Inspiration For Peak Performance

Remember that words and genies have something in common. Once they're out there, it's almost impossible to coax them back inside the proverbial bottle. Here are seven phrases to avoid until you've proven yourself on at least one assignment. 1. "Sorry I'm late." Don’t let anything whatsoever keep you from your resumption Time. There is no grace period. If you live in an area where it's impossible to ever get anywhere on time, set your clock to arrive a half-hour early and stand outside the building until 10 minutes before check-in if need be. Don't hang out with the fashionably late crowd at work. They soon may be fashionably unemployed. Make it your mission to be on time, with your mobile device turned off. (Switching it to "vibrate" will only make you sound like a human bug zapper.) It would be especially considerate if you didn't arrive carrying a smelly geisha-fish sandwich either. 2. "Wow, the receptionist is ...

Next to Courage, honesty is the most precious virtue. Your honesty might be the most memorable part of any successful job interview and what wins you the job. Even if it doesn’t, an employer is likely to remember you. Because of your candour, you’ll be the first to hear about another similar opening. Honesty gives you an instant name and organisational visibility. In an interview, honesty can be charming and memorable, and your job is to make an impression – even if you don’t get the job. (The guy who remembers you is going to call about a job you do fit), so don’t bluff… To discover the truth, many employers ask the same question in different ways. Much like a trial lawyer who questions a witness; be prepared to tell about a spotty work record, five relocations in three years, and a patchy education. Most job-search problems are attitudinal; we believe our work record is spotty, when in fact, it’s in the nature of our work; our relocations might be necessary to our jobs...

1. APPROACH THE SITUATION WITH POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS Have you ever approached someone with a proposal while inside you were thinking; "this is a waste of time, they'll never approve this"? If you don't believe your suggestion stands a chance, how can they...? 2. ANTICIPATE AND VOICE THEIR OBJECTIONS Determine why they might turn you down, and then state their arguments first. If you dont preface your points with their objections, they wont even be listening to you; they will be waiting for their turn to talk so they can tell you why your recommendation wont work. 3. NUMBER AND DOCUMENT EACH POINT The easiest and quickest way to lend legitimacy to points is to number them. Enumerating evidence makes material sound like facts rather than opinion so it carries more weight. 4. MEET THEIR NEEDS AND SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. People wont do things for your reasons; you will do them for their own,,,  Ask yourself what's most important to the person you ar...

A gift is anything we have that we did not work for. People with a high intelligence will probably fare better than those born with low intelligence. People who were raised in good families have a gift. Not everyone was raised with love, security, positive feedback and values… The “work ethic” is also a gift. Some parents taught it to their kids and some parents did not… The bottom line is to understand that what we have and who we are has a lot to do with factors we received in a package deal when we came into the world. If that realization doesn't make you thankful, nothing will… Clearly some people are short of gifts and some have gifts and do not use them well. For both groups their security and quality of life runs a deficit… But what of the rest whose gifts (and usually some effort) have yielded a surplus? It is easy to find people who have surpluses…most of us do. And most of us squander huge amounts of surplus money or time on personal gratification a...

"We saw His Star and we have come to pay him homage" (Matthew 2:2). These are the words of the three wise men to the inhabitants of Jerusalem upon their arrival in the Holy City. They inquired about "the new-born King of the Jews". These are the very words that we recite at the Feast of the Epiphany: the manifestation of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Saviour to the people who have lived in the darkness of paganism. The wise men, representatives of the pagan people, remind us of our own search for God. they perceived His presence in the wonders of creation. To find the truth, which they had only glimpsed through nature and study, they under-took a journey full of unanswered questions and great risks. Their search ended in a discovery and in an act of deep humble adoration before the infant Jesus and His mother. They offered Him their precious treasures and received in return the priceless gift of Christian faith and joy. May the wise men be...

Empowerment is a management practice that involves assigning responsibilities, authority and decision-making power to employees and holding them accountable for results. It involves giving out information, rewards and power to employees in a bid to help them take the necessary initiative and make decisions to solve business problems and improve service, performance and ultimately the bottom line of the organization- profit or wealth. Servant leadership is at the heart of empowered workforce in any organization as the leader in serving employees vests in them the necessary skills, competence, resources, authority, opportunity and motivation required to accomplish organizational goals to the satisfaction of all. He helps employees identify their own unique aptitudes and abilities and thereafter train them to enhance these abilities and develop their aptitudes. Many organizations are going from visible success to real failure in a twinkle because the management principles, prac...

I am convinced that this is a season of progress because the best way to predict the future is to have the power to shape it. History is on our side and it’s another opportunity to seize the moment as we change our attitude towards the past since it is obvious we cannot change it. Why must we wait for every four years only to concentrate on quarrels about who becomes our president at elections rather than agree on where we should be headed? I have followed a lot of discussions in the social media space about who becomes Nigeria’s President in February 2015. Expectedly, these conversations have often led to fights, quarrels and war of words. So many campaigns on the pages of newspapers are merely attempts to attack the personalities of political actors who are seeking the driver’s seat at the next elections in the hope that this tactics will dissuade the unsuspecting public from voting for such individuals. There has been a general famine of clear messages about their pla...