Career Development

[RECOMMENDED] Must read article on how our lives will change dramatically in 20 years by CEO of Mercedes

July 8, 2017

Comment by Tayo K. Solagbade: I prepared this print-ready 2 page PDF version (click here to download it now) of the message previewed below (reportedly given by the CEO of Mercedes), for my kids, who I’ve been coaching along the same lines, based on my observations/experience based intuition. It is my considered opinion, that every parent […]

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[RECOMMENDED] New York Times: A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree

July 5, 2017

The New York Times article linked at the bottom of this post reflects new ideas confirming the need for more emphasis on market relevant skills development, to make kids more "employable" when they leave school. Most developed societies are increasingly accepting that TODAY, real world relevant SKILLS acquisition can help to eliminate youth unemployment - better than […]

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[FREE PDF DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR WEEKEND] HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF UNRETRENCHABLE!

June 30, 2017

[FREE PDF DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR WEEKEND] HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF UNRETRENCHABLE! I wrote this article in 2002, my startup year and used it as a marketing tool to promote the speaking service on Self-Development and Performance Improvement I offered at the time. 3 years later, I published it online as an article on my (now defunct) […]

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We Badly Need An Unconventional More Real World Relevant Education System [Hint: The Key to Eliminating Youth Unemployment]

June 29, 2017

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't […]

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[EXCEL-VB HEAVEN IDEAS PODCAST + Goodbye Message] Start Making Money Developing Your Own Range of Custom Excel-VB Software!

June 26, 2017

This short post uses brief transcript excerpts from an audio message emailed - this morning - to members of my Excel Visual Basic club signaling the commencement of a NEW YEAR of weekly tutorial broadcasts from NEXT WEEK (Sunday 2nd July 2017) Hi, My name is Tayo Solagbade, and this is a special message to […]

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[RECOMMENDED] Lagos Opens Website To Register Undergraduates For Internship Scheme

June 16, 2017

[RECOMMENDED] Lagos Opens Website To Register Undergraduates For Internship Scheme I continue to shake my head at the irony of the situation in which supposed graduates from Nigerian institutions keep "NEEDING" brushing up and polishing to make them more "employable" AFTER they exit tertiary institutions they spent YEARS preparing in! My argument remains that MANY […]

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REFUSE TO BE USED - Differentiate Between True Helpers and Carrot Danglers (CDs) [Featuring "Lessons in Discernment: Carrot Danglers" by Marina Michaels]

June 14, 2017

DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION [15th June 2024]: Click HERE NB: This article was originally titled Don't Let People Take Advantage of You: Differentiate Between True Helpers and Carrot Danglers (CDs) [Featuring "Lessons in Discernment: Carrot Danglers" by Marina Michaels 1. WATCH VIDEO: Click https://youtu.be/n0Ezmmf9-2U to watch the video presentation version of this article. It features excerpts […]

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[RECOMMENDED] Why Our Most Educated Generation is Struggling Financially - by Robert Kiyosaki

June 13, 2017

By many reports, the millennial generation is the most educated generation in US history—and by some stretch. Take a look at this graph from Pew Research. Yet, they have a problem. Despite all this higher education, they have the highest levels of unemployment of any work demographic and they make 20 percent less than their […]

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PII 070: Will Your Child's Certificates and Degrees be Enough to Succeed in Life?

June 12, 2017

FACT: To give their kids the best chance of success in life, many parents today spend hefty sums to send them to the best schools – sometimes abroad. Sadly, many such kids eventually graduate and have to struggle, alongside less qualified others, to find good employment – or ending up underemployed! Read also(*Added on 23rd […]

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[FLYER] The Key Performance Indicators It’s Renowned For, Convince Me Educators and Parents in Nigeria/Africa BADLY NEED to ADAPT Tried and Tested Ideas From Finland About How to Create a Successful Education System!

May 30, 2017

This post is a follow-up on the preceding piece recommending a BBC report about Finland's education system. I highlight specific examples of this country's unique system - for the benefit of many in my part of the world, who clearly do NOT know anything of the sort exists e.g kids who do not start school before […]

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