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You can do great things starting from a small place- Tunde Onakoya.

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

Notable examples:

Nigeria

1. Yomi Awobokun - EA to CEO of Oando Group, later COO of Oando downstream subsidiary, later CEO of Oando downstream, later founder of Enyo Retail

2. Alex Irune - was an EA to Group CEO of Oando, now CEO of Oando upstream and Group ED in Oando

3. There was a Kunle guy in Oando too (can't remember the surname again) that was EA to Group CEO and later became Head of Strategy in the downstream subsidiary

4. Obong Idiong (pictured) - Former EA to Tony Elumelu, later CEO of Africa Prudential Plc, now CEO of Heirs Technologies (both Elumelu companies)

Outside Nigeria

5. Steve Ballmer - Joined Microsoft as assistant to CEO Bill Gates, rose to become CEO of Microsoft.

6. Ursula Burns - Worked as EA to Xerox executives, later become CEO of Xerox herself.

7. Mary Barra - EA to CEO of General Motors. She later became CEO herself.

8. Sam Palmisano - EA to CEO of IBM, later became CEO of IBM.

EA or Chief of Staff to executives is a very good way to prepare people for leadership position.

If you are good on the job, the executives notice you, trust you and that propels your career.

The problem is, these days, people that are not even executives are hiring some virtual assistants (which is fine) but calling them executive assistant. You no be executive, why you dey call your admin assistant executive assistant? That is what the original poster may have been using as standard for executive assistant.

Executive Assistant - proper one to a proper executive - is a top job. You know practically everything about the CEO's (or other executives') job!

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

Being a good person does not guarantee a good life.

Morality does not provide immunity from disease, poverty, betrayal, accidents, injustice, or tragedy. Good people can suffer terribly, while terrible people can prosper.

[Glorious God @GloriousGod01]

If you're between the ages of 20-30, I have some good books that I think you should read. They'll help you a lot: challenge your relaxed mindset, investment, legitimate hustle, help you to see the world differently, truly love people, the power of little habits, fear God and embrace nature.

Most people your age stay soft, distracted, and average. These books will not let you stay there.

1. Letters from a Stoic by Seneca: Short, sharp reminders on time, death, virtue, and refusing to waste the life you have.

2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: Listening to the quiet signals of your own life and pursuing what is actually yours to do.

3. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Testing ideas quickly, learning from reality, and avoiding wasted effort on unproven hustles.

4. Zero to One by Peter Thiel: How to build something new instead of copying what already exists.

5. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi: Practical systems for automating money, spending consciously, and building wealth without deprivation.

6. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham: Timeless principles of value investing and protecting capital over chasing excitement.

7. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: A broad view of human history that forces you to question the stories you were handed.

8. Walden by Henry David Thoreau: Living deliberately, simplifying, and learning what nature teaches when you pay attention.

9. Mere Christianit by C.S. Lewis: Clear reasoning on faith, morality, and why fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

10. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren: Living with eternity in view and ordering your life around God’s purposes rather than temporary goals.

11. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Stoic clarity on controlling what you can, accepting what you cannot, and living with integrity.

12. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: Finding purpose even in suffering and why meaning is more powerful than comfort.

13. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey: Character-based principles for personal effectiveness and long-term relationships.

14. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: Practical principles for connecting with people without manipulation.

15. Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink: Why extreme ownership and daily discipline create real freedom.

16. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins: How to call out your own soft excuses and build mental toughness through deliberate hardship.

17. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: Desire, belief, persistence, and the practical steps that turn ambition into results.

18. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: Why assets matter more than a paycheck and how the middle-class mindset keeps people stuck.

19. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel: The real behavior and psychology behind building and keeping wealth.

20. Atomic Habits: James Clear: How small daily actions compound into massive change and why systems beat goals.

Start with the ones that make you most uncomfortable. Knowledge without action is just expensive entertainment.

Above all, love God.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

It may be an advice that has come late for most of us because most a lot of our parents gave us everything including what they didn’t have.

