You Can Annihilate Hatred and Jealousy

You Can Annihilate Hatred and Jealousy

Naturally, when you see someone succeeding, something in you would react, and that reaction will trigger jealousy, and jealousy will lead to hatred and finally negative utterances like “I am not sure his money is clean,” “who does he think he is?,” “I am not sure he is still a genuine Christian,” etc. would proceed…

Smart CEOs Employ Those Who are Smarter Than Them

Smart CEOs Employ Those Who are Smarter Than Them

I think that one of the reasons we don’t have too many large corporations in Africa is because business owners hire people that they are smarter than. They hire people who depend on them to function. It simply means they are doing their job and that of their supposed employees. An expert will generate more…

You Can’t Travel Farther Than Your Mindset

You Can’t Travel Farther Than Your Mindset

Someone asked, “Mr. Ifeanyi A. C. Eze, good day. Kindly tell me one of the major reasons why some people are not making progress in life.” The answer is simple: their Mindset! While teaching on mindset somewhere, I stated the following: “Mindset is your idealogy. That idealogy can engender stagnation if it is negative. Seeing…

Great CEOs and Leaders are Bold and Audacious

Great CEOs and Leaders are Bold and Audacious

Many leaders do predictable things because they don’t have the courage to do new things. They are scared of the unknown, so they choose to fall in love with the known. But you can’t move from the backline to the frontline unless you are willing to take action and confront the fears that want to…

Your Organization Cannot Grow Beyond Your Capacity

Your Organization Cannot Grow Beyond Your Capacity

If you switch the positions of the CEO of MTN and that of the security man at the gate, their capacity will show within few weeks. The CEO will transform the security post, the security man may run down MTN. Why? The depth of your capacity will always determine the height of your organization (or…

Nobody Will Create Wealth for You, Not Even Government!

Nobody Will Create Wealth for You, Not Even Government!

Hey, relax! Follow me carefully. This treatise is not designed to exonerate government and leaders. Government and leaders can create condusive environment for citizens to thrive, but they cannot create wealth for you.  It is on record that some of our leaders across Africa are selfish and self-centered. Most of them are in politics for self-aggrandizement.  Africa is potentially the…

Your Business Needs Careful Analysis and Data to Thrive

Your Business Needs Careful Analysis and Data to Thrive

It was reported that Huawei spent about $22 billion on research and development (R&D) in 2020. Apple Inc. spent $18.75 billion on R&D in 2020. Equivalent to 7% of its net sales. The South Korean Conglomerate Samsung is the largest non-U.S. spender on R&D. Samsung spent ₩21,229.2 billion (equivalent $18.75 billion) in 2020, which constituted 9% of…

Special Report: How Idleness Gave Birth to Poverty

Special Report: How Idleness Gave Birth to Poverty

Reading the wonderful work of Max Weber on the Protestant Work Ethic many years ago changed my life. Rigid work ethic pay handsomely. We must reintroduce work ethic in our continent if we really want to move Africa forward. God will not do for you what He empowered you to do. Favor minus labour equals delusion. I don’t joke with prayer, and…