7 WAYS TO BE SEEN AS A LEADER IN THE NEXT 30 SECONDS

Nicole Brown, edited by Solomon Ojeagbase

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Connecting with others, making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure the impact lasts are at the heart of leadership.

But the problem is that leaders tend not to have a lot of free time on their hands. So how can you engage in meaningful and memorable leadership with zero hours in the day to spare?

That’s where the 30-second challenge comes in. According to The Muse, it turns out there’s a lot you can do with a tiny sliver of time.

Billionaire Jack Ma teaches you how to be successful in life and business

Billionaire Jack Ma, the founder and ex-CEO of Alibaba Group, as well as one of the most successful Chinese Internet entrepreneurs, shares his wealth of experiences.

Jack Ma: The mistake I regretted the most

In 2001, I made a mistake. I told 18 of my fellow comrades whom embarked on the entrepreneurship journey with me that the highest positions they could go was a managerial role. To fill all our Vice President and Senior Executive positions, we would have to hire from external parties.

Years later, those I hired were gone, but those whom I doubted their abilities became Vice Presidents or Directors.

I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!

Nigeria: Nigeria's entertainment and media revenues will reach an estimated US$8.5bn in 2018 - PwC Report

Increased Internet access expected to generate more consumer spend across the African continent over the next five years: PwC report

 Nigeria's entertainment and media revenues will reach an estimated US$8.5bn in 2018. One of the fastest growth rates in the world

The Internet will be the key driver for Nigeria, where the number of mobile Internet subscribers is forecast to surge from 7.7 million in 2013 to 50.4 million in 2018

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, September 18, 2014/ -- Increased Internet access will generate  ore consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC today (http://www.pwc.com).

Nigerian millionaires will climb by 47 per cent in the next four years, this is according to a report by New World Wealth.

The number of Nigerians with investable assets of at least 1 million US dollars will jump 23 thousand by 2017.

The report that was released earlier this week also said that the growth in high net worth individuals is linked to the country’s GDP, the local equity market and the local real estate amongst other factors.

“We look at a number of factors, we look at trends in the market, the historical growth factors, we look at GDP growth going forward, the forecast on that and we try make estimates on how we think the property market and the real estate market is going to perform,” Andrew Amoils, Analyst at New World Wealth told CNBC Africa.

IMAGINE THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE

Dear Solomon,

Your imagination is a wonderful gift that God’s given you!

With it, you can envision opportunities and new beginnings long before they become a reality in your life. When you apply your faith this way, your imagination isn’t about “day dreams” — it’s a tool that helps you deepen your relationship with God.

And when you pursue God and worship Him through your imagination, you plant seeds of hope for the dreams you carry in your heart. Each time you throw aside doubts, or fears about getting your hopes up, you set into motion an awesome, supernatural process.

I know how difficult this can be. It’s risky to imagine God doing the incredible or the impossible. If we never dream, we don’t have to worry about being disappointed.

A Better Way To Grow

Now that most major developed countries appear to be returning to a period of growth, the question on the minds of CEOs has shifted from cost reduction and containment to how best to grow. The trouble is that most companies do not have an effective growth strategy. They lack the structure, political capital and resources to be successful.

Growth involves an element of risk taking and adventure that is often at odds with running a successful business. To be successful at growth, companies need to adopt a different paradigm. Instead of looking at ideas for growth on an individual investment go/no-go basis there should be a target of “We will grow X per day by a certain date”. Not only does this credible commitment to growth boost the company’s share price, it provides a target to achieve.

This new paradigm requires that companies get serious about growth and actively manage a programme to achieve the growth they desire. A growth strategy is a practically grounded investment programme and not necessarily a singular idea for examination.

Small Business Success Secrets of Aliko Dangote

What are the business success secrets of Aliko Dangote? How did Aliko Dangote become a billionaire and the richest black man in the world? Well, i advice you read on to find the answers you seek.

Culling from a popular quote that says “if you want to be rich and successful, observe what the rich are doing and do the same.” I don’t know how effective this strategy can be but I feel there is an atom of truth in that statement.

Today, I will be sharing with you some small business success secrets from one of my mentors; Aliko Dangote. This mentor of mine is extremely rich and has been ranked as the richest black man in the world by Forbes Magazine.

