Prophet Hezekiah extols apostolic virtues as CAC Ikeja Zone celebrates 20th anniversary
By Goke Ilesanmi Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji, the General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Nigeria and Overseas, has extolled apostolic virtues and urged Christians to emulate them always in a bid to solidify their footing on the apostolic foundation. Prophet Hezekiah said this on Sunday, October 15, 2023 in…
WORLD OTUNBA ODEYEYIWA DAY: CELEBRATING A MODEL OF HUMILITY, HOSPITALITY AND CREDIBILITY
By Goke Ilesanmi It is yet another September 16, that is, the WORLD OTUNBA ODEYEYIWA DAY set aside to celebrate a silent but passionate humanitarian icon whose lifestyle demonstrates rare and practical humility, hospitality, credibility, cordiality and ingenuity. OTUNBA ODEYEYIWA KAZEEM OLAYEMI is the MD/CEO of REPTON GROUP, a successful…
Pastor Gbuyiro commends Zonal Supt, others as Ikeja Zone Youth celebrate anniversary
By Goke Ilesanmi Pastor Samson Olawale Gbuyiro, Director of Youth Affairs, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Nigeria and Overseas was full of praise for Pastor Emmanuel Adetula, Ikeja Zonal Superintendent, other zonal authorities and the youth, following exceptional operational activeness and spiritual commitment of the Zonal Youth Fellowship. Pastor Gbuyiro, the…
Ikeja Zone Ministers’ Wives Fellowship celebrates anniversary
Ikeja Zone Ministers’Wives Fellowship celebrated anniversary on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Headquarters, CAC Oke-Ife 1, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. Here are the pictures capturing different segments of the event.
Pastor Adetula inducted sixth Ikeja Zonal Superintendent
By Goke Ilesanmi It was indeed a dream come true for members of CAC Ikeja Zone, Lagos as their beloved Pastor Emmanuel Adetula was finally inducted as the sixth Zonal Superintendent of the zone on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, following his massive accomplishments, passionate commitment, visionary leadership and impressive…
DIVERSITY POLICIES, DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTIONS OF CANADIAN WORKPLACE: IMPLICATIONS FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE
15 Pages Lalekan Bolutife Oluwadele Walden University Date Written: November 3, 2022 Abstract Humans cannot live in isolation. The uniqueness of diversity is found when people form an association or integrate to solve a problem and build a stable community. Diversity is a perceived solution to problems involving inequality, discrimination,…
Confidence in Public Speaking
Authors: Paul Nelson and Judy Pearson Publisher: Self-improvement Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Ability to speak confidently, clearly or effectively in public in very essential to our career advancement and/or business success. This explains our choice of this book entitled “Confidence in Public Speaking” for review this week. It is written…
Distinction between plagiarism and secondary research
By Goke Ilesanmi Research can be classified into two types. One is primary, which is basically concerned with conducting findings into new areas of knowledge, while the other, which is secondary, is solely based on conducting findings by consulting secondary sources like textbooks, journals, magazines, etc. In the course of…
Tips for effective business communication
By Goke Ilesanmi By concentrating on your specific audience, you will be able to write more focused, concise and effective correspondence, proposals and reports. If you have done the necessary research, formulated a sensible proposal, and even rewritten the final draft for your presentation at a staff meeting. The only…
Secrets to Building a Winning Business
Author: Andrew Griffiths Publisher: Diamond Publishing Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Andrew Griffiths, the author of this book entitled “Secrets to Building a Winning Business” is a professional marketing consultant, as well as a director of an Australian company called The Marketing Professionals. Griffiths is an accomplished trainer and a reputable public…
Persuasive communication and successful selling
By Goke Ilesanmi Selling is basically about persuasion. That is, the art of getting people to go along with your points of view, to see everything your own way. Persuasion is the ability to induce beliefs and values in other people by influencing their thoughts and actions through specific strategies.…
Mastering the rudiments of effective negotiation(4)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we examined the Harvard Negotiation Project tagged called “Seven Elements framework” as regards negotiation. We said there is no disputing the fact that most people are not natural or born negotiators. We added that the good news is that research consistently shows that most…
IIM Africa holds 2022 Abuja annual summit, induction ceremony
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa has inducted new members into its fold in a bid to boost its membership. The induction held during the annual national summit, induction and investiture ceremony of the Institute in Abuja at the weekend. Speaking on the ceremony’s theme of “Electronic Transmission of…
Mastering the rudiments of effective negotiation(3)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we stressed the need for clarifying goals. We explained that from the discussion, the goals, interests and viewpoints of both sides in a disagreement need to be clarified. We said it is helpful to list these factors in order of priority because through clarification, it…
