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Faruq

@faruqabbas

I am a lifelong student of leadership, commercial litigator, arbitrator & speaker. My interests include books, chess, perfumes, good governance & politics.

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Are You a Boy Scout? Dear Young Lawyer: It should go without saying that every lawyer must read their case file before appearing in Court. However, some lawyers trivialise this basic duty by assuming they don’t need to prepare, since they are only going to Court to “take a

Are You a Boy Scout?

Dear Young Lawyer:

It should go without saying that every lawyer must read their case file before appearing in Court. However, some lawyers trivialise this basic duty by assuming they don’t need to prepare, since they are only going to Court to “take a
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Check out my latest article: Why The E-Myth Revisited is My Book of the Month for January 2026 linkedin.com/pulse/why-e-my… via LinkedIn

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Can You Be Loyal to Both Causes and Individuals? Recently, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stated that it's better to be loyal to causes over individuals. Interestingly, the former Minister for Sports, Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, Bolaji Abdullahi, also recently published his book titled The

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My Memorable Experience with a Naysayer   I have had my fair share of discouragement from others, but one of the most memorable experiences was in 2014, when I was about to resign from my last job to become the Managing Partner of Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co.   I thought it would be

My Memorable Experience with a Naysayer
 
I have had my fair share of discouragement from others, but one of the most memorable experiences was in 2014, when I was about to resign from my last job to become the Managing Partner of Abdu-Salaam Abbas & Co. 
 
I thought it would be
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Sometimes, I use perfumes to motivate myself to go out when I don't feel like it. Recently, I realised that my exercise fragrance, B-612 by Nishane, no longer excites me enough to go for my exercises. I guess it's because I have worn it for about two years now. Therefore, I

Sometimes, I use perfumes to motivate myself to go out when I don't feel like it.

Recently, I realised that my exercise fragrance, B-612 by Nishane, no longer excites me enough to go for my exercises. I guess it's because I have worn it for about two years now.

Therefore, I
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The Leadership Lessons I Learned from The Go-Give Leader by Bob Burg and John David Mann   Yesterday, I finished The Go-Giver Leader by Bob Burg and John David Mann, and it has given me a new perspective on leadership: the more you yield, the more power you have.   I first came

The Leadership Lessons I Learned from The Go-Give Leader by Bob Burg and John David Mann
 
Yesterday, I finished The Go-Giver Leader by Bob Burg and John David Mann, and it has given me a new perspective on leadership: the more you yield, the more power you have.
 
I first came
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My dear Egbon, Alhaji Ismail Omipidan, got me a copy of The Loyalist by Bolaji Abdullahi, today, and I couldn’t resist jumping into it immediately. Of course, I have immediately put aside what I was reading before I got the book. I love books that talk about the nature of human

My dear Egbon, Alhaji Ismail Omipidan, got me a copy of The Loyalist by Bolaji Abdullahi, today, and I couldn’t resist jumping into it immediately. Of course, I have immediately put aside what I was reading before I got the book.

I love books that talk about the nature of human
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The Month of Ramadan Is an Opportunity for Leaders to Show Kindness to their Teammates For many practising Muslims, Ramadan is usually a hectic month. Many of us wake up in the early hours of the day to pray, and we have to be back home early enough to go to the mosque to

The Month of Ramadan Is an Opportunity for Leaders to Show Kindness to their Teammates

For many practising Muslims, Ramadan is usually a hectic month. Many of us wake up in the early hours of the day to pray, and we have to be back home early enough to go to the mosque to
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I wrote an article on the Osun State Payroll Crisis. Click on the link below to read my thoughts on the payroll crisis: faruqabbas.com/the-osun-state…