Today offers you and I a brand new opportunity for a fresh new beginning. It’s a brand new day, a New week, a New month, a New quarter, a New half year. Everything is NEW! “To discover new lands, we must first be secured to lose sight of existing shores” So, take a fresh breath, go out and win. Set a fresh performance contract for yourself. Set new rules, new records. Be deliberate about your execution and you will do excellently well. 
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Earlier this year, I had the privilege of speaking to a global audience of entrepreneurs, business leaders, research fellows at a summit on business development and entrepreneurship. I recently got invite to speak at next year’s conference in San Francisco on same topic of positioning for growth. My findings from this year summit:
- The dynamics of entrepreneurship are the same globally.
- The friction points are always there across various industries and nations. Opportunities abound globally. Search for it.
- You must continuously be well positioned.
- If you stay hungry, you will soon reap the rewards. So, to you all out there – professionals, business leaders, entrepreneurs, my little advise, stay in your lane. Your rewards is just around the bend. Don’t give up!
Go Find Your Passion!!!
When you find passion in what you do, you not only do it with ease, you also get good results. Importantly, you make impact and deliver value across board. Finally, you find joy and fulfilment. Clients and friends have often asked me how I switch from talking Strategy and Growth, to HR & People and Sales & Performance. I have thought about it too several times. Eureka, I found the answer – PASSION! Sales & Performance is the oxygen for survival in any business endeavor. Oxygen is nothing if there’s no conversion of that chemical by respiration for usage. People bring about this respiration process. Strategy is the link or go between for an effective and functional body system. My PASSION comes from the combination of these elements to various Core Business Areas, daily finding opportunities for execution with excellence to deliver value for business through highly motivated individuals and Teams. That is my PASSION! What is yours?
There is a time for everything!
In a week or more, my banana fruits below will be ready for harvest. I’ve continually nurtured the plant for some years going. There’s the season to plant, water, weed, and time to prune. If you stay through it all, harvest will surely come. Dear professional and entrepreneur,don’t abandon your dreams halfway. Where you are now took a lot of time and effort. Stay at it. Keep forging forward. As you take a few moment to reflect, always remember that “Nothing Ventures, Nothing Wins” So, learn something new to improve, unlearn something that’s been a hindrance and keep relearning those things that brought you success and smile in the past and apply. Remember, Harvest is on the way!
In the wake of recent events in the business environment, I asked a client if they have a sexual harassment policy in place.
“No, we are a small organisation and things like that should not bother at the moment.” the response.
I reminded the client that we operate in a VUCA world. The entire ecosystem is dotted by various risks and vulnerabilities that has no respect for size, place and kind of business.
Regulatory, Human Capital, Political, Cyberspace risks are a few of such exposures businesses face. If not properly mitigated, such have potential to expose and even stretch your business to its very wits and foundation.
When last did your organisation perform a Risk Assessment on Human Capital? Do you have a business continuity plan? Have you recently implemented a Risk response drill? Do you maintain an updated risk register and control framework?
If any of these agitate you or is an area to worry about, we carry out comprehensive Risk Assessment and Audit, to help you cover your backside in business, whilst you continue to focus on Deals, Flows and Core Operations
Every manager of resource understands that to earn dividends in the future,you must set aside something now in form of investments. To continually remain relevant and compete favorably in the marketplace, you must periodically engage in capability development and knowledge sharing. In August 2019, based on requests from interested participants in the North + East Regions of Nigeria, the Sales Masterclass Program will be running in Abuja and Enugu respectively. Join top notch industry professionals and subject matter experts who will be facilitating these sessions. Opportunities also for networking and post training mentoring and coaching by industry leaders. “If you’re not learning, while earning, you’re cheating yourself of the Most important part of your compensation” Invest today, earn dividends tomorrow. Details: emeraldzonemail@gmail.com Kindly share with a friend within those regions.
The skills set for the workplace and Marketplace is fast changing. Today, you need more of Relational, Analytical, Learning, Problem solving skills to get ahead. One of the quickest and best-known method to learn these skills, since they are often not taught in classroom, is via Mentoring and action learning. Today, I had that rare privilege to spend time with a Mentor for a one hour session. Wow! It was like a whole day learning experience. Thank you tim akano for the loaded engagement. Some Nuggets: +Be available always to solve problems. +Dig a Well before you ever get thirsty. +Keep your Relationships sacred. +You need freedom, not only money to forge. +Gratitude is the Lifeline of Champions. +Give. Give. Give. +Stay hungry for knowledge….. so much more My closing words: “If you want to go farther and faster, ride on the shoulder of a good Mentor” Thank you Tim akano, and various others mentors I’ve met outside & on this platform… Lere Baale Ndubuisi Ekekwe Kasanoff.com Salehu Racheal Ayobiyi S…. so many more. Keep leading the way.
Hello folks,
OBSTACLES AND DISTRACTIONS.
So how did your week pan out? I hope you got a good dose of some of the obstacles listed below on your path. Anyone of it you can relate with? If you did not get any, chances are you are not playing hard enough. It could also be that you are not digging deep enough. Probably, you are not expanding your horizons. You are playing it safe in your comfort zone. So, as you catch some air over the weekend, remember to keep your eyes on the goal. Those obstacles you see along the way are stepping stones to the destination. Keep surmounting them one after the other. Onwards! hashtaggrowth hashtagcomfortzone hashtaggodomore2019 hashtagfailureisgood.
Are you thinking of what your teenagers would do this holiday season so that they don’t just stay idle throughout the one month plus of vacation? CODE ZONE to the rescue; let this summer period be ‘A Holiday to Code’ so that it becomes a holiday to remember.
Summer coding for teenagers
CODE ZONE for Teens is an effort to provide an opportunity for teenagers to be properly prepared for the digital future through early introduction to Coding. It is an initiative to encourage our young minds to optimize this summer holiday by learning how to build a Website or APP of their choice.
CODE ZONE for Teens is a 3 weeks Coding Programme designed for Tweens & Teens i.e from ages 12 – 17years. Participants will learn the following programming languages HTML, CSS, Javascript and will deliver projects at the end of the period. They will also be introduced to opportunities available for young programmers by exposing them to international competitions.
Training Details
Participants can sign up here for either the first or second batch ensuring the period selected will be dedicated to this learning.
Batch A: July 29 – August 16, 2019
Batch B: August 19 – September 6, 2019
Venue: Ikeja, Lagos
Time: 10am to 3pm Mon – Fri
Cost: N 20,000.00 per participant
Eligibility: 12 – 17years
Contact Limited seats available so contact us now on info@emeraldzone.com.ng or call 08034551176, 08038095408 on how to register.
Nothing helps an organisation stay focused and achieve set objectives and goals, as clarity of vision across the entire institution and even beyond, to include customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. And so it was again today with one of our valued clients as we got together for about 8 straight hours, reviewing H1 2019 and positioning for even a more successful H2. In addition, focus was also on how to execute more effectively and brilliantly to surpass the set goals. It is looking very Green.
Vision emeraldzone
Kudos team hashtag#Repton. You’re on the path of Diamonds! Let’s keep our gaze on the prize. Boy. Am I tired after the intense session. Yes! How do I feel? Terrifically excited and awesome. Let’s go together strongly to the finishing line in style. Let’s surprise ourselves. Yes we can! We support and position organizations and entrepreneurs to understand their Why and compete favourably in the marketplace. hashtag#positioning hashtag#capability hashtag#competitiveadvantage hashtag#growth hashtag#improvement hashtag#GODoMore2019.