“This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future”, Anon (2014) For the best governance practices, each business or organization must have a Board of Directors. There are two types of directors –executive directors (company employees with a seat on the board, e.g. managing director) and non-executive directors (non-employees or business associates of the company appointed on the board as independents). MUST-READ: Now available on Amazon: 7…
An act of kindness or a missed opportunity to lead
A story of a benevolent Nigerian is making rounds on the Internet. Following increasing high levels of violence against Africans living in South Africa by black South Africans, a rich Nigerian, invested over Nairas 280,000,000 (or US $772,413) to airlift fellow Nigerians still stuck in South Africa and exposed to attacks. Much as this act is timely and well-intended, we could be missing a point. As many others have explained, what is happening in South Africa is an indicator of society at crossroads. There is misinformation and to some extent, lack of leadership to address the rifts and economic gaps…
From WhatsApp: It’s so hard to scroll past this
This is a post I received on my WhatsApp. I thought you would love it. It made me laugh, I hope you too will. A group of husbands gathered at a conference on “How to live in a loving relationship with your wife”. They were asked: “How many of you love your wives?” All raised their hands. Then they were asked, “When was the last time you told your wife you loved her ?” Some men answered: “Today”, some: “yesterday”, The majority didn’t remember. The men were then told to take their cell phones and send the following text to…
