In general, creative people are open to information and experience, have high energy, can be personally assertive and even domineering, react emotionally to events, are impulsive, are more interested in music and art than in sports, and finally are very motivated to prove themselves ( i.e., are concerned with personal...
Month: July 2019
by Mike Kebonkwu North, South, East or West, the story is the same; insecurity hangs in the air like the sword of Damocles. The military has virtually taken over police duty and overstretched in its internal security operations across the country; yet, the situation has not shown any remarkable improvement. Our...
It is dangerous to swim with sharks, but not all sharks are found in water. Some people may behave like sharks. While no one wants to swim with sharks, it is an occupational hazard for certain people. For those who must swim with sharks, it can be essential to follow...
By Oye Arikanki Have you considered the risk of travelling to Europe through the desert? Or travelling to the United States of America to do menial jobs even when you hold a good degree which can fetch you a management-level job in Nigeria? The truth is that any young man...
By Prof Ogundele The modern world is anchored to education especially at the university level, understandably because robust human capital – the gateway to socio-political stability and industrialization can never be engendered without it (education). Industrialization is the strong vehicle for sustainable economic growth and development in a myriad of...
In the past decade, one of the challenges faced by both managers and employees of organizations had been a high rate of organisation failure. This has resulted in increasing unemployment in the economy. Even people who switch employment sometimes find it difficult to learn from the saying “look before you...
By Alade Fawole Up front: this write-up is not about fake news! It is instead about the reckless and unguarded utterances and statements of our public officials that are capable of delegitimizing the country and its governance institutions at home and de-market Nigeria in the eyes of the rest of the...
Here are fifteen advertising rules to remember. Teaser ads are worthless. A teaser ad is an ad, usually one of a series, which alludes to a forthcoming product. The teaser ad does not tell the customer the product or the brand. No one cares about the tease. No one is...
Your customers are very smart; after all, they decide to do business with you. Thank the customer. Thank the customer with sincerity. Praise the customer. Congratulate the customer. But do so sincerely. If you aren’t sincere, the customer will sense cynicism, not sincerity. There are oodles of ways to say...
There is no better way to follow the cliché “Stay close to your customer,” than to be your customer. Experience doing business with your company as much as possible, the same way your customer does. Read your company’s product advertising and sales literature. Have a non-knowledgeable friend read the advertising....
