Effective communicators invest in understanding their audience. Who is who in the audience and what are their expectations? As the world navigates through a pandemic, the tone of the leaders is critical. People want to listen to clear directives and a message of hope, backed with facts and data. This is not the time to point fingers. It is a time to bring everyone on the table and focus on confronting a common enemy. People are always looking for cues and listening to the leader’s tone. Is it hazy or clear? Is it consistent or not? Is it strategic or…
Coronavirus 2019: the facts you must know
Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the world order. So many people have lost lives, and many others have lost their loved ones. It is tragic and unfortunate. To all the survivors and the sick, please accept my sympathies. To all people who have died, may their Souls Rest in Eternal Peace. The more you read about the world population control strategies by some world leaders, and the search for global dominance, the more confused one becomes. Who is telling the truth? Does covid19 deserve the attention it has been given? Is covid19 the leading killer disease in the world today?…
Driving change in a world under #coronavirus quarantine
Driving change in a world under #coronavirus quarantine Get your top staff, that represent 80% of your business’s strategic functions in terms of value creation and revenue and discuss some #covid19 response strategy. Here are the talking points: How is #coronavirus affecting your industry in general, and your business in particular? For each issue identified, describe what it is, how it affects your business and the best strategic response. What interventions must you do to win? What worries you about each of these changes and what excites you about each of these changes? What are the best strategic and tactical…
#Covid19: issues leaders must address in these coronavirus times
If you are an employer or a business leader, your business has been affected positively or negatively. Some companies like Zoom, Amazon, Netflix, and those with digital delivery channels have reported increased demand for their services. All financial institutions with robust internet and mobile banking have too, reported a great first quarter. Some companies and businesses that depend on tourism and travel have been adversely hit. Airlines, hotels, fashion houses, sports, and the entire ecosystem is under the cold. Now is the time to rethink the business models. Below are some key issues for leaders to consider and how to…
Your business is No longer at ease in this #covid19 world
Covid19 has changed the world order. There is a need to explore new ways of doing things, ensuring businesses move on. Business is no longer at ease. From Nigeria to England and back, Obi is on trial for taking a bribe which he had vehemently refused until circumstances became dire that accepting a bribe was the only way out. If you visited the library at school, you must have read Chinua Achebe’s epic, No Longer at Ease. It is a story that begins with the trial of Obi for taking a bribe. A 26-year old Obi gets a scholarship to…
Communicate with clarity for team collaboration in tough times
No one expected the #covid19 is a pandemic. Coronavirus happened suddenly like an accident and has exposed so many leaders across the world about their readiness to anticipate and contain a pandemic. Many people have died, and many businesses too. And the impact of the pandemic is not over yet. Analysts anticipate that the world may likely recover fully from this pandemic in 2022 or 23! It is not good news. What are your plans to move from where you are now, to 2023? What if the pandemic does not relent by December 2020? How do you keep your business…
