Get Your Team De-Stressed
Work is getting more demanding and complex, and because many of us now work in 24/7 environments, anxiety and burnout are not uncommon. Investing in your team’s personal growth and development is the… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: January, 2016
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Oprah Takes on Banting
In a Twitter post two days ago, Oprah Winfrey declared her passion for bread, and posted a video explaining how she could eat bread ‘every day’ and still lose 26 pounds (about 12kg).… Continue reading
Conquering the Fear of Public Speaking
For many (if not most) people, public speaking is something to be avoided — psychologists say it ranks up there with death, moving house and divorce as one of the most stressful things… Continue reading
The Squandered Youth
Millennials have a better quality of life globally than any previous generation — instant communication, abundant entertainment, better education, more personal freedoms. But the flip-side is that they face other challenges. Education is… Continue reading
DIY Law – How to Get Things Done in Nigeria
Although Nigeria has the largest GDP in Africa, it ranks horribly low in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report, coming in 39th in the continent. This is mainly due to slow bureaucracy, but… Continue reading
Don’t Overlook Africa’s Tech Sector
“Africa’s Boom Is Over,” lamented Rick Rowden in the headline for his Foreign Policy article on the last day of the year, last year. “Africa was never going to get far without manufacturing — and it… Continue reading
Secrets of the Top CEOs
Are there certain key ingredients that set the top CEOs in the world apart? A ten-year study by the Harvard Business Review indicates that indeed, there are important factors that put the ‘best… Continue reading
Get Smart – Learn How to Think
Thinking is less about IQ, and more about temperament, continuously learning and maximising the resources at your disposal. That’s according to Farnam Street, in an information-packed blog post that is well worth working… Continue reading
Death by Pie Chart? Not Likely
Every week I select an ad from the current crop, be it in broadcast, print or electronic media, to feature as my ‘Ad of the Week’ — which is published on Marklives.com (the… Continue reading
Personal Power as an Attitude
Certain people seem to radiate power — they walk into a room, and the world stops to take notice. Bill Clinton had this (apparently) even before he became president. Our own Madiba, even… Continue reading