So they didn’t have savings, investments and knowledge of multiplying the little they had.

It only makes sense that we take care of them unconditionally.

However, going forward, we must do it differently. While we give our all to our kids, we must create our own economy, make savings and investing a huge part of our financial lives and prepare for the future.

When our kids grow up, we should aim to leave inheritances for them and their kids and they shouldn’t have to be burdened from their very first job about sharing their earnings with us.

That way, we break the loop, both we and our kids can begin to build generational wealth.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

A billionaire wrote a book on "Making it Big," you say you won't read it because he started life in London.

You hear a piece of advice, you dismiss it by saying, "it can only work in America, not here."

Someone told you they got their job without any connections in Nigeria, you say, that was then, that today, you can't get a job without connections.

Then you see someone, today, in Nigeria, get a job, you say but they finished with a First Class.

Then someone with a 2:1 did it, you say, but they are young.

Then another, you say, but they are a lady. People help ladies.

I hope you do know that there is no prize for the person that can come up with the best excuse?

At some point, you will need to look yourself in the mirror and say, "if it is to be, it is up to me."

The day you do that is your morning.

Good morning in advance 🙏

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

The ability to do one hard thing for two hours without touching your phone is quietly becoming a superpower.

Almost nobody trains it anymore.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

You know how career coaches tell you to document everything at work, yeah?

If you like, don’t open that Word doc and start today.

When it flips, everywhere will first blur.

Documentation is like an insurance policy on your job.

And please, for those who put every communication in disappearing chats, you are not doing me o 🤣

Your email works; use it. Even when you have agreed verbally, send an email as a documented evidence.

Have fun.

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

Maybe if I share mine, as someone who has never traveled out of Nigeria, it will make sense. Raw facts with evidence.

I left one of the top and biggest law firm to start my own law firm in Nigeria. I was earning less than 1million a month. A wife, a kid, two parents and at least 3 siblings that I was directly responsible for their education and supports. Throughout my time of working for people, I have never saved up to 5million naira in a year on my own, let alone having such an amount in my account.

3years down the line, if I start to tell you many things I have done for my family and myself, you will never believe it. The first year alone, what I got as a total income was well over 50million. Got myself a better car, and saved up for the next year. The second year was when I built a house for my parents and furnished it with all things necessary to live well. We are in the 3rd year and looking back, we can’t but thank God for how far we have come and still growing. All of these I doubt could have been possible if I had continued working for big firms in 5-10 more years because I couldn’t be earning more than salaries.

For a small law firm that does not have any big client, funders or big names patronising us, the dream is big, the audacity is audacious and the fear of failure is never a concern. The numbers might be small now, but as long as we keep forging ahead, brick by brick, we will build a Rome. In a space of 3years, I have met people I would never have met if I continued working under these firms. I have been exposed to opportunities that I had never imagined. I have seen potentials that I could get to which I never saw in my almost a decade of working for people.

For many people, it’s never even about special favours or location, it’s the ability to dream big, take big risks, explore opportunities and offer value, a skill-set that is lacking in many.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

📌 Do not forget to watch this again if you are heading into the final stage of an interview this week.

[Chioma Amadi @Chioma__Amadi]

Earlier this year, I worked with a few international hiring panels. And I saw a lot of recruiters go out of their way to disqualify African talent.

If you’re prepping for an international remote job interview, here are the curveball questions you should be well prepared for:

[Heart Mattaz by Rita @HeartMattaz]

In this life and in a woman's world, there are types of men in her dreams.

1. The man who would sacrifice anything to be with him, I mean anything at all, just to be with him.

2. The man of her dreams - the one she is delusional about.

3. And there you are:

The available man
The subscription man
The man she can manage
The man who exists just to pay her bills
The man who tolerates her shit
The mumu man
The Mr nice guy

Are you forbidden to be the man she would sacrifice or do anything to be with???

