My Reflections on COVID-19 Crisis (Vol 6): Welcome to Church 2.0 – A Conversation with Pastor Damilola Adeyemi

MY REFLECTIONS ON COVID-19 CRISIS: WELCOME to CHURCH 2.0 It was April 1st, 2020 when I called my dear friend Pastor Dammy Adeyemi, the Lead Pastor of Ambassadors Christian Centre, Festac Town, Nigeria, to celebrate him on his birthday. The occasion enabled us to even discuss and share with each other as we’ve done during the last

My Reflections on COVID-19 Crisis (Vol 5): A Rare Opportunity for a Collective National Reflection

Dear Nigeria, I hope you and yours are keeping safe these days as our world deals with the scourge of COVID-19. I am disappointed by the lackadaisical attitudes some of your children have exhibited in dealing with this disease that already infected > 2 million people and claimed > 180000 lives globally. Some promoted it

My Reflections on COVID19 (Vol 4): The Ultimate Pause & Reset Button

It was the second week of the lockdown in Canada when a dear friend called me: “Tolu, how far now? It’s been a while, hope you guys are keeping safe”, he said. We exchanged pleasantries and inquired from each other how we have all been faring with the challenges of living these times working remotely,

My Reflections on Covid-19 Crisis: Parenting the Era of Covid-19 Lockdown

It’s been more than two weeks since we received an email from our son’s school (@St Veronica School CCSD) stating that all K-12 schools have been shut indefinitely due to Covid-19 pandemic. As we shared the news with our 8-year old, tears streamed down his face in disappointment. Several questions followed: “what is corona virus?”,

My Reflections on Covid-19 Crisis (Vol 2): The Future of Work

On March 9, 2020, Italy became the first western nation to go on complete lockdown. Since then, many nations have quickly followed suit. In less than a month, the traditional view of work has changed; most of us (except frontline health and other essential workers) who are able to work from home are now mandated

My Reflections on Covid19 Crisis (Vol 1): An Opportune Moment for the Church

As the world reels from the growing scourge of covid19, many countries have made the inconvenient decision to shut down by closing their borders and asking their citizens to stay home, practising social distancing (which by the way has won the Word of the Year award), to reduce the rate of infection from this disease.

Don’t Just Work Hard, Work Smart! – Part 2

My Conversations with Muyiwa Ayodele The law of trade by barter that defines the marketplace is based on the principles of exchange of goods and services. In simple terms, you are remunerated for the value you deliver. The smart approach to work being discussed in this series is focused on maximizing the value your deliver

Don’t Just Work Hard, Work Smart!

My Conversations with Muyiwa Ayodele Few years ago, I was on my way to United Kingdom (UK) to give a talk at a Health Data Science conference. After going through the security and seeing that I have about an hour before boarding, I decided to sit near the boarding gate for my flight to catch

Define your Objective; but Remember to Focus on it

by Dr Oyedele Ola When you give a lot of attention to a particular thing, a subject of interest or a person, you are said to be focused. To “focus” also means to concentrate or to centre your interest on something. One of the factors for landing a successful career is to have a distinct

Wisdom Tips for Career Sucess: Musings from the Book of Proverbs

David, the greatest King of Israel, once advised his son to pursue Wisdom above everything else. He claimed "Wisdom is the principal thing, in all thy getting’s, get understanding" (Proverbs 4:7). While we often equate wisdom with educational achievement, the continuous evolution of the dynamics in the work place has shown that professional success is

The Tale of Two Prostitutes and their Babies

One of my favorite sections of the old testament is the history of the kings of Israel.  In the past few weeks, I have had to revisit the story of King Solomon, the wisest king in Israel. As I meditated on his life, his wisdom, and kingdom, I could not but focus on the saga