The Trump presidency, because of its bombastic nature, brought out the worst in a lot of us, and as in physics, actions produce equal and opposite reactions.
Business leaders must learn much faster
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In these uncertain times, they must step out of their mental, social and business silos, and shape a learning agenda for themselves
Businesses were already in a world of ‘volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity’ a VUCA world before Covid-19. With Covid, business has become even more uncertain.
Great leaders see through the fog; they see the big picture, they show people the way. With hyper-VUCA, businesses are being impacted by changes outside their industries, and also by socio-political upheavals. Therefore, ‘domain knowledge’ has diminishing value for business leaders now. They must ‘unfocus’, to look beyond the walls of their industry and outside the world of business too.
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum. Photo: TWITTER/GOVBORNO
I would like to overlook the gloom in the land of my birth today so that I can revisit an emerging significant story again about Borno State where the governor continues to inspire his people with good deeds nurtured by good thinking. I have devoted several topics to Zulum and his politics here. Don’t get it twisted, Zulum isn’t an impresario or an attention seeker. As I was saying, I have never met or spoken with him or his agents or aides. Only the works and services of the significant scholar in Borno State government house have impressed me. Don’t begin to think that his bribes have made a way for him regularly here. Even in classical and modern public relations management, let your works and products make a way for you. And now to the brass tacks: You must have heard that two professors and one doctorate degree holder, among other very educated citizens have just been elected local government council chairperso
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