NFL Hall-of-Famer, Philanthropist, and Self-Taught Financial Wizard - How He Did It

By Amy Lamare


For fourteen seasons, Sunday after Sunday (and sometimes on Monday), down after down, play after play, this NFL Hall of Fame linebacker solidified a legendary career on the gridiron.  He is famous for never missing a single game during his professional football career which was spent playing for just one team; the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Derrick Brooks is considered one of the modern greats of the game and in 2014, he was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in his very first year of eligibility. But the football field isn't the only place where Derrick has proven himself to be a champion. Throughout his career, Derrick devoted his free time to learning everything he could about wealth management and personal finance. He actually hired a business manager BEFORE hiring an agent. This dedication to personal finance is especially impressive considering the fact that when Derrick was in college, he didn't know how to deposit a check. He actually had never even heard of a checking account. Because of this experience early in life, today Derrick dedicates most of his time to helping to improve the lives and opportunities of poor kids all over Tampa.

How we made it in Africa

51 countries, 60 direct reports, 4,000 employees: Meet the MD leading it all

 51 countries, 60 direct reports, 60,000 customers, 4,000 employees, 14

aircraft, 2 young children and 2 dogs! Charles Brewer is the MD who loves leading all of that

 CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, August 13, 2014/ -- DHL Express, who has been in

sub-Saharan Africa for more than 36 years, is the 'Most International

Company in the World' and has a significant operation in Africa, moving

thousands of shipments every day.

 At the helm of this business is Managing Director Charles Brewer, who has

been with DHL for more than 30 years, has worked in all regions of the world

and found himself in Africa for the first time three years ago.

BEFORE YOU START A BUSINESS

Planning For Great Success.By Eburuche O C Banito

It had become a widespread reality that you do not have to have a degree or an MBA in business administration or management before you could successfully run a business; be it the small, medium or large scale.  Though, the principles of business success are rooted in books but they reality and practical applications of these principles are beyond the pages. So, do not be deceived. The reality is that you could even have a PhD in Business Management yet end up a branded failure. Let’s look at it this way, how many successful businesses are managed by business degree, MBA or PhD holders? Just think about it.

10 Ways in Which Digital Marketing will improve your business in Nigeria

1. Level playing field with bigger Competitors

2. Reduced cost

3. Simple to measure

4. Real time results

5. Refinement of your strategy

6. Brand Development

7. Far greater exposure

8. Viral

9. Not Intrusive

10. Greater engagement

7 Management Traits That Will Make All Your Employees Stay

A few days ago, I published an article titled, "7 Management Traits That Will Make All Your Employees Quit." Now it is time to look at the other side of the coin. The previous column sparked a tremendous conversation surrounding leadership. Several commentators made the point that they don't think bad leaders are capable of change. I'm not so sure about that. I think people can evolve professionally and as a leader, just like they do elsewhere in life. Consider this quote from, Vince Lombardi, the legendary football coach of the Green Bay Packers, "leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." I believe that with some effort put forth everyone can improve their leadership skills. That said, here are some managerial traits that good leaders exhibit that I think will encourage employees to stick around for the long haul. 

Be Supportive

A good manager gives his/her employees the tools they need to be successful. A bad manager assigns tasks with little or no direction, and then becomes upset when the employee doesn't meet the expectation. Remember the Seinfeld episode where George doesn't hear his boss' instructions, but he is too afraid of what his boss might do if he asks for clarification? He spends the whole week pretending to know what to do. Two words come to mind here, lost productivity. Be approachable so your employees feel they can ask questions.

How to Become a Millionaire

By Jeff Schneider

You’ve wondered what the person sitting at the desk next to you is making. How they afforded that all-inclusive trip to the Bahamas and still afforded a new car. 

But did that person sitting next to you just inherit some money? Are they bleeding through an old trust account? Or maybe just burning through savings? Or worse, one of those horror stories you hear about racking up $60,000 of debt on credit cards. 

Perhaps your boss is giving them all those raises you’ve been missing out on the past few years. 

You can’t ask… 

Money is a taboo subject. 

It’s personal and you’d be better off ignoring those neighbors. 

Instead, we are influenced by these neighbors and it has left many people broke just a few years before retirement. 

A recent study of Americans between the ages of 50-64, showed that about 51% didn’t even have a retirement account. And those that did have an account, the average balance in all of their retirement accounts was $46,032. 

The power of RE: Mastering the power of "RE" at work and in our personal lives.

Over the holidays, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about a tiny word with giant implications. The word is “RE”. Strictly speaking it isn’t really a word at all, but a prefix derived from latin and meaning "back to the original place; again, anew, once more.”

I have been thinking about “RE” because it has come to play such an important role in our lives. Modern society, and popular culture in particular, has become obsessed with a quest to re-invent our world. This has resulted in the disruption and restructuring of entire industries - from publishing and entertainment to financial services, travel, and education. Blue Chip corporations and Silicon Valley start-ups alike are obsessed with re-imagining every aspect of our lives. But this pre-occupation with “RE” is not limited to business and technology. Look a little deeper, and you will find evidence of “RE” in almost every