
Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety
Category: Influence
September 17, 2013
Status Anxiety Modern philosophy and popular culture often tell us that success is available to everyone. We are encouraged to…

Back to School!
Category: Influence
October 23, 2011
Back to School Our car turned into a narrow lane in Yaba, one of Lagos’s busiest neighbourhoods. We were on…

Oga! You are welcome!
Category: Influence
October 22, 2011
Oga! You Are Welcome! The frail man standing before me extended his hand and spoke in a surprisingly heavy voice.…

Defining Leadership
Category: Influence
August 22, 2010
Defining Leadership Leadership has remained one of management’s most discussed subjects. For generations, thinkers and business schools have tried to…

Client Relations
Category: Influence
July 16, 2010
Client Relations A great deal has been written about successful salespeople, celebrated consultants and their supposedly extraordinary client relationships. Business…

Professional Leadership
Category: Influence
July 3, 2010
Professional Leadership Professional service firms have a rather unusual leadership problem. They employ intelligent, independent and highly qualified people—and then…






