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 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 In August 2010, our National Economic Management Team and the World Bank endorsed a pact with stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors to stem the wave of unemployment in the country. Then, Mr. Richard Sandall, a private sector-development specialist with the World Bank disclosed that 10 per cent of
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By Goke Ilesanmi Credibility is one thing that is very critical to corporate survival. It is also known as “truth”, “honesty”, “integrity”, etc. When organisations are just desperate for survival and profitability without being conscious of building their credibility profile, chances of long-term success will be greatly slim. How would you rate your workplace
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