Mastering the rudiments of effective negotiation(2)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we said embracing and mastering essentials of effective negotiation as individuals, educational institutions, corporate organisations and governments is very imperative. We explained that negotiation simply refers to the way through which people settle differences and a process by which compromise or agreement is reached while…
Mastering the rudiments of effective negotiation
By Goke Ilesanmi Who can remind me of the number of times that various labour unions have embarked on industrial actions in this country? Of course, the simple answer is that we have lost count. It is noteworthy that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) just suspended an eight-month…
Professional communication and comedy/emcee business
By Goke Ilesanmi Nigerians are very creative. Some years ago, foreign music held our airwaves hostage. But today, local music has taken over and the industry is growing in leaps and bounds. The comedy/emcee segment of the entertainment industry is growing too. We now have many “talented” comedians and emcees…
CAC Ikeja Zone celebrates ‘Ikeja Day’ in grand style
…as General Superintendent, Zonal Superintendent advise on spiritual growth By Goke Ilesanmi It was a mixed bag of massive spiritual reawakening, intellectual empowerment and physical excitement as the Christ Apostolic Church, Ikeja Zone, Lagos celebrated its 2022 annual founders’ day christened “Ikeja Day”, between Tuesday, October 4 and Sunday, October…
Salute to a 5-Star Humanitarian General and Rare Businessman on His Birthday
By Goke Ilesanmi One of the months I naturally look forward to with passionate consciousness is the month of September, the ninth month that coincidentally has nine letters. My anticipation about this month is not just because it marks the beginning of the EMBER months. Neither is it because it…
Mastering tenses for effective business communication
By Goke Ilesanmi Attainment of potency in core grammatical concepts is very important to the effectiveness of our business and general communication. One of the grammatical concepts central to communication is the grammatical tense. Tense is any of the verb forms relating time to action. This time is basically divided…
Effective persuasion and the role of case studies
By Goke Ilesanmi It is noteworthy that the ability to communicate persuasively is a skill that can be used in all aspects of our personal or business life. In short, it is said that the difference between an impotent conversationalist and the motivating communicator is the ability to persuade people…
Execution Plain and Simple
Author: Robert Neiman Publisher: McGraw-Hill Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi This text entitled “Execution Plain and Simple”, with the subtitle ‘Twelve Steps to Achieving Any Goal on Time and on Budget” is written by Robert Neiman, a holder of a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. Neiman is a partner…
Enhancing your communication with persuasive headings(2)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we said most times, when we look at a male and say he is handsome or look at a female and say she is beautiful, our compliment is basically based on the attractiveness of the head region which houses the face, teeth, lips, etc. We…
Increase Your Financial IQ
Author: Robert Kiyosaki Publisher: Business Plus Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Financial intelligence is one of the fundamentals of financial success. Indeed, many people cannot achieve financial success because they lack this intelligence. It is therefore laudable that Robert Kiyosaki has decided to come to the aid of such people with his…
Enhancing your communication with persuasive headings
By Goke Ilesanmi Most times, when we look at a male and say he is handsome or look at a female and say she is beautiful, our compliment is basically based on the attractiveness of the head region which houses the face, teeth, lips, etc. That is why irrespective of…
Stock Investing for Dummies
Author: Paul Mladjenovic Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc. Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi One of the fastest and easiest (though also risky) routes to achieving financial sufficiency is stock investing. It is therefore important for us to X-ray this book christened “Stock Investing for Dummies” to educate people on stock investing. It…
Mastering digital-age marketing communications skills(3)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we examined guidelines for the digital marketing communications team. We said adoption of the Digital Marketing Communications strategy means there must be effective collaboration among the Information and Communications Technology, Marketing and Corporate Communication Departments to be able to achieve an impressive digital marketing result…
Getting Started in Project Management
Editors: Paula Martin and Karen Tate Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Project management, the process of guiding a project from the beginning through the middle to the end is indeed very taxing. This is because the project manager coordinates other professionals to achieve results. It is…
Mastering digital-age marketing communications skills(2)
By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we said the concept of effective communication, whether Marketing Communications and/or Corporate Communication, has changed in scope and dynamics in this digital age with the multiplicity of technological devices and social media platforms. We added that the world is now a global village with many…
Leaders Talk Leadership
Editors: Meredith Ashby and Stephen Miles Publisher: Oxford University Press, Inc Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Leadership, they say, is key to everything. That is why we are reviewing this book entitled “Leaders Talk Leadership” with the subtitle “Top Executives Speak Their Minds” this week. It is edited by Meredith Ashby and…