Nov 03, 20
What is your Leadership Number?
What will you say is the average leadership number of your team, department or organization? If 1 means barely compliant behaviour and 10, absolute commitment, where will most of your team members sit?
Sep 24, 19
Mind Your Grammar, by Omagbitse Barrow
Remember the hit TV comedy series - “Mind Your Language”? It is as relevant today as it was thirty years ago even though it seems that more people have gone through formal schooling at much higher levels more recently than in the past. Something is certainly wrong with the quality of educatio..
Jul 10, 19
Crafting your Unique Selling Proposition, by Omagbitse Barrow
As a business owner or sales professional, you will get many opportunities ranging from small-talk at a social function, one-on-one meetings to larger group presentations to tell potential clients about your business and the products/services that you offer. To take advantage of every opportunity..
Jul 05, 19
Managing Your Energy, by Omagbitse Barrow
One of the areas of personal effectiveness that receives a lot of attention is “time management”. We learn to prioritize, avoid procrastination and use to-do lists and calendars to manage our activities and tasks. If you have experience using all of these time management tools, you may find t..
Jul 02, 19
Who Pays Your Salaries?
One of the most important lessons you can teach yourself and your employees is the answer to this question: ‘Who pays your salaries?’ In many organizations, employees will do anything to please their bosses, and in a small business, they will do anything to please YOU. The truth is that beyon..
Jun 26, 19
Implementing Your Innovative Solutions, by Omagbitse Barrow
Creativity and innovation only truly happen when the ideas are transformed into workable solutions, implemented and add value. To achieve this innovation teams need the discipline of execution. Having ideas is great but without disciplined execution, all of your ideas will translate to less value..
Jun 24, 19
Measuring Your Financial Health, by Omagbitse Barrow
Just as it is important to get a medical check-up from time to time, it is equally important to measure your financial health from time to time. To take stock of the financial decisions you have made over time and measure the state of your finances. Measuring your financial health helps you to as..