From My Desk

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” - Robert T. Kiyosaki The business or career challenge you are faced with at the moment is not unique to you. You might have lost your job or perhaps seen a business you invested so much time, effort and money suffer ‘a shipwreck’. The reality, however, is that this obviously disastrous turn of events is not peculiar to you. Scores of others have walked down the same road. This is not meant to make light of your current predicament but to assure you that you are not alone and that more importantly, irrespective of the mess you might find yourself in at this point (and the many times you have failed) in time, it isn’t over until you say it is over.   John Asaraf once noted, “pretty much every self-made billionaire slipped & fell on their way to the top, so if you have too, don`t take it too hard. Persistence is the key.”...

On the occasion of Mother`s Day and just a day after my mum`s 70th Birthday, I though t it fitting to put together a write-up in honor of my mum. This is unlike my usual blog posts. Kindly bear with me. Thank you. “Dela, Dela, wake up”, Esther Lawer, my beloved mum will call in h e r attempt to wake me up from a cozy sleep. Getting up from bed seemed drudgery sometimes but mum will ensure that I am up from the bed. She will wake my other siblings up and demand that we join her at the dining hall for our morning devotion. This was usually around 5am and so some of us will struggle to keep our eyes open as the devotion went on. My mum will lead us in prayer and through a brief moment of worship and would read a portion of Scripture to us. She would sometimes make us read in turns specific passages of Scripture. Mama Esther would also read from the devotional - ‘Light for our path’, taking her time to expatiate. While she did so, she would ask us questions based on the Biblical...

  Photo source: www.mysolutionsmagazine.com " Management is nothing more than motivating other people." -Lee Iacocca Many scholars in the field of human resource management are generally agreed that motivation is a critical ingredient for eliciting positive work outcomes from employees. All things being equal, a well-motivated staff will be the more predisposed towards creativity, innovation, and productivity.                It is in your best interest as an employer or team leader to keep your staff or team members motivated. Shirking this responsibility comes with dire consequences. Go to an organization where employees are bitter, dissatisfied, frustrated and demoralized, and you will find a company that is performing far below its potential. Now, I share with you a couple of ideas that when deployed will motivate your employees and keep them motivated while they expend their energies towards the a...

Photo source: www.ghaniantimes.com.gh "The choices you make in your life will make your life. Choose wisely. ” - Michael Josephson    Owing to a couple of challenges I faced during and after my university education, I resolved to provide viable and workable ideas that will guide and inspire young people to sail through the difficulties akin to that stage of life. I have written several articles towards this end that have been published on several websites, blogs, newspaper publications, and magazines.               A couple of weeks back, I received an email from one of my readers that brought to the fore some interesting perspectives. Consequently, I decided to include his email in my next blog. This post is in pursuance of this resolve. These, I must emphasize are perspectives from a reader. I may or may not subscribe to the entirety of his write up but I trust that he shares some interesting insigh...