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Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:56

Insecurity. Joblessness. Hyperinflation. Here’s Nigeria after 22 years of ‘unbroken democracy’ - Bloomberg

If there was ever a time Nigeria could have taken off, it was in 1999. Democracy had been restored, with its economy reopening after decades of mismanagement and plunder under military dictatorships. Tomi Davies, a systems analyst, was one of thousands of Nigerians who came home to help rebuild the country. After a few years working on public-sector projects, he was offered a bag full of dollars to add ghost employees to the payroll system he was installing. When he refused, a group of men attacked him at his home in the capital, Abuja. “I arrived like many others full…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:40

Everyone wins when leadership focuses on whole-human development

Why leaders need to stop thinking of employees as assets and start working on a more holistic approach to development "Employees are your greatest asset." That phrase ranks right up there with low-hanging fruit and thinking outside the box in the pantheon of today's business leader mantras. But what if that somewhat played-out snippet of corporate speak was off to begin with? After all, does anyone really think employees want to be considered an asset? Instead of trying to commoditize people, leaders are better off trying to help employees become their best selves. That's what makes a Whole-Human Development approach…

Monday, 14 June 2021 05:44

Emotionally intelligent people embrace the 5-minute rule

Follow the "5-minute-rule," and never procrastinate again. There I sat, as usual, with a ton of things to do on my desk. Three major projects just staring me in the face. A committee meeting I needed to prepare for. Three articles I still had to write, with the deadlines quickly approaching. So, why on earth was I watching Elon Musk's Saturday Night Live monologue on YouTube? The answer is tied to the reason why many of us procrastinate (maybe even why you're reading this article right now). When faced with a difficult task--or many of them--we easily become overwhelmed. We…

Sunday, 13 June 2021 05:49

The simple secret to establishing trust in your relationships at work and home

Establishing and maintaining trust in your relationships takes an ongoing effort. Here are 3 ways to take a step back to move forward. Healthy relationships are built on a foundation of trust. The benefit of the doubt is the most powerful tool for establishing and maintaining trust in any important relationship, whether it be with customers or personal relationships. But what is the benefit of the doubt? Merriam-Webster defines the benefit of the doubt as "the state of accepting something/someone as honest or deserving of trust even though there are doubts." There are fundamental reasons for giving someone the benefit…

Saturday, 12 June 2021 05:39

When your biological father is your mother’s fertility doctor: DNA tests reveal cases of ‘fertility fraud’

Bianca Voss reeled in shock when her daughter, Roberta, told her the results of the 23andMe genetic test she took last fall. It indicated that the fertility doctor who had artificially inseminated Voss in 1983, enabling her to give birth to Roberta, had secretly used his own semen. "I am angry that I was violated in this manner," Voss said during a late May online news conference to announce a federal lawsuit against the doctor, Martin D. Greenberg, who worked in New York City during the 1980s and now lives in Aventura, Florida. "How could I have picked such a…

Saturday, 12 June 2021 05:38

Feel like you overthink decisions? How intelligent minds embrace the rule of ‘one decision’ to make smarter, faster choices

'Black Swan' author Nassim Taleb's simple approach will help you strip away the clutter to make smart decisions--without all the second-guessing. A few years ago, I had multiple offers from major publishers to write the book that eventually became The Motivation Myth. While that sounds like an author's dream (and it was), still: I was conflicted. The year before I had self-published a collection of existing columns. My upfront costs totaled around $500. My margins ranged from 70 percent (Amazon) to over 90 percent (Gumroad). Because of the (then) reach of being a LinkedIn Influencer, I sold tens of thousands…

Thursday, 10 June 2021 05:46

Why it’s no longer cool to be crazy rich in China

Is 650 yuan ($101, £72) enough to cover a day's meals? Not according to Su Mang, the former editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar China, whose comments about it while on a reality TV show enraged Chinese social media. "We have to eat better, I cannot eat with such low standards," she added on the show 50km Taohuawu, which has 15 celebrities living together for 21 days. Appalled by her comments, netizens pointed out that their own daily meal allowance is usually less than 30 yuan. Although Ms Su, known as "China's Devil Wears Prada", has since clarified that it was all…

