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Grieving over a Job loss

Grieving over a loss of job is expected especially when the economic situation in the country has not helped many after Covid. In the course of my career as a Manager, one thing I try to do is weigh the consequences of letting someone go. Some had ...

CONFUSING ARROGANCE WITH CONFIDENCE

Many times,  people mistake arrogance for confidence and they end up losing out big time. Confidence and arrogance are two different things. Confidence is a feeling of self assurance that comes from an appreciation of our competence or ability while arrogance is characterised by having an exaggerated ...

Growing You

Life itself is constantly evolving which make it all shades of wrong for any individual not to grow or develop in life. At every point in time, you get inspired to embark on projects, initiatives or creative tasks . And I ask  How do you ...

Planning your day for Efficiency

Often times many of us get worked up because of added tasks assigned to  our portfolio by our superiors which in turn may turn to nightmare if not well managed. You have hardly finished one and another is being added to your tasks and it becomes ...

Career Woman and The Kitchen

Breakfast of Veggies in Tortilla Wrap   Many women due to our culture and upbringing often find it difficult to joggle between your responsibility as either a Mother, Wife, daughter and our career. One of such perceived responsibilities is cooking. You will be amazed to know that ...

Territorial Behaviour in the workplace

Territorial behaviour in simple term is the character or attitude people exhibit in workplaces that shows them marking territory over work space, equipment, ideas or job functions. Territorial behaviour is not peculiar to Nigeria alone but it’s a global issue that has significant impact on the ...

Social Media and Journalism

Social media has become a dominant and growing source of news and information for hundreds of millions of people around the globe. It is not only fast, it’s free, and it’s always with you in your pocket courtesy of your smartphone. International Journalist Network (IJNet), puts ...

Handling Liars at Workplace

Does your boss lie to you? Truth is there is no industry that Bosses don’t lie. E shock you? See its just the degree that varies. And the reasons are also different. Pause: Not all Bosses do but greater number are guilty. While some lie to protect the ...

When Your Email Address Puts You In Trouble

Sometime in January, one of my friends who recently retired called me up to help her daughter with a job. I told her my office was not employing but I could help share her Resume with my colleagues. The resume came but I didn’t open it ...