It All Starts with You If you’re a student of leadership, you have likely come across the concept of “inside-out leadership.” It is the idea that in order to lead a group of people effectively, you have to first focus on self-awareness and self-development. Books have been written on the subject, and many studies have…
Connecting the Dots Have you ever used a hand-held catapult? It is a small hand-powered projectile weapon that consists of a Y-shaped frame with two natural-rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket that holds the projectile, which is usually a stone or pebble. The dominant…
Welcome to the year 2020! Happy New Year! If you’re like most of us, the holiday euphoria is slowly fading. Perhaps your “13th month” is well spent! Today is the first day of a great year. We have talked about it, prayed about it, planned towards it and now is the time to start living…
Merry Christmas to you! It is another fantastic season – in my opinion, the best time of the year. As you go about your activities this season, here are a few things I think you should do to maximize your holiday. Spend Time with Family and Friends I can imagine how busy this year might…
Opening Up Greater Opportunities John Kralik, at age 52 owned a struggling law firm. Having lost money that year, he could not afford to pay Christmas bonuses to his employees – a failing that greatly embarrassed him. His firm was losing its lease and could not afford a new one. After a painful divorce, John…
The Path to Continuous Relevance In April 2019, a 77-year-old woman, Mrs. Bridget Obiageli Okonji bagged a Bachelor of Education, Guidance and Counseling degree from the University of Lagos. The septuagenarian said she decided to seek more education to help society and encourage others who feel they are too old to learn. During the 50th…
Towards a Better Version of You Some of the biggest companies in the world are audit firms. Their job is simple, they assess organization’s financial information and determine whether the information is exact and complete. Audit firms are expected to provide accurate representation of a company’s financial standing and evaluate their departments with the aim…
Making Your Limits Clear According to Oxford Bibliographies “the leading cause of war in human history involves Territorial or Boundary Disputes”. Over 800 territorial disputes have been identified globally since 1816 by the Issue Correlates Of War (ICOW) Project – a research project which collects systematic data on contentious issues in world politics. These disputes…
Creating a compelling future Morolake Akinosun is an American athlete of Nigerian descent. At age 17 in 2011, Morolake was in her senior year in Waubonsie Valley High School in Illinois. While watching the televised World Championships for track and field, she got inspired to tweet these words; “In 2016, I will be 22, graduated…
The Art of failing forward After losing a friend to pancreatic cancer because of late detection, 15-year-old Jack Andraka took interest in inventing an early-detection diagnostic test to solve the problem. He had his eureka moment in a high school class and started work on his idea. Soon, he developed his paper test strip and…