In an article published today 31st August 2018 in Business Day Newspaper and which he captioned ‘Partnering for growth in Africa’, Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG made a case for the huge abundant...
Archive - August 2018
Manufacturing key to economic growth, says Dangote
The Executive Director of the Dangote Group, Halima Aliko-Dangote, has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast...
Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help – Dan Cable
According to a Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School, Dan Cable, every leader has, at some point, dealt with a person — or, worse, a group of people — who has lost motivation. It’s frustrating...
8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?”
We’ve all been in the awkward situation of meeting someone new and having to build rapport quickly — at networking events, industry conferences, charity events, dinner parties, and other social-professional situations...
100,000 Jobs to be created in Nigeria through a £70m Programme, says the UK.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, The UK Government has through its Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin announced a new £70million programme to create 100,000 jobs in Nigeria. Baldwin was...
3 Simple Ways for Women to Rethink Office Politics and Wield More Influence at Work.
After surveying 134 senior executives in large organizations and conducting follow-up interviews with 44 of them, Kathryn Heath, a principal of Flynn Heath Holt Leadership and her consulting partners found out that men...
WAYS TO SPREAD YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
Diverse networks can foster new ways of thinking by connecting you to people whose viewpoints, insights, resources, and lived experiences differ from your own, so says Amy Nauiokas who is the Founder and President of...
FIVE BASIC MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT NETWORKING
Herminia Ibarra, a Professor of Organizational behavior and the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning at Insead says that a good network keeps you informed. Teaches you new things. Makes you more...
NIGERIA’S PAYSTACK SET TO TAKE OVER AFRICA, WITH THE LATEST $8MILLION FUNDING
Nigeria’s Paystack Set To Take Over Africa, With The Latest $8million Funding By Agu David (CEO, The Entrepreneur Africa) So, have you heard about the latest funding raised by Nigeria’s fintech startup...
Boss Lady Conference 2018 Described As The Biggest Women Event In Nigeria (Photos)
The Boss lady Conference, 2018, convened by The Entrepreneur Africa on August 18, 2018, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, recorded huge success, and has been praised widely as the best all-female business event of the year...