“Mum guess what we learnt in career day in school today,” asked eight-year-old Amaka. There had been a career fair at her school, and she could not wait to share all the details with her mother. “Well, why don’t you tell me” her mother replied. There had been a...

The best business mentors are within your reach. See how to find them. Find these qualities in your business mentors, and the sky is your starting point. "Associating with Mrs Goodwill is my biggest mistake," Felicia told her friend Margaret. She started her POS and...

Claude Levi-Strauss once said “The wise man doesn’t give the right answers, he poses the right questions.” The best way to acquire knowledge is to ask. As with other uncharted territories, there are common questions asked on the issue of mentoring. Here are some of...

ohn and Usman work in the same architectural firm, with John being the senior staff. They were very close as colleagues, so it was natural when the relationship grew into mentorship. Yet, one month into the relationship, things were not working; this caused a strain...

The parable of Talents Can you remember any time in your life when you were not held accountable for your actions? Accountability is part and parcel of living. You would find that no matter how highly or lowly you are, you are responsible for your actions, and are...

Why do you need to eat? To satisfy hunger, why do you need to wear clothes? To cover your nakedness, why do you need a car? To transport yourself from one point to the other, why do you go to school? To acquire education. The list could go on and on, for everything...