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[RECOMMENDED] 15 Negotiation Tips From People Who Always Get Their Way | The winning secrets of master negotiators

March 1, 2017

[Quick Take-Away: This article is a gold-mine of information. For me, the experience based tips in it confirm the most important point I always emphasize to people about negotiating - which is that is NOT the same as "haggling". The former involves people interacting based on empathy, while the latter is typically driven mainly by win-lose, selfish […]

Excel-VB Solutions

[Recommended] Why Nigerians Hate Igbo - by Chinua Achebe

February 4, 2017

When I saw the thought provoking Facebook post/query (shown below) by Joe Ibekwe, I instantly recalled the words of Chinua Achebe in the last book he gifted us before passing on. However, a quick check in my travel bag soon revealed, to my dismay, that I'd left my well read Copy of Achebe's "There Was a […]

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 […]

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

[Recommended] Marissa Mayer to Leave Yahoo Board; Yahoo to Change Name to Altaba

January 11, 2017

[Moves will come after $4.8 billion sale to Verizon] Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer will step down from the board of directors after the core internet business is sold to Verizon, while what remains of the company will be renamed Altaba. Yahoo Inc. said Monday it will whittle down its board after completing its deal […]

Entrepreneurship

[Recommended] Even For the Really Successful, the Price of Success is Perseverance - by Whitney Johnson

January 1, 2017

If ANYONE - no matter how successful - tells you "secrets of success" s/he knows and does not mention "PERSEVERANCE" - or what some have called "Stick-to-it-iveness", and which is also known as PERSISTENCE, take it from me: THAT person does NOT know what achieving authentic, non-corner-cutting success is about. Period. The greatest achievers in […]

Career Development

[Recommended] Rediscovering the Kingdom: Ancient Hope for Our 21st Century World - by Myles Munroe

December 28, 2016

Chinese Consultant to Myles Munroe: Can you tell me why it is that people of your particular pigmentation, no matter what country they reside in, generally do not quite break through to financial success? To find out what Dr Myles Munroe's answer to that VERY potent question was (as well as the Chinese gentleman's most […]

Career Development

[Recommended] 10 Pieces of Horrible Advice Extraordinary Entrepreneurs Ignore - by Success.com

December 24, 2016

I am a keen student of human nature, and that makes me go to great lengths to study people, when interacting directly with them or observing from a distance. My passion for "studying people" derives from a desire I have to be SURE of what to expect from those I interact with. And my desire to […]

Career Development

[Recommended] Reflection: Always count your blessings - by Strive Masiyawa

December 23, 2016

One sure sign of a great achiever is the ability to own up to one's failures, foibles/weaknesses and shortcomings in general. A successful person who never shares stories of when s/he was not fully clued up about things, and was still struggling to get things to work right is likely to be hiding something. Nobody […]

Career Development

[Recommended] Telltale Signs You’re Dealing With an Emotional Manipulator

December 20, 2016

I've written a few articles (see linked below) on Emotional Intelligence, based on my studies of the works of pioneering experts like Daniel Goleman, as well as my experiences making conscious use of what I learned in the real world. This article (published on LinkedIn Pulse) offers VERY useful insights into the dangers you may […]