“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...
"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...
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...
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...
My new book will be out in a few weeks and I am excited because of the insightful questions that new graduates, job seekers will be able to research and incorporate into their job search and in particular the interview phase. Ask Questions The ability to ask...
You Are Different When I arrived on the campus of Illinois State (ISU) for my post graduate program, I quickly realized I was 'different'. Within those first few weeks of the new semester, reeling from the cold weather and culture shock, I assumed my “difference” was...
Don’t Ignore Your Blind Spots A few weeks ago, I re-discovered my blind spot on the interstate on my way home, unbeknownst, to me there was a car in my blind spot and as I attempted to switch lanes I saw ‘the car’ a macro-second too...
Vision and Leadership One cannot separate vision from leadership. According to John Maxwell (noted leadership expert), "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." In essence, leadership is about ‘discovering, articulating and translating' vision. Another favorite quote of mine (close second) is...
“Life isn’t fair. It’s just fairer than death, that's all.” — William Goldman I have met a few folks and must confess there are some widely held concepts or beliefs they hold that are lethal. Mental poisons! One of which is the idea that everyone gets ‘whatever’ they want or...