Wait a second! Before you consume it, check again. Is it your seed or your harvest? Once we consume the seed, the dream of a harvest becomes a nightmare. Please, check again. First things first.

Hi, hiring managers and recruiters. It’s criminal to offer lower pay to candidates based on current pay, especially if the worth of roles had been pre-determined. Match candidates’ competencies with agreed pay. Let’s normalise great workplace practices. First things first.

Building a solid network is not about self, it is not a parasitic adventure. The network we add value to becomes our networth. If focus is on self, it is very easy to see through the veil. Inward out, not outward in. Connectedness, not connections. First things first.

Dear Business Owners/Employers, If members of your workforce experienced the horrid traffic situation yesterday in Lagos, please be flexible with them today. Results and productivity over presence. Empathy and employee wellbeing over attendance register. First things first.

Life will not always offer you its big stages; when it does, bend it twice like Rice…

When passion becomes visible, growth and reward become inevitable; it’s always a matter of time. The journey to success requires a fire in the belly. Your job may not be your passion, but be passionate about your job. Quiet passion is very loud. First things first.

The deeper we dig into the core messages of emotional intelligence, the less judgmental we will be. We just never know where people are coming from. EQ suggests we engage first to understand rather than be quick to force our opinions on others. First things first.

Great leaders make dream jobs but with a bad leader, a dream job quickly turns to a nightmare. Great culture + great leadership = dream job. Be a dream employee, chase your ‘dream job’, but may the universe bless you with a great manager/leader. First things first.

Investments today, returns tomorrow, but the number one place to invest is self. The dividends are so unquantifiable, they make compound interests look like child’s play. “Invest in yourself. Your career is the engine of your wealth." - Paul Clitheroe First things first.

Deducting employee’s salary as a form of sanction rather than making recourse to appropriate disciplinary processes is wrong. It is an infraction against the employee and needs to stop. We can do better to make workplaces great, less toxic and safe. First things first.

New skills required for survival and to thrive in today’s ‘new abnormal’. What got us this far won’t take us farther. The iceberg has melted, the cheese has moved, the smell of the coffee is new. Change or be changed. Pivot or perish. Adapt or adieu. First things first.

“To every leader who’s quietly struggling: You are not alone. You are not weak. You are not invisible. Let’s normalize checking in on the strong ones too. Let’s build workplaces - and communities - where compassion is the culture, not the exception.” First things first.

Unpopular opinion. Make your boss shine and don’t focus on taking the credit. Consistently deliver ‘the goods’ and be a chief excellence officer. To quickly move to the next paygrade, don’t work for the accolades. Your boss yes, also your sponsor. First things first.

Solomon Grundy. Hired March of a particular year, retention bonus in December. Promoted a year later with 50% pay rise. Expanded role post-promotion. Demoted few months later and exited eventually. We will leave the job or the job will leave us. Leave great vibes behind.

Dear line manager/employer, After today’s Lagos traffic experience due to the floods, work from home tomorrow will be a great idea for those impacted. A great culture is not what we preach but what we practice. Time to suspend policy and embrace empathy. First things first

First in last out (FILO) daily may not be an indication of hard-work. Possibly, something is broken in the flow of life. There’s life and there’s work. Working to live and living to work is definition of harmony. Juggling both balls successfully is wisdom. First things first.

We are firing now! Managers who expect the worst from associates; Deficient in trust and honesty; Do not trust and treat equitably; Fail to groom and develop; Lack effective communication skills; Show zero empathy and connectedness. Their services no longer required. Regards.

We are daily confronted with options. Some focus on output to create impression, others on value to make impact. One is fleeting, the other, sustainable. One dwells on hype (transient), the other builds a solid base for class (permanent). Choices. What are we doing today?