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Banks in Nigeria and national economic development: A critical review
Protocol: 1. I am very delighted to be invited to present a key-note address at this important forum. I wish to commend the organizers, the Canadian High Commission, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and the Royal Bank of Canada for gathering top policy makers and operators in the ban [Read more]
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Posted: 14 years ago | |
Ten Unhealthy habitsAfter years of working with entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, and institutions, I realized that most people have one or more habits that prevent them from being wealthy. For each habit I have created and tested a counter-habit, hoping that this can help individuals live happier. This is a mani [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
111 Ridiculously obvious thoughts on selling
“Everyone lives by selling something.” 1. “Strategy” overrated, simply “doin’ stuff” underrated. See Kelleher and Bossidy: “We have a ‘strategic plan,’ it’s called doing things.”—Herb Kelleher. “Execution is a sys [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
The Long Tail: Forget Squeezing Millions from a few Megabits at the Top of the Charts...In 1988, a British mountain climber named Joe Simpson wrote a book called Touching the Void, a harrowing account of near death in the Peruvian Andes. It got good reviews but, only a modest success it was soon forgotten. Then, a decade later, a strange thing happened. Jon Krakauer wrote Into Thin Air [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
The Bootstrapper’s BibleThere has never been a better time to start a business with no money. And this manifesto will show you how. This manifesto is based on The Bootstrapper’s Bible, a book I wrote a few years ago. What I’ve done is divided it into short sections, so you can find the little kernel of insight [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
The CEO of the 21st century
What are the qualities and characteristics that help create successful leaders? Consider this four-point plan. With business leaders’ public—and private—behavior coming under increasing scrutiny, it’s becoming nearly impossible to avoid getting caught in a lie. Few things [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
Gain Report: Strong demand continues expanding fish exports to NigeriaReport Highlights: Imported frozen fish (especially mackerel, herring and croaker) accounted for more than 800,000 tons (valued at $900 million) in 2009. Depending on fish availability, imports are expected to exceed one million tons by the end of 2010. The combination of low domestic production, hi [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
Global financial meltdown and the reforms in the Nigerian banking sector
Being the full text of a Public Lecture delivered by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria) at the Convocation Square, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, December 10, 2010
Protocol
1. I am very delighted to be invited to present a key-note address at this importa [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
Accountability: Effective Managers go FirstAfter attending one of my seminars, Jay Bertram, president of the Toronto office of TBWA, the global advertising agency, returned to his office and immediately asked all his people to evaluate their overall job satisfaction, their feelings about the office and (most critically) their overall rating [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago | |
A physics of ideas
"One of the main obstacles to productivity today is the growing problem of information overload. Information overloads results because we lack effective tools for automatically organizing information collections into meaningful and relevant chunks. "
Introduction: This paper provide [Read more]
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Posted: 15 years ago |