Executive Briefs

Workplace culture does not turn toxic because of a few bad deeds by a few bad eggs. It turns toxic because leadership did not see or outright ignored the signs that something was amiss. The responsibility, ultimately, is on leadership to detect and remedy the source of a team’s fragmentation. But what if leadership is…

As more and more people are becoming interested in launching their very own start-up, there is a certain scepticism towards education. With examples of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, who were droppers but managed to launch the biggest companies that the world has seen, many beginners are keen to follow in their footsteps in the…

There is this negative image developed of socializing at work that when you mention socializing at work to someone then they think about the office gossip, slackers at the water cooler or the dirty politics that are going on in the office but that is not the case in today’s norm.  Nowadays, socializing in offices…

The future of work has evolved from generation to generation, but the transition from the pre-covid era with 40-hour weeks, daily commutes, and physical presence to remote working and or a hybrid of the two.  The covid-19 disrupted the workplace globally and locally in Nigeria; according to the World Economic Outlook (WEO), Nigeria’s GDP hit…

The COVID Pandemic forced companies and businesses from all over the world to send their employees home and asked them to work virtually. In the start, all of this was so sudden that nothing was understandable. Employers had the thought that remote working isn’t helpful or productive at all but still to cope up with…

Workplace negativity can have a lot of disadvantages that can ultimately affect the growth of the company. When there is negativity around the workplace then employers witness a lot of things including low productivity, high turnover, poor performance, and strained relationships with coworkers and supervisors. This negativity can have adverse effects on the growth of…

As bizarre as it may sound in the digital age, phone calls are not dead. Since email and phone are time-tested communication channels, it is only fair to assume that it will take time for digital alternatives to replace these default communication tools. It is no secret that most consumers tend to use phones to…

SBC, manufacturers of the world’s most-loved beverages in Nigeria and makers of trusted personal and homecare brand, 2Sure, has refreshed its corporate identity to reflect a renewed strategic direction. The contemporary new look and identity, which came into effect on July 1, 2021, mark a renewed commitment to fostering innovation for the endless possibilities of…

It has been 24 years since the first social media platform, Andrew Weinreich’s Six Degrees, came into our lives. There are now at least 20 platforms, individually boasting of over 300m active users every month. According to a recent report by Statista, a German-based company that specialises in global data analysis, there are over 4.2…

Even before the emergence of the pandemic, the outlook for the world economy - and especially developing countries like Nigeria - was fragile, as global GDP growth was estimated to be only 2.5% in 2020. Based on this unanticipated and unpleasant reality, the consequences have been devastating and enormous on business organisations, a number of…

Speaking during the virtual launch of SperaDeal; a new start-up company with the vision to become Africa’s No. 1 Company in Talents Development and Innovations, the Founder of SperaDeal, Mr. Fredrick Maximum, highlighted the vision behind the establishment of SperaDeal. This vision he anchored on the need to revolutionise the economy of Africa through innovations,…

“A Better Version of the Present Me is the spacecraft that will transport the Present Me to the much desired Future Me. The spacecraft moves faster if the Present Me agrees to be a Better Version of Me.” Like most business leaders, I see three (3) versions of myself. The Past Me is who I…