5 Ways to Invest ₦300,000 in Today’s Real Estate Market
You want a piece of the action in Nigeria’s booming real estate market. But you don’t think you have enough to get involved. Add the recent inflationary trend that has depressed the value of the naira, so whatever you’ve saved up is even less able to secure anything in this space. Or so it […]
Growth & You: Do I Need To Get Noticed At Work?
One of my fun moments whenever I interact with career people is when I analyze the answers I get from the question: what makes you happy at work? The truth of the matter is that the same theme underpins most of the responses, basically because majority of human beings will most likely find fulfillment from […]
5 Microsoft Office Alternatives
FreeOffice This office suite, developed by SoftMaker, is easily one of the best free alternatives to Microsoft Office. Because it is fully compatible with all Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats, you can both view and save files in formats including DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, and PPT. It has a user interface very similar to […]
THE HR HUB: How To Handle Waking Up To A Job You Dread
Mondays! A day like any other day, yet dreaded by so many because it reminds them to get to a job they dread. It’s rather tough going to bed at night depressed over the fact that you are going to be waking up to be somewhere you’ll rather not be. And quite unfortunately, you get […]
Top 5 Ride-Hailing Apps
Not long ago, people had to rely mainly on sub-standard means of public transportation – Danfo buses or Molues. Over the last few years, this has changed a lot, with the emergence of ride-hailing apps. These apps now guarantee the average Nigerian the basic necessities of a hired ride, such as, comfort, timeliness, and fair charges. […]
The HR HUB: Modern Administrative Professionals Wanted!
Administration is arguably the most common and ‘easiest’ career field that you find many people in. It’s either borne out of choice, an actual lack of choice or out of a misguided conception that it is one of the easiest jobs to do. Little wonder you hear people say “I can do admin”, ever so […]
VP Grasse: Why Switch to Artificial Landscape?
There is a trend in town, the artificial landscape. More families and corporate bodies are switching from organic to artificial landscaping for many reasons. However, before you make up your mind let’s go through the pros and cons together so you can decide what’s right for you. The artificial grass landscape is an aesthetic grass-like […]
The HR Hub: A-Z Basics Of A Good CV – Let’s Get You Noticed!
Much ado about the CV! According to Glassdoor, each job vacancy gets an average of 250 applications. Little wonder it takes a recruiter six seconds to glance through a CV! Making a good inpression A CV is your first and perhaps only opportunity/contact with a recruiter/potential employer and this means you must make a very […]
Top 5 Tech Tools For Office Collaboration
Tech tools are redefining the idea of what the traditional office should be. They help sell the idea of a virtual workspace where everyone can still work together irrespective of location. Offices are finally doing away with cubicles and making sure workers have more freedom to interact with one another. Benefits of having a collaborative […]
The Right Shoes For Work
Shoes are one of the most important assets a lady can have in her closet, IMO. With different types of shoes out there, it can be difficult to select the one you want for a particular occasion. I have seen some ladies wear stiletto heels for lectures and I really don’t get it. With all […]
How to Get the Best Out of Your Staff
There seems to be a general complaint about employees in Nigeria. Be it domestic or corporate, employers say hiring committed or even honest people is almost a mirage nowadays. If this is true, then it wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that we are officially in trouble! But before we get out our cans of “staffticides”, […]
4 Tech Devices worth Having in Your Office
Having a conducive work and office environment is essential in getting employees to deliver results while on the job and spicing up your office with amazing tech gadgets can get them produce results faster and better on a day-to-day basis. This will make your office not only comfortable and attractive, it also sends a clear message to […]
Motivational Monday: Rules Versus Cooperation
Let’s place side-by-side two principles that operate in the workplace … Rules on one side; Cooperation on the other. How do you function under both? Are rules better than cooperation in the workplace? What makes having rules to follow better? What makes being able to collaborate better? At the end of the day, reaching the […]
12 Fun Habits for Work Productivity
There are no doubts on this side that you are a hardworking employee in your organisation that is ready to go all out to add value to the corporate bottom line. But to make that vision happen might not be as hard as you think. Hard work is still a vital element in all endeavours, […]
Workplace Communication: 12 Great Phrases to Improve Office Performance and Relationships
An Uncle once told me, “Words are like seeds and the world we live in is a fertile place filled with highly sensitive people. Take care to know how you spread those seeds.” Words have great influence on people and learning to use them positively can give a boost to your relationships and solidify the […]
Website Review: Hellofood.com – Redefining Food Delivery Service In Lagos.
With over 45 million active internet users, e-commerce in Nigeria has grown tremendously over the years. The internet now seems like the best place to buy and sell with ease and comfort. You can now shop for clothes, jewelry, and even food online. Yes, even food. Hellofood.com is an online food delivery service that offers […]