HeartMattaz

[Heart Mattaz by Rita @HeartMattaz]

3. It is easy for a woman to say to a man:

1. He is controlling
2. He is insecure
3. He is doing too much
4. He is monitoring me
5. He is a narcissist

Than for her to admit: it is my fault, it was my fault; I keep doing things that destroy a good relationship.

Most women take pride in their bad behaviour.

HeartMattaz

[Seyifunmi Oderinde | HR Sis @seyithemie]

The reason why I’m never caught off guard, especially at work or in a corporate setting, is because I use frameworks to structure my thinking, actions & responses. That quick, in-the-moment brain analysis significantly helps you sound more prepared, polished and competent.

A few frameworks I use:

Tell me about yourself (SEAT) – Skills, Experience, Accomplishments, Type of Person.

Communication (SCR) - Situation, Complication, Recommendation.

Critical Thinking (RED) – Recognize Assumptions, Evaluate Arguments, Draw Conclusions.

Presentation (SCQR) – Situation, Complication, Question, Recommendation.

Problem Solving (DDAI) - Define Problem, Data Gathering, Analyze Root Cause, Implement/Evaluate Solutions

Decision Making (DAC) – Define Options, Assess Trade-offs, Choose & Commit.

Training (TSDG) – Teach, Show, Do, Give Feedback.

Giving Feedback (SBI) – Situation, Behavior, Impact.

Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys) – Keep asking “Why?” until you uncover the underlying cause.

Goal Setting (SMART) – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.

Project Reviews (SSC) – What to start, stop, and continue doing.

Prioritization (4Ds) – Do, Decide, Delegate, Delete

Meeting Updates (PPP) – Progress, Problems, Plan.

Beyond work, frameworks also improve how I approach life and decision making in general, also saves me a lot of time.

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

Sometimes when I see petty traders, I do mental calculation of their entire goods and pity them.

A roadside corn seller that faces heat and smoke all day to sell only 100 pieces of corn at N300 each = N30,000. Turnover. Not profit.

I feel some pity.

Then I remember my own company's annual turnover is another person's gift.

I hold at least 100 meetings in a year, travel every other week, coordinate a team of 30, run calculations, promote the business every day online, strategize, sometimes sleepless nights, hire tax consultants, among others.

All the above stress to generate the revenue.

And someone else will casually give someone a gift that is worth that annual revenue.

I just think to myself, "Pity the woman, but someone else is pitying you too for doing all that just to generate an amount the person can dash someone in a day".

Life na level by level.

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

The company I worked in had 3 rounds of layoffs in my 10 years there.

Here are my observations in general

1. If your department is getting too big with many people being recruited, be careful. During layoff, your department’s hair may be the first to be shaved. There were only 2 of us in tax. About the only department not affected in all the three rounds. A number game.

2. If you are doing same work and your pay is continuously rising due to general annual payrises over time, egungun be careful. A young guy that will do that work for less your pay and grow may be favoured during layoff

3. If you are in Admin and other less technical roles, be careful. Especially if your pay is high

4. If you have had issue with a senior Oga before, be careful

5. If you have great interpersonal skills, it may save you. Grapevine had it that someone was in the layoff list until the eve of the layoff day was spared because of this soft skill. Name removed and they were posted to another department where their non-technical but human skill was considered a strength.

6. If you are multi-talented, it may save you. If you’re an accountant, for example, be the MC at your corporate event, volunteer for roles, participate in other activities. Don't likit yourself to accounting job.

7. Corporate institutional memory residing in you may also save you. You led an ERP change process? You led a major project? You’re the go-to for some fixes? But this may not be enough if a younger guy that worked with you is considered ripe enough.

8. Finally, plenty bootlicking . But not always enough. In fact, it may work against you if power changes hands and the camp you have been bootlicking are gradually eased out. I know someone stuck in one role because of this.

I first posted this last year.

[DAP @warriorh_king]

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[DAP @warriorh_king]

@jon_d_doe Agba I hope you are fine sir.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

Oh! This is so good!

📹 Frederick | Entrepreneurship

[DAP @warriorh_king]

@PeterzTee Keep resting in peace.

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

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