Episodes

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request In this episode, I talk to my friend, speaker, financial coach and author of Non-Secrets of the Financially Secure Nike Adetoye about finances in these crazy times and some simple steps you can take to get financially fit for the future. This episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabs Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request A while ago when I was toying with the idea of getting into writing, coaching and public speaking I remember once asking someone I look up to and admire for feedback. He was very direct and quite frankly speaking negative and this dented my confidence for quite a while. Now, he probably never intended for his feedback to have such an impact on me and I don't tell this story to denigrate him. Rather, I tell this story to shine a light on how...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request I had a project manager I worked with once. He had his strengths but one I particularly appreciated was his ability to have tough conversations with leadership teams and still come out smelling like roses if you catch my drift. I asked him how he did it and he said, Femi the mistake a lot of people make is they get too caught up in the emotion. If people have to make a decision make it a fact-based discussion. In other words, offer them the...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request For a lot of us, life could very well become broken down into 2 parts. Life before COVID 19 and life after COVID 19. What you did before and what you did after and how you transitioned. Watch out that you don't miss out on opportunities that can become either your lifeboats in these crazy times or the gateway into the next phase of your life in your business and career. I probably should take this time to tell a story about something that ha...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request I had a couple of conversations with a couple of friends this week. The first friend tells me; he has had two interviews A couple of days I have been speaking to lots of people and we got to speaking about the Coronavirus and its impact and I have had two completely different conversations. On the one hand, one person says..projects are about to be closed down and everybody is nervous about what happens next. The other person says he has had 4 int...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request COVID 19 has now changed the way some of us work now for a couple of weeks. While the shock hasn't worn off and the loss of life will never stop being a shock for us. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are suffering. The sad reality is that businesses will now start to focusing on how to continue to do what they were created for - exist to create wealth. They create wealth through their employees and suppliers and that is where you come i...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Your ability to react to the dramas of life. Fears, the ups, the downs, the scary news on TV is all dependent on perspective. Manage your perspective, you manage your emotions and you manage to have a healthy well balanced life. As I look back over my life realise that for better or worse, I dont get too hung up with wins and losses. Now I use the word for better or worse because it can be a weakness and strength. A weakness because ...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay and forge such an impression on our hearts and soul such that we are changed forever. When you are in a relationship you are either in a positive spiral or a negative spiral. That means you are either in a positive place or negative place. Your ability to check yourself, review the relationship and understand where its going wrong or well makes all difference. A healthy relationsh...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Nobody likes working with horrible bosses or colleagues. Find out why sometime, a horrible boss or colleague might be just what you need to push you to the next level Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Building a winning relationship is the key to success in business or at work. In this session I share 3 simple real life questions to ask that cab transform a relationship Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request In this episode I share one simple way to become one of the most valuable players in your organisation. Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Learn what steps can we take to improve our chances of collaborating successfully. Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request How do you know if your job is at risk? How can you tell if you need to start looking for a new job? In this episode I share the formula for determining if it’s time to pack your bags or how to make them want you more. Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Becoming the best you can be requires clarity and an ability to do what is required. Simply speaking, it’s business not personal. Find out more and how. Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request To be successful we need to have the right definition. In this episode I share some basics for ensuring you have the right ideas of success Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request How do you start a new job, hustle, business or existing project or work from someone and make it a success so well they are singing our praises? Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request In this podcast I share some great reasons why it has to be you that makes all the difference. Don’t be an extra in your own life movie Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request In this short episode we talk about how to discover your greatest gift to yourself - your gift or what some call your talent. It’s remarkably easy and easy to do. Enjoy! Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request The ability to look in the mirror and self reflect is the key to transforming your approach to next year. I explain a simple technique for reflecting and having a clear focus for 2020 which will help you have a success year Support the show

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Q - How is education important? My mother lived a life of purpose to help impoverished women through micro-financingConfidence that if you apply yourself you will succeedQ- You create an environment it was okay to fail Yes - as long as you learn from it.Most things worth doing are hard - if it was it would have been doneI tell my daughters adults dont know what they are doing - its amazing anything works but when we work as a team we cover e...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Today I would like to follow up on the previous epsiode where we started talking about expectations. Now remember! Expectations is about letting people know what you intend to give them and agreeing in advance. This allows both sides to know what they are getting. This week I'm going to be talking about 'Making your pay match your expectations'. I can just see it. A lot of you nodding your head to say I know what you mean. Tell me more. So ...

Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request Many years ago I got a job as a Analyst in a some tech company. Looking back I still dont know how it happened but short of the story I was a bit too click happy with my mouse and just applied for all jobs with the word Analyst in the title. So imagine my surprise when I got called back for a role as a Strategy Analyst which for those who know is a lot to do with spreadsheets and calculations. Now I must have done pretty well cos I got offered the...