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THE CHOICES WE MAKE ; THE SIERRA LEONEAN FUTURE
Maybe it is time, time for us to take a deep look into our being. Time to forget for a little while about “the future”, for what future do we have if we do not make better choices now? Our failures are indeed a “heavy shame” to accept and face. But to move forward or to fix anything, we have to see that which is broken, correct that which is wrong; then forward we shall move. Irrespective of what government we have, irrespective of who leads or who doesn’t, the problems remain the same; we (myself and every Sierra Leonean) have either consciously or unconsciously accepted “the society” we…
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LEADERSHIP IN A FLASH
The concept of leadership in itself is not unique in our society today. Everyone you meet that has a general understanding of adulthood, has their perception of who a leader is. Most times, these different perspectives especially in our society today are flawed by the concept of hierarchy; simply put the concept of a boss or political power. I cannot, in any case, understate how flawed that idea/perspective is in general, as a matter of fact, one of the world’s foremost leadership coach and mentor John C Maxwell defines leadership as an influence; Yes…Just influence. So if leadership is influence, then what is influence or how can you attain influence?…
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DEAR SIERRA LEONE, LET’S HAVE A HEART TO HEART SESSION
Dear Sierra Leone, I write this letter in a complete state of dilemma. On one hand, I am optimistic about the future I perceive through the amazing young female leaders I have had the opportunity to meet and network with. And on the other hand, I am afraid that our lack of structure in all facets of society; from our individual failures to take responsibility (our huge sense of entitlement) to our gross misunderstanding of leadership and honesty will consistently impede our ability to grow and build a nation that is fully united irrespective of who our political leaders are. As I write to you, I realize that we…
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THE LITTLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE SIERRA LEONE A BETTER PLACE
Before writing this, I asked a couple of random questions on my facebook wall and this article is as a result of the few responses that I have gathered over time on some of these questions. You see most times, we assume that we know what is best for our country, for a given situation and so on, but we never really propose solutions to make things better, rather we state the problems. I have made the assumption while writing this article that we do sincerely care about our country, about our fellow citizens and the people around us but we do not necessarily know what to do or how…
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SIX (6) BUSINESS IDEAS THAT CAN MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN SIERRA LEONE
As more and more people venture into entrepreneurship, the race to develop and launch businesses to create impact, employment, and profit becomes more bold and brutal. The underlying problems for many would-be-entrepreneurs lies in entering saturated markets with a not-so-unique product or with businesses that are similar to the competition and without any clear competitive advantage, which arguably leaves consumers indecisive. The only other solution many entrepreneurs have is to engage in capital intensive projects, that are not easily copied by the competition. Unfortunately, in low-income countries like ours, where access to capital is a huge deal, this is not an advisable route to take. In a bid to highlight…
