Ethics and Values
This time last year, I was at a Senior Management Leadership Training. One class I can't forget was on Ethics and Values and it was taken by Prof Vincent Anigbogu. I still remember nuggets from that class. 1. Success in life is predictable: ethics and values form 98% while miracles and luck form...
The Next 20 Years
20 years ago, the ATM machine was a novelty. No bank issued debit cards- maybe just the foreign ones. There were no banking apps. You couldn’t transfer funds the way we do now.
Still On This Issue of Lateness
While there will always be people who think the Pastor did not act well and others who think he acted properly, we need to interrogate the culture of lateness we have as Nigerians and Africans.
The Law of Wasted Efforts
I drove from 6pm to 11pm on weekdays before I retired for the night. I took off my jacket and tie, put them in the glove compartment and put on a fez cap so people would not recognize me as a banker.
How to Create Your World in Seven Days
Dear Team, It's been my first week with the team and what a week it has been. We had a fantastic strategy session and people gave commitments with boldness. And some are making it good already. But quite a number are nowhere near their commitments. Fortunately, there is still one more week to go....
Brother Joseph, The Judge and DNA: May Our Loyalty Not Be Tested
Joseph made a tough choice. Maybe he had sleepless nights, turning and tossing on his bed but he finally decided to let her leave quietly – without exposing her. He waived his right to call her out.
Keep Your Mouth Shut!
One day when my wife went for her ante-natal, the doctor said they had to do a C-Section immediately. It was when my daughter was brought out that I called my dad and broke the news. Neither of us had informed our parents of the pregnancy all along.
The Law of the Value Chain
I was at a courier company on Saturday to send out a parcel to Abuja. This courier company actually started out as a transport company with buses going to different destinations in Nigeria. Over time, people sent parcels through the drivers to different destinations. The company saw an opportunity...
Fighting Ourselves When We Should Be Fighting Them
In support of Jimi Agbaje during the 2015 elections, I produced two jingles as my contribution. I wanted him to win. So, through the assistance of a friend of mine who is a PDP stalwart, we were directed to hand over the CDs to a PDP chieftain in Lagos. The PDP chieftain asked us to meet him at a...
To my daughter, Kikiope, at 10
I promise to be a role model and a father you will forever be proud of. I promise to be there for you when you need me