The following words were extracted from articles written by Adedayo Adetoye prior to 2008:
''To a lot of people, TRUTH is relative and should be mangled. But time would always prove that TRUTH is absolute and is worth living and dying for.''
''Complacency is a rude enemy of POSITIVE CHANGE. Cheap surrender to the status quo of today would rob you of the victories of tomorrow. You need to always position yourself to harness the benefits of CHANGE.''
''In a complex business environment like ours, it is becoming more and more challenging to set up and run a business profitably. Unfortunately, a lot of promising entrepreneurs throw their 'nets' into the 'sea' without proper assessment as to where 'colonies of fishes' dwells. It is not enough to just have money to do business or to have a business idea. Any business idea must be subjected to three forms of assessment: Risk, Return and Relativity.''
''An effective management of any business will seek to balance economic and social goals.''
''There is no doubt that we all desire to succeed in whatever venture we find ourslves. No army goes to war with the mind of defeat. So also, no man or woman ought venture into business or profession with the mind of failure.''
''Any Industrial Revolution in Nigeria would be triggered, accelerated and sustained by the activities of SMEs, and linked side-by-side with effective Business Management practices....''
''Whether we like it or not, ignoring good corporate governance would spell doom for businesses. The earlier you grasp the understanding of what separate success from failure in business, the better for you.''
''Motive is a strong force that propels action, and it determines to what extent success or failure in an undertaking beckons. The reason why we are in business or profession literarily creates in us enthusiasm or mere boredom. Business for profit or business for pleasure is a matter of choice. The extent of capacity building in our profession or business will be dependent on what we seek to achieve.''
''Be proactive. CHANGE requires braveness. CHANGE is BOLD. People sometimes refuses to change for fear of the unknown. But fear itself must submit to CHANGE. Great inventors and discoverers have taken that unknown path to change the course of history.....''
''At the heart of corpotate governance is ethics.....Corporate governance creates and defines roles. You should understand that your business is a separate entity from you. If you care to live well, then your business has a right to live well also. You must see your employees as part of a winning team--- and you, the team leader.''
''When employees are dissatisfied with their working conditions, they tend to circumvent corporate rules, policies and engage in dysfunctional habits.''
''Treat your employees as people, not machines. Remember that they have feelings, and alot of time, they are controlled by those feelings. You can earn their trust and confidence, and you can also attract their displeasure and disloyalty. Machines are programmable, but people are not. Be fair to your employees.''
''It is good to dream. But we must also wake up and work, work, work in order to realize our dreams.''
''Improvement in your business skills will definitely rub on your business.''
''We now live in the 21st century, and so, we cannot afford to think, behave and conduct business as though we are in the 18th century. Entrepreneurship is all about leadership.......Doing business is like playing soccer---you must decide if you want to win or lose. Winning entails that you keep your eyes on the 'ball' always, and that represents your business goal. You must train, retrain and retrain in order to be in winning form. Modern day entrepreneurship is education-driven.''
''A good entrepreneur must learn how to be focused and remain focused.''
''Evidently, the strength of any true democracy ultimately lies with the independence, courage and character of the Judiciary.''
''As the economic programme of the Yar'Adua administration unfolds, the expectation of most Nigerians is to have improved standard of living and security......Realizing Vision 20:20:20 requires that everyone begin to ask the following questions: What are the specific policy directions of the government at local, state or federal levels? How coordinated and consolidated are these policies? How effective is the current fiscal budget system of the three tiers of government as an economic instrument to pursue and attain strategic goals? What are our national values? How entrenched in the minds of all Nigerians [ particularly the political class ] are these values? How well are these values projected by those in government? Suffice to say that values are pivotal to sustainable development.''
Adedayo Adetoye
Tel: +234 805 191 2385
e-MAIL: adetoyeadedayo@googlemail.com
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