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Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on December 26th, 2007
As I write this, my dad, myself and my brother are in the second family living room, the only men in the senior Akinyemi family. What I find most amusing is that all three of us are completely oblivious of what the other is doing… except myself. We are all holding laptops in front of [...]
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Categorized as: Articles, Culture, Encouragement, Insights, Relationships, Success Principles | 15 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on March 9th, 2007
As you probably know by now, I’m an HR specialist. I have spent considerable time developing HR capabilities in myself, and in others. During my Human Resources Management Career, I have had the opportunity to be responsible for on-boarding new employees into different companies. These induction sessions are usually 2 days events where new hires [...]
Read: Do you have Core Values? »
Categorized as: Articles, Culture, Human Resources, Insights, Motivation, Values | 17 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on January 11th, 2007
Please read only if you are convinced that you want to truthfully answer the question above.
“It is impossible to teach a man what he thinks he already knows” - Epicelus
The world is transforming at an alarming rate, to stay relevant, people and organizations must be adaptable to change.
I vividly remember a course I was privileged [...]
Read: Are your eyes on the Future? »
Categorized as: Articles, Change, Culture, Life, Vision | 9 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on December 28th, 2006
Today, I found myself asking one of the questions that undermines my personal paradigm of ownership. I asked the question, “whose fault is this, or who is to blame?” While this is a question that helps to understand the root cause of a problem, it’s also the first step in the blame game. Thinking that [...]
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Categorized as: Career, Culture, Education, Events, Insights, Success Principles | 11 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on July 11th, 2006
“Free is a Mirage”-Adeolu Akinyemi
I don’t know where we got it from, but we love free things in this side of the world. We want gifts, we want unmerited favour, we want to get great Jobs, we want companies to sponsor our programs, we want people to show us affection, we want yearly promotions, we [...]
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Categorized as: Career, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Insights, Motivation, Opportunities, Success | 3 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on May 9th, 2006
It’s often said, that the river that forgets its source will soon run dry. Every tree has its root, every river has a source. It is a bastard that uses his left hand to indicate the direction to his fathers house. These sayings are some of the proverbs that reveal the culture of a people, [...]
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Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on March 28th, 2006
The Smell of a Place
Let’s start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of [...]
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