No one joined our discussion because they had neither read the books nor heard of Malcolm Gladwell. Finally, the South African hit my table and said loudly, ‘I will open my account with your Bank!’
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I had become dissatisfied with my career at that point. Having started my career in Ibadan and having lived there all my life, I felt there was more. I remember how I felt there was a void within. Outwardly, things looked okay but inwardly, I was a mess. I knew that if I wasn’t careful,
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If You Do Not Defend Your Market and Take Over, Then Your Market Will Become The Market Others Will Share Dr Ubong King was our Guest Speaker during the month of March at our Directorate Retreat and he spoke on our theme Audacious. The hall was quiet as he dropped the wisdom keys during a
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When I got the message this morning, I screamed in disbelief. I tried your two lines and they were unreachable. It was when I reached your wife that the truth of the finality of this tragedy hit me. My boss, you came like a meteor and left on the wings of a chariot. In just
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‘Nazareth to Bethlehem was about ninety-three miles – four days. But it took close to a week because I was heavily pregnant’, Mary started her story, as her grandchildren gathered round.
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When customers are dissatisfied with our products or services, we may think we have lost their patronage or loyalty. That will not happen if we practise these five steps.
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“I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe in you” — Friedrich Nietzsche Sometime in October, I received a call from a former client who had been out of the country for almost a year. He is not a Nigerian but had just secured an appointment
Life is a school from which you only graduate when you die. The greatest certificate you will get out of life is one they collect on your behalf, and that is a death certificate. 1. Read Books Read extensively. Don’t limit yourself to your course of study. A reader is a leader and you’re the
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I had the immense privilege of being invited by Dr Omololu Olunloyo again this morning. I was there together with Babajide Olapade and some members of his team. Dr Olunloyo had called me on phone a few days after I posted about our first meeting. He heard about the posts and he said as much
I believe two things give people great exposure–reading and travelling. I love both. Anytime I get into a new or unfamiliar environment, I like to explore the place. I make friends with people in that environment- especially cab drivers. I met Somto and he was just perfect for me. He knows the road but even
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