Motivational

RULE 8: Enjoy What You Are Doing

Motivational July 14, 2016

Famous & Compassionate Pilot, Captain Chris Najomo of Arik Air Plc If you’re not enjoying yourself, what are you doing? If there is no entertainment value in your work then there...

RULE 7: Be 100 Percent Committed

Motivational July 13, 2016

Afro-Music Crown Prince, Femi Anikulapo Kuti Being a Rules Player means you are going to have to work a whole lot harder than any of your colleagues. They can coast, you can’t. They...

RULE 6: Know Something Others Don’t

Motivational July 12, 2016

Nigeria's Music Rapper, M.I. & Blogger, GDA I once worked with a chap called Steve who knew as much French, probably, as the rest of us, but who saw it as...

Rule 5: Under Promise and Over Deliver

Motivational July 11, 2016

Nigerian Economic Analyst Femi Awoyemi & PR Guru Bolaji Okusaga If you know you can do it by Wednesday always say Friday. If you know it will take your department a week,...

Rule 4: Make yourself indispensable

Motivational July 8, 2016

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Forbes rated billionaire (Rules of Being a smart & successful enterpreneur I once worked with a colleague who made it a great personal skill to find out stuff about...

RULE 3: Don’t try to be in everybody’s good book

Motivational July 7, 2016

Nigeria's Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina A lot of people think that if they say ‘yes’ to everything they will get noticed, get praised and get promoted. Not true. The clever manager above...

Rule 2: Don’t try to be Oga’s good boy at all times

Motivational July 6, 2016

Celebrity Journalist, Biola Aloba & a female Friend Most people go into work each day with only one thought – getting through to going home on time. During their day they...

RULE 1: Let your work do the Speaking

Motivational July 5, 2016

Governor Of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode This is the underlying rule that governs all the others – know your job well, do it well and be better than anyone else at...

The Rule of being a smart and successful entrepreneur

Motivational July 4, 2016

A Cross Section of Happy Nigerian Executives I first started formulating The Rules of Work many, many years ago when I was an assistant manager. There was a promotion going for the next...

RULE 100: What’s next? Pacts with the devil?

Motivational March 31, 2016

Ex-Abia State Gov (Eastern Nigeria) Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu with Ex-Ogun State Gov. (Western Nigeria) Otunba Gbenga Daniel It’s the last Rule and I guess we can have some fun....