Emotional intelligence is the innate ability to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, identify, learn from, manage, understand and explain emotions (S. Hein 2007).

Here is a hypothesis: Most Nigerians are not emotionally intelligent. My conclusion is based on what I have observed of the character of Nigerian politicians in debates and other Nigerians in argumentative situations.

For example, take a look at how Nigerians manage and communicate their ...

Corruption is essentially a product of greed and selfishness. An average corrupt person has some psychological disorder. Their selfishness blinds them to the suffering that their behaviour inflicts on others. Their greed is endless, the more wealth they amass the greedier they become.

Corruption is evil; there is no doubt about that! It was Solomon who observed that:
"A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver, neither any lover of wealth with income." (Ecclesiastes ...

You run a business in this hard time with recession expected to last longer than anyone can predict and you wonder how it will all end. Let me help you.

Some businesses will floorish in spite of the current depressing economic downturn because they proactively develop their activities by constantly being ready to provide services that suit the needs of the business environment.

The challenges facing your business today can be summarise as follows:

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Some people think it is a matter of life or death if they don't win in all their ventures. This group of people find it difficult to embark on anything unless they are certain to win.

Fear of losing shouldn't discourage you. It is the fear of failure that discourages the weak whereas the strong are motivated by it.

There could be joy in losing. The joy comes from knowing that you've truly done all that was humanly possible, therefore you're proud of your effort and ...

A good manager needs to understand their core business. They need the skills to drive improvement through incredibly complex organisations. And they need to know how to manage change.

Managers must be equipped with the tools to gauge performance, benchmarking, setting SMART targets and defining outcomes. They must of course be technically competent, with sound financial understanding.

But a good strategy is nothing without execution and so attention to detail, and being ...