“Whatever you do, do it with dignity; you do not need to add anything to yourself, you are good enough as you are, for God’s purpose in your life. Focus on developing yourself in God. Even as you study, and improve your skills do it with the focus, that you Continue Reading →
“Nothing in the world, can take the place of PERSISTENCE and DETERMINATION: Talent will not; nothing is more common, than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; un rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. PERSISTENCE and DETERMINATION alone, are almost Continue Reading →
Last week, one of the oldest and largest banks in the world; Credit Suisse, named Tidjane Thiam, an African from Ivory Coast, as its new CEO. It made headlines around the world. It was easily the biggest news of the corporate world last week. Even before his appointment to this Continue Reading →
You will notice in this series, I have repeatedly used the word, “access”, to talent and skills. When a business is small or just starting out, it is extremely difficult to hire the best people that are available, because you may not be able to offer the job security that Continue Reading →
We had been negotiating with our partners all day. The situation was desperate, and tempers were frayed. I don’t like to raise my voice, but these guys were driving me crazy, with their unreasonableness. We were getting nowhere. Then one of my team members, a young lawyer, whispered in my Continue Reading →
Whenever someone describes themselves, as a “worker”, it really grates on my teeth. It is really a word, that does not suit the “current best practice”, I’m also uncomfortable with the word “employee”. Can you imagine Cristiano Ronaldo, describing himself as an “employee of Real Madrid football club, or Lebron Continue Reading →
As I have said before, I like to mix what I say on business with something that will help you reflect on character. Remember, “gifts, talents and abilities, will get you to the top, but it is CHARACTER that will keep you there”. Many years ago, I had a business Continue Reading →
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