I’m Lana Ogunjobi, I live in Abuja and work in German Development Cooperation (GIZ) as a Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication Advisor. I’ve been a working mom for 2 years. I have 1 child, Asher, aged 2 years old. I went to Bournemouth University for school and I met my husband during my Master’s degree in…
It’s exactly 8.30pm and you just got home after a long day at work. The traffic was ridiculous today; a 45 minute drive took you 3 and a half hours and you’re so exhausted you could cry now. You are literally fighting back tears – some days have you like this no matter how strong…
I don’t remember how and when we became friends but that’s social media for you, isn’t it? Kachi and I have exchanged DMs and messages for a few years now. And thanks to our blogs and social media, I feel like I’ve known her all my life, even though we didn’t formally “meet” till last…
2. Inappropriate Email Addresses: When the internet arrived and getting emails were a novelty, a lot of people had rather interesting email addresses. Such addresses as ‘gorgeousbaby87@hotmail.com’ were rife. It is important to provide recruiters, potential employers and other professional acquaintances with a simple, standard email address at which they can reach you.
Fix It – Create a different email address for professional purposes. Your first and last names separated by a dot, underscore or hyphen for example, work very well.
These 6 definitive actions will actually make a difference in your work performance because they’re directly linked to a performance outcome.
In 2016, someone asked me why I thought women-only circles were a good idea. I don’t remember my exact words but I think I said the usual things about women supporting women, and going fast alone but going farther together. I had no idea how true those words would turn out to be. In the…
“You snooze, you lose.” My favourite analogy when it comes to staying abreast of developments in industry is Nokia. Remember those guys? Remember how they dominated the cellphone market? You know what, forget Nokia. What about Blackberry? Remember how Blackberries ruled the world and it seemed like no one would ever topple their reign? And…
It happens. One day, you look at your schedule and you realise that you have to be away from your child for a day, two days, a week. You have a business trip to a different country or an interview in a different state. Maybe your MBA class has a field trip planned. Or it’s…
I’ve struggled with writing this post because, on one hand, I don’t feel like I’ve “snapped back.” Yes, I’m back in UK size 6/8 clothing. And I can comfortable tuck in my shirts without worrying about a paunch. But I’m still 2.5kg above my target weight of 53 kg and my muscles jiggle in the…
Why do some people do better at work than others? How do top performers do less, work better and achieve more? According to Morten T. Hansen, they do it through a profound understanding of “what a person should work on (job design); how the person should improve over time (learning); why a person should exert…
