Career Development
How To Turn A Major Blunder At Work Into A Career Advancement Opportunity









Quick Take Away Have you ever made a mistake that cost your employer, and/or co-workers loss of valuable time, effort or even money? How did you get over it? If it has never happened to you, have you considered what could happen if it did? How you would feel? Would you be able to muster […]







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Career Development
Secret Formula for Succeeding At Your Job









Can you easily party or socialize for long hours, but struggle to find the energy to work as long as is sometimes necessary to finish important work? If YES, then I suggest you check with your doctor. If s/he declares you have no medical condition limiting you, ask if adopting regular exercise can help you […]







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Career Development
Why Schools Should Teach CV Writing (True Story)









It was a good day to visit. They both welcomed me excitedly. We had not seen each other for months. The Muslim holiday presented me a perfect opportunity to keep the promise I’d made to visit them eons ago (after they moved to their new house). Hakeem teased me about my timing, since they were […]







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Career Development
How To Use The Self-Development Nuggets™ Blog









SD Nuggets™ (i.e. http://www.tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets) is a multi-disciplinary blog. As a result, you may find that not everything published on it interests you. This is why I would suggest you use the links provided below to subscribe to the category you want. That way, when new content is published on the blog, only those belonging to […]







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Career Development
He Failed The Interview, And They Gave Him A Better Job!









Quick Overview: This write-up tells the story of a young manager in a large company, who failed an internal interview for a bigger paying position, and then got promoted into a better one! How could this happen, you ask? Read this article – which is based on real events to find out (names and other […]







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Career Development
NEW PAGE: Tayo's Guest Posts









I'm a multipreneur, and SD Nuggets is designed to be a multi-disciplinary blog. So, expect to see links on the new Tayo's Guest Posts page to my guest posts published on blogs in different niches. If you run a high profile blog, website or print publication, and would like me to write for you, get […]







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Career Development
Succeeding At Your New Job (Even When You Get No Handover From Your Predecessor)









What you are about to read are tested and proven ideas for succeeding under some of the most challenging situations possible in paid employment. It Can Happen To You - So Get Prepared Just in case you're telling yourself this cannot happen to you, let me assure you that it can. By this, I refer […]







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Career Development
Top 5 Steps To Perfect Employees









A few years ago, I was invited by the Center for Management Development, to deliver a one hour lecture based on a management research paper I'd just written titled "Self-Development As A Tool For Achieving Career Advancement". In delivering that paper, I decided to look at the subject from both perspectives i.e. that of the […]







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Career Development
Why Do People Attend The Same Classes & Get Different Exam Scores?









Unlike machines which once exposed to the same inputs and conditions, are able to turn out similar performances, human beings are incapable of delivering uniform output when subjected to similar stimuli. Recall back when you were in school. All the students in a particular group attended the same classes/lectures for weeks. Often, the teacher or […]







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Career Development
PII 059: Read This And Understand Why Your Internet Access Is Sometimes Slow









Do you know what happens when you type a web address or URL (like www.tayosolagbade.com) into your Internet Explorer browser's URL entry bar, and click "GO" or press "Enter"? Read this article to learn what happens, and how/why this process sometimes can become slow to the point that it frustrates users like yourself! (TIP: This […]







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