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...
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...
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...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 23, 2025 | Life Lessons, Marriage, Tips and Insights
I didn’t plan to write anything. I had been on sabbatical. I wanted our 20th wedding anniversary on July 20, 2022 to be a quiet one. I took my wife for a dinner date and there was a slide put up on the wall to congratulate us for our 20th anniversary. A short...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 14, 2025 | Election, Life Lessons
My first encounter with political violence and intimidation came during my involvement in campus politics as an undergraduate. When I first contested for the position of President of the Student Union, someone I deeply respected asked me to step down in favour of one...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 7, 2025 | Business and Career, Life Lessons
This isn’t what you’re thinking. 🙄 Stay with me. On February 11, 2020, I sat in a performance review session with two colleagues who had recently joined our team. I often hold one-on-one meetings with new hires to help them settle in, set clear expectations,...
