to build for the future. A true leader always thinks in terms of tomorrow even though he lives today.  The present is too little to contain exceptional leaders. Their realities may be in the...
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