Rule 71: Cultivate diplomacy
Nigeria's Sport Enthusiast,Politician and Publisher, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu with Blogger, GDA
Smooth
Rules players move rapidly up the corporate ladder because they are
diplomats. They don’t start fights, they
stop them. ...
Rule 70: Prepare for the step after next
Nigeria's Billionaire Industrialist, Aliko Dangote
Sorry
but you can’t coast. You are a Rules
Player now and you must stick at it – no days off, no rests, no breaks, no
putting...
Rule 69: Get people to assume you have already made the step
Lagos Business Woman & Founder, First Royal Oil & Gas, Princess Rose Omolara Osipitan
Act
like a general manager and people will accept you as one. Act like an office...
Rule 68: Spend more time with senior staff
Famous Nigeria's Afro-Juju Music Creator, Sir Shina Peters with Hip-Hop Yahoo Music Creator, Olu Maintain
No
matter what level you are in the company you can spend time with senior...
Rule 67: Walk the walk
Famous Nigeria's Ogun State Politician Chief Bode Mustapha (
Now
you’ve got to put the whole package together – you’ve got to walk the
walk. You’ve got to become whoever and
whatever...
Rule 66: Talk of ‘we’ rather than ‘i’
Herbal Clinser Expert & Therapist, Dr. Quincy Ayodele of Quincy Herbals with hubby, Engineer John Ayodele
I
once worked for a boss who asked who we worked for. We said:
·
Ourselves
·
Our
families
·
Our
bank...
Rule 65: Address corporate issues and problems
Billionaire Banker & Business Man, Tunde Ayeni
We
talked about looking at things from the company’s point of view and not from
your own. You have to take this further
and talk...
Rule 64: Think one step ahead
Son of Late Yoruba Linguist & Politician, Chief Ajibola Ige, Architect Muyiwa Ige & blogger, GDA
We
talked about being expedient. Thinking one step up is about thinking
expediently. You don’t...
Rule 63: Act one step ahead
Nigeria's Billionaire Publisher & Politician, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu
So,
we’ve got you dressing one step up and talking one step up, now you have to act
one step up. I...
Rule 62: Talk one step ahead
Nigeria's Nollywood Actor, Kenneth Okonkwo
How
does your boss talk? I assume it is
their job you want. If it ain’t whose
job is it? Or have I been wasting my
time here? ...




















