by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 3, 2021 | Business and Career, Life Lessons, Testimonies, Tips and Insights
We had a deadline. An impossible one. Turn around the branch in 30 days or get fired. The countdown had started. I was a Team Lead and I saw the pains in the eyes of my Branch Manager. We had to do all we could to meet the deadline. We ran all over town, trying to...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 2, 2021 | Business and Career, Life Lessons, Testimonies, Tips and Insights
Exactly 21 years ago, I started my career in banking. That’s was May 30, 2000. I was 25 years and a graduate of mechanical engineering. I was scared because I didn’t know what the future held. I have worked for 7 financial institutions and across various units and...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 2, 2021 | Business and Career, General, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
As I stepped into the building, I took note of every single detail. How did the lady at the reception receive me? How did the staff relate? I looked out for those I assumed to be senior; how did they relate to their subordinates? What’s the culture like? When it...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 26, 2021 | Life Lessons, Special Features, Tips and Insights
The telephone rang. It was a most unusual caller with a more unusual plea. The President of his nation was on the line. ‘Please come out of retirement and join the national team again’, Paul Biya, the President of Cameroun said. It was 1990 and the man was...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 18, 2021 | Business and Career, General, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does”- Anonymous Your career will end one day, regardless of how lucrative it is. You can quit, you can retire, or you can be fired. I’ve seen exceptional talents being asked to leave...
