Excel-VB Solutions - SD Nuggets™

Succeed Even In Economic Recession by Developing Multiple Competencies [Hint: Become a Multipreneur]

January 27, 2017

When I decided to become - and later begin calling myself - a MULTIPRENEUR in 2004 (2 years after I became a startup), many people criticized me for "doing too many things". Some said I was trying to be a "Jack of All Trades" and anytime I had a setback they readily pointed out that […]

Entrepreneurship

[RECOMMENDED] Role of Feed Mill Laboratory Towards Improving Feed Quality - Feature article from thepoultrysite.com

January 26, 2017

Below is a preview of an excellent article I found on thepoultrysite dot com - which I recommend EVERY livestock Farm CEO read! It's packed full of practical wisdom about the value a Feed Mill Laboratory can add to the feed formulation operations of a commercial livestock farming entreprise. Even if you do NOT own a […]

Excel-VB Solutions

Study Your Child's Naughty Actions to Discover Her Genius [True Story: Secretly Keeping a Pet Turtle - Then Getting Caught & Flogged!]

January 25, 2017

Kids will always get into trouble. Every parent must accept this as a reality. What matters is how we help them LEARN from the mistakes they make, so they arrive adulthood as well rounded and competent individuals. I for one got into all sorts of trouble between the ages of 10 and 16. Today, I […]

Career Development

PII 050: You Cannot Achieve Your Goals All Alone (Hint: How to Get Others to Gladly Support You to Succeed)

January 23, 2017

2 weeks ago, in issue “PII 048” of this Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I explained why “You Need to Habitually Study Successful People", if you wish “To Make Success a Habit. In that piece I also explained why you need to analyze your failures (and they will be MANY) also in order to learn […]

Entrepreneurship

Protected: THE FARM CEO (Issue 71): Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, AWARD LAUNCHES 2016 GAIA AGTECH INNOVATION CHALLENGE, 50 New Innovative Agriculture Business Ideas in 2017

January 22, 2017

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Career Development

Fear Can Be Very Costly!

January 20, 2017

This is a true story. Names, dates and locations have been changed. ---- It was a quiet afternoon in March 1995. She was visiting me as usual in the Training Centre, during break time. Annogu looked at me and said “Tayo, I hope you’re not going to get so busy as you often do, and […]

Entrepreneurship

[Recommended] Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers

January 18, 2017

The idea that companies must “delight” their customers has become so entrenched that managers rarely examine it. But ask yourself this: How often does someone patronize a company specifically because of its over-the-top service? You can probably think of a few examples, such as the traveler who makes a point of returning to a hotel […]

Entrepreneurship

Friends and Relatives May Not be the Right Target Audience (on Facebook) for Your Solutions

January 17, 2017

Like every other person on Facebook, I periodically get invitations to LIKE Facebook pages from friends and other contacts in my network. If truth however be told, I generally feel those who send such invitations will most times not be sure of getting as much quality connection with people fitting their target audience profile as […]

Excel-VB Solutions

PII 049: You Can Formulate Rations for ANY Animal, by Applying Feed Formulation Science Based on Nutrient Requirements

January 16, 2017

In this issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I feature photo based highlights from the One-On-One On Demand Practical Livestock Feed Formulation Training session I had on - Fri 13th January 2017 - with O. Mojeed, a Farm CEO who traveled down from his Benin City-Edo State base to meet me in Lagos. […]

Entrepreneurship

THE FARM CEO (Issue 70): Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria AESON conference coming up in April 2017 [ Deadline for submission of Abstracts now January 31st, 2017]

January 15, 2017

In this maiden issue of my Farm CEO newspaper for 2017, I feature a flyer-based description of highlights from the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON)'s 22nd Annual Conference 2017, scheduled to hold at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria between 23rd - 26th April, 2017. Theme: Mainstreaming Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Extension Practice in Nigeria Highlights: NB: Deadline for […]