Red Zone (The Sensitive and Dangerous Matters)
In the last two posts, I presented ways that can help you make sound decisions depending on the situation: Black and White situations – you will normally have clear, straightforward choices. Therefore, decisions should be simple and common sense should prevail. Grey Area situations – two or more choices that are ill-defined [...]
Grey Area (The Disputable Matters)
I prefer everything in Black and White (see my previous blog post). Afterall, I’m a Tiv man from Benue State, Nigeria. Our traditional attire is called “A’nger u Tiv“. A’nger – pronounced /en-dʒɛ/ (like in gesture). The A’nger is beautifully woven with Black and White yarns akin to zebra [...]
Black and White (The Straightforward Matters)
Straightforward matters are not complex. They are usually simple and well defined or marked. They are black and white; good or bad; right or wrong. Dealing with them, you should also keep things simple. Traffic signals are usually taught at a very early age in most educational curricula: Red means, “Stop. Green means, [...]
How many are God’s precious thoughts toward me?
Psalm 139:17-18 (NIV) 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 18 Were I to count them, |they would out number the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you.Clearly, we are not able to count God’s thoughts, nor the grains of sand. However, we can attempt to estimate them. Dr. [...]
What really is Leadership?
Recently, while speaking to a small group, I raised a question: “Who do you consider an example of a great leader?” The answers surprised me. I kept thinking about this for several days. I decided to go back and review all the definitions I had learned over the years on leadership. The one that truly stands out is that of Dr. [...]
Common Metaphors for the Effective Leader
I believe that leadership is so important. More lives have been lost due to leadership failure than anything else. The flip-side is that, many lives can be saved due to effective leadership. I’m therefore committed to it’s learning and free sharing with others what I have learned. Metaphors are great, because, they make it [...]
Your Entrepreneurial Dream
I sent this note to a young African university graduate who has serious passion for entrepreneurship. I thought it may be helpful to you too. Your Entrepreneurial Dream Here are some factors you may want to consider in pursuing your entrepreneurial dream.a) Family Business If your parents have been involved in business and you [...]
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind – Mission Statement
Friends, I was involved in a major learning event and was unable to blog again last month.The approach introduced in creating mission statements in Habit 2 is very helpful. However, I found it a little bit awkward writing my life purpose around people that have influenced me… What if something about them that influenced [...]
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
In the past few weeks, our team of engineers worked many hours for several nights on an important project with a telecommunications client. The project didn't start so well, it was marred with delays and all kinds of unforeseen issues. However, the thought of a positive contribution to the lives of 9 million people made the project [...]
Habit 1: Be Proactive (4/4) – Be a Transition Person
It can be very hard to break from an old habit or to form a new one. However, through CONSCIOUS REPETITION, it is possible to do both. Where should I start? “Anytime we think the problem is out there, that thought is the problem”. The starting point for CHANGE is knowing where the problem is. So, if Stephen Covey is right with the above [...]