By Goke Ilesanmi In my motivational talk at the seminar we organised on Friday, October 1, 2010 in Lagos, Nigeria to celebrate Nigeria’s independence anniversary, a golden jubilee for that matter, I asked the audience this question: “How would you describe yourself – a thermostat or thermometer?” I asked this question because, in addition
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By Goke Ilesanmi Let me ask you this question: “Why is it that success is so elusive to most people despite the fact that there is a pathway to it?” If you cannot tell me the answer, then I will tell you. The simple reason is that most people refuse or fail to tread
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By Goke Ilesanmi Success is about discovering your best talents, skills and abilities and using them appropriately to better your life and the lives of others. I went to see a friend of mine recently. Beside his house, I saw a short young man jumping into the air to pluck some mangoes from
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Author: Olugbemiga Olagbaiye (+234(0)8032141277) Publisher: Alpha Resources Limited Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi One gospel that is being vigorously preached in the corporate world today is the need to embrace corporate governance. Corporate governance is all about improving stakeholder value. There is need to institute well-developed international standards on best practices in the management of businesses
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By Goke Ilesanmi Present-day businesses need to be productive, competitive and profitable. To achieve all these, an organisation needs to be effectively managed. Organisations would definitely not be in business for long if they cannot keep an eye on the bottom line while pushing for results. In order to create a successful business, there
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One word that is very critical and often misconstrued in business circles is “competition”. “Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English” (2005 edition) defines “competition” as “a situation in which people or organisations try to be more successful than other people or organisations”. Probably as a result of rigid and negative interpretation of this definition by people
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Author: Ayo Arowolo Publisher: P2P Media Partners Ltd Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Lack of knowledge of what it takes to make headway in the venture of buying and selling stocks has discouraged many prospective investors from investing in stocks in Nigeria and beyond. Even most of those already trading in stocks often get their fingers
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Authors: Hennie van Greuning and Zamir Iqbal Publisher: World Bank Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi For a long time now, the idea of operating Islamic banking has generated a lot of debate or argument, especially in Nigeria which has different religions. I was therefore excited when I was handed this book by a former boss of
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Authors: Karin Abarbanel and Bruce Freeman Publisher: Ten Speed Press Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Starting a business constitutes a great challenge and the thought of it alone frightens most people into inaction. This is especially so because they lack knowledge of what it takes to begin, not to talk of how to cope when the
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By Goke Ilesanmi Life is about competition. Whether you are a businessman, student, job-seeker, worker or even a beggar, you are daily confronted with peer competition. To stay ahead of competition, you need to identify and effectively communicate your Unique Selling Proposition also known as “Unique Selling Point” or “Unique Sales Proposition”.
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