Project Management
NNPC/IHRDC Foundation Skills Training program (FSTP)
IHRDC, a worldwide leader in oil and gas training, invited me to deliver project management training at the just concluded IHRDC/ NNPC Foundational Skills Training Program (FSTP) for new employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Read MoreStrategic Personal Development Trumps Experience
Last week I explained why experience alone is not enough. I mentioned that strategic personal development is necessary if we intend to reach our potentials. Today I discuss strategic personal development in detail.
Read MoreSTRATEGIC PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR
Strategic Personal Development will take you where EXPERIENCE ALONE CANNOT!
This webinar will present tried and true principles that will help you jump start your personal development.
EXPERIENCE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
In this third piece on What I Have Learnt In 30 Years of Paid Employment I intend to discuss why experience alone is not enough. I will emphasise that, beyond on-the-job experience, we need strategic personal development to ensure a better future for ourselves both professionally and otherwise. Similarly, Strive Masiyiwa, the Zimbabwean billionaire, founder …
Read MoreHOW I COPE WITH COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Many complain of boredom and frustration with the lockdown due to COVID-19. The inability to move around and meet with friends and loved ones is almost unbearable for many. Others have lost their means of livelihood. Consequently, many have developed coping mechanisms to enable them deal with the situation. I also want to share how…
Read MoreWHAT I HAVE LEARNT IN 30 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT – PART 1
Networking Works After 30 years of paid employment and more than 40 years of leadership, I have come to the conclusion that networking and relationship building is critical to career progress and business success. Within those 30 years, I have changed jobs ten (10) times. Seven (7) of them came through my network of friends,…
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Special Announcement
Today is a very special day as I happily disengaged from my employer – Qatar Petroleum, after almost 10 years of service. My sojourn in Qatar Petroleum, a National Oil Company (NOC) was a fitting icing to my professional cake. I started with a Management and Engineering Consultant, then International Oil and Gas Engineering Consultant,…
Read MoreCRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR PART 1
Some projects fail even before they can start because the seeds of success had not been sown right from inception. Starting today, I begin to discuss the factors that must be present for a project to succeed and achieve its objectives. These are the critical success factors. Critical success factors are elements that are necessary…
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