RULE 8: Enjoy What You Are Doing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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....




















