by Bayo Adeyinka | May 3, 2024 | General, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
Whatever you’re going through today is preparing you for the future. Joseph was thrown into a dungeon. He heard as people negotiated for him. That was his introduction to negotiation–a skill that would greatly help him when he became the Prime Minister years...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 26, 2024 | Business and Career, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
I still remember this story very vividly today even though it happened in 2006 or thereabouts. Our overall boss who was addressed as the Chief Marketing Officer then let out a short scream in his office and charged out. We all wondered what the trouble was. We ran...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 19, 2024 | Conversations, Life Lessons
The initial meeting was brief as Mrs Xtiana Ojo and I saw him off to his vehicle after last week’s Afenifere Oyo meeting. He told us he was just recovering from an illness and that he was robbed. I was alarmed. Are we so godless that we now rob octogenarians? As...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jan 17, 2023 | Business and Career, General, Life Lessons, Testimonies, Tips and Insights
I got a call that early Monday morning. It was circa 2002/2003. A woman was on the other end. She mentioned my name and said someone recommended me. She was looking for a good salesperson—she called it Account Officer. I didn’t know her, and I’d never met her...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Sep 13, 2021 | Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
Today, I got a letter via WhatsApp. The way I grinned, one would have taught it was more than a letter. To me, it’s actually more than a letter. Here’s why. I met this estate agent a while ago. Young, dynamic, and versatile, he made a good impression on me from the...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 10, 2021 | Business and Career, General, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
This morning, I had a conversation with a colleague at work. He shared 3 things his former boss told him. He said they have been the foundation of his career. First: People might not like you but never give them the opportunity to say you don’t know your job. Second:...