HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNHEALTHY RIVALRY IN THE WORKPLACE?
How are you relating with your colleagues? What do you do when you sense unhealthy competition? As an employee, I had my fair share of being misunderstood the same way I also misunderstood others in the workplace; it was a lot of tension, toxic energy, and unhealthy situations. There was this ugly incident I had with […]
IS MENTORSHIP THE MAGIC YOU NEED?
How well have you unlocked mentorship in advancing your career? Research confirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects. And, in the words of Isaac Newton, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” I have been fortunate to have had mentors guiding me throughout my career and beyond; by […]
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB?
What excites you and unlocks your creativity and enthusiasm? What type of work are you happy doing? For me, I like to create, execute, and then move on to the next thing – this is what pumps me up and keeps me going; staying in what I would call “maintenance” mode is boring and doesn’t […]
HOW ARE YOU USING YOUR PRIVILEGE TO ENABLE OTHERS THRIVE?
How are you using your experience to guide those under you? Are you showing genuine interest in their career? Showing genuine interest in others’ careers is hard work, that understandably, some of us are not willing to do because we all have our problems, but if you ever do, you will be glad you did. […]
OPPORTUNITY OR JUST ‘BAD’ MANAGER?
Before I get into my story for today, I would like to ask: What does the term ‘bad manager’ mean to you? Have you encountered any? How did you manage them? What did you learn, and how are you applying the lessons to advance your career? How important is it to build a positive and […]
WHAT DID YOU LEARN GROWING UP?
What my parents taught me! I usually tell my friends that I did not have a childhood because my parents groomed me to act like an adult all the time. As part of my adult grooming, I missed out on kids’ cartoons, movies, and TV shows, which influenced me a lot, hence, my impatience to watch […]
RADICAL SKEPTICISM?
Are you positively challenging your current ways of working? Have you thought of improving your life? Is fear holding you back from making a change? “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” _ Steve Jobs Irrespective of my current job/status, […]
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR EMPLOYER?
Do you have your vision? Is your job moving you towards this vision? Do you do your best to learn on your job every day? The early privileges I had at the start of my career journey exposed me to many lessons on organizational dynamics that helped me moderate my expectations from any employer. With […]
HOW MUCH DO YOU ENJOY YOUR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EXERCISE?
Do you take time to conduct your performance appraisal? What dimensions do you use in appraising yourself? What do you benchmark your performance against? Notwithstanding, that in several roles, I was responsible for managing and administering the performance appraisal process in the companies I worked for as an employee, considering that the companies’ performance appraisal […]
WHAT PRACTICES DO YOU ADOPT TO ENHANCE YOUR LEARNING AND ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER?
Following an unpleasant experience I had early in my career after I had responded with “I don’t know” to one of my directors when I was assigned a task outside of my area of primary responsibility, I learned that while it was okay not to know, being given a task/responsibility outside of my area of […]