Sunday, 06 June 2021 05:27

How to argue productively

You need to show your work All of us have found ourselves in a disagreement with someone else. Maybe it was in the business world or in your personal life. That might be particularly true given our recent election or might even be something you're concerned about in terms of confronting family members in the upcoming holiday season. Regardless of the circumstances, getting into an argument with someone else can feel emotionally draining. You just can't understand why the other party doesn't see the issue the way you do. It can get so bad that at times, it can put…

Sunday, 06 June 2021 05:25

What flight attendants wish you knew about flying right now

This time last year, flying seemed like a risky proposition. When I flew in July of 2020, I essentially looked like a beekeeper: two medical-grade face masks, a face shield, and a value-sized tub of sanitizing wipes and gel. It was a lot, and sitting next to strangers in the thick of a pandemic was an unnerving experience. But that’s all starting to change. Now that a significant portion of the population has been vaccinated, a number that’s growing each and every day, people are taking to the skies again. But air travel looks and feels different than it did…

Friday, 28 May 2021 05:33

The three key ingredients of leadership you need

Steve Denning When even a Stanford University professor like Jeffrey Pfeffer concludes that “the leadership industry has failed,” some critics are tempted to ditch the whole idea of leadership, as so much overblown nonsense. This would be a mistake. In a time of accelerating disruption, the art and science of enabling change is more important than ever. Three sets of tools are available to those aspiring to induce change: inspiration, information and power, as shown in Figure 1. Leaders need to master all three, if they are to be effective. The Growing Role Of Leadership In Management Once we get…

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Wednesday, 26 May 2021 05:45

Science says leaders who sometimes curse and swear seem more intelligent and trustworthy

Expletives can be (darned) effective, adding emphasis and meaning. Under the right circumstances, of course. Dick was the prototypical Fortune 500 plant manager. Polished. Professional. Buttoned-up. Every gesture contained, every statement considered. If he experienced negative emotions, he certainly never displayed them to us. Except for one time. Our plant manufactured books. (At the time, around 140 million books a year.) A small error --a scrap of tape was accidentally left on a piece of film -- meant several words were obscured on one page. While that doesn't sound like a big deal, over 100,000 books got bound and boxed…

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:29

Long slide looms for world population, with sweeping ramifications

Damien Cave, Emma Bubola & Choe Sang-Hun All over the world, countries are confronting population stagnation and a fertility bust, a dizzying reversal unmatched in recorded history that will make first-birthday parties a rarer sight than funerals, and empty homes a common eyesore. Maternity wards are already shutting down in Italy. Ghost cities are appearing in northeastern China. Universities in South Korea can’t find enough students, and in Germany, hundreds of thousands of properties have been razed, with the land turned into parks. Like an avalanche, the demographic forces — pushing toward more deaths than births — seem to be…

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:27

People with a success mindset don’t blindly follow morning routines. Instead, they do this

If one broken link in your routine throws off your entire day, it's time to shift your perspective. A friend followed the same morning routine every weekday for almost two years. Alarm at 5:25 a.m. Eat some apple slices placed in the refrigerator the night before, chug a bottle of water, stretch and warm up for 5 minutes, and hop on the Peloton at 5.45 for a 45-minute class. He was so into his routine, he even had a name for it: "45 at 45." Then a pedal on the bike broke. He needed to replace the crank arm. He…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:43

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas shows how little control Biden has over the Middle East

It took 11 days, but Israel and Hamas finally agreed to a ceasefire that ended their latest round of deadly violence. More than 250 people, many of them civilian men, women, and children caught in the crossfire, were killed in their exchanges, the overwhelming majority in Gaza. Predictably, both sides claimed victory. From a political standpoint, President Joe Biden hasn’t achieved anything. Here are 7 reasons why. 1. This episode exposed Biden’s inability to referee this fight. As Hamas fired missiles toward Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other parts of Israel, no one could persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to…

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