Author: Dr. Flo
30 Jun On Creating Culture
As an Organizational Leadership Consultant, I assess the culture of organizations and one of the questions posed by leaders is the desire to create the culture of their "existing" organization. So therein lies the dilemma many organizations face, it is almost impossible to create an...
25 Jun Africa Must Own Her Problems
Focus The world's focus on #Brexit is understandable, but in my humble opinion, it's fair to say that the UK and the EU will be OK. There are other significant issues to tackle worldwide including the diverse challenges in #AFRICA. I can understand the attention given to UK's...
21 Jun Leadership Opinion On Personal Development
"The growth & development of people is the highest calling of leadership."- Harvey Firestone While this quote is accurate, this concept works when the onus for one's personal development is to the individual who then works in conjunction with the leader. To expect someone else (focused...
19 Jun 15 Popular Father’s Day Quotes
Background - To honor her late father and others (the victims of the Monongah Mining Disaster, which claimed 361 men — 250 of whom were fathers), Grace Golden Clayton organized the first Father’s Day church service July 5, 1908, in Fairmont (pop. 19,097) at Williams...
06 Jun Leaders Embrace Chaos
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” -Albert Einstein I spoke to a group of Nigerian-American leaders on Saturday, May 21st, 2016 at the " Impact Your...
04 Jun Top 10 Mohammed Ali’s Quotes
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died Friday, June 3, at age 74, below is a list of my favorite Ali quotes. In my opinion, the three-time heavyweight champion was the greatest of all time. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. I'm not the greatest; I'm the...
04 Jun O, Africa – Show Me
"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world." …variations of this quote are attributed to Henry Kissinger O, Africa: So rich, yet so poor. "Africa is rich in exotic foods, culture, land, natural...
30 May Count The Cost
Count The Cost Even after you've counted the cost, the process might be rough and challenging. So be prepared! This statement,"balancing family and career, hurts like hell" attributed to the CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi is very revealing and made me pause for a bit. The Price For anyone...
29 May Is Work-Life Balance an Oxymoron?
Work-Life Balance Could it be true that work-life balance is just an oxymoron? And the typical work and life tensions will never go away… Eureka I had a ‘Eureka’ moment at a leadership conference a few years ago during an illustration on ‘tensions’ by Andy Stanley. His demonstration was...