By Goke Ilesanmi Are you really satisfied with the salary you earn? If you are afraid to answer me, move away from where your boss is and answer me in your privacy. It is a fact of life that we all want to be paid what we believe or know we are worth. In short,
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By Goke Ilesanmi Effective communication is very critical to career or business success. As such, organisations and people who communicate effectively are more successful and peaceful. One thing that is very critical to effective communication is proficient application of language. Mastery of English Language has become more important in business relationships today, especially that it
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By Goke Ilesanmi It was early morning in one of my previous workplaces, a media house. Our receptionist called me on phone that somebody wanted to see me. I told her to tell the person to come in. To my astonishment, the man entered, greeted me and said he had actually not come to see
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By Goke Ilesanmi Let me first ask you this question. Are you nervous about your personal finances? Will your savings and investments be able to meet your retirement needs, children’s school fees and other goals? Although no one can see the future, there are things that you can do to reduce your worries. Research shows
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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. The comedy/emcee segment of the entertainment industry is growing too. We now have many “talented” comedians and emcees offering great entertainment. Entertainment is critical to effective communication.
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By Goke Ilesanmi A friend of mine told me that some years back, a competitor invited him to a birthday party. Midway into the celebration, he (the competitor) just called him to one side and started begging him to tell him the magical or fetishistic secret of his business success as his (my friend’s)
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By Goke Ilesanmi Development has continued to elude us in Nigeria because we place too much emphasis on certificates not knowledge; on previous job titles or fruitless experience not skills and achievements. It is not surprising that we despise polytechnic certificates and place so much emphasis on university degrees.
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By Goke Ilesanmi At a wedding reception where I was serving as the master of ceremonies in Lagos recently, one of the people that naturally ought to help handle one of the areas of the programme refused (before the actual day) to accept to come out and speak for just two minutes on the day.
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By Goke Ilesanmi Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, an associate director for the Motivation Science Centre at the Columbia University Business School says to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to recognise an opportunity when you see one. In the same vein, you need to have plans if you really want to succeed.
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