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BJA Perspectives: The fast emerging age of AI & Unfolding Personal use case

Some context: Hardly an early adopter for any tech, innovation. Best case I have always been a mid to late adopter with pre-identified relevant use case(s). Urgency and reality: That being said, beyond the frenzy and fight for market leader position within the tech ecosystem – the age of AI is here to stay and…
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BJA Playbooks: Program Management building blocks

Why: Passionate about people, growth and maximizing self-fulfillment journey. Curating over a decade of high impact experiences, connecting the dots between ideation and reality. Hopefully inspiring someone out there to forge a meaningful path forward with a starting berth to create, inspire and bring structure to business and personal growth outcomes. Purpose/Use-case: Developing and operating…
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The 3rd decade

The last decade has been nothing short of intense building. The foundation, patterns, pain, and hard knock learnings for the journey still ahead. Down the line, easily by a mile will be remembered as the relentless building and “figuring it out” years. Definitely a lot to still figure out, learn, unlearn and relearn. In the…
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24: The “Kobe” Year

My closing reflection as we gradually draw the curtains on 2024. Borne of out of my commitment to share more of my reflections, definitely shared as much as I could this year with a sustained commitment to keeping at this in 2025. 3 Key reflections from 2024 or the “Kobe” year for the basketball followers…
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Head on

Do it scared they say Do it anyways After all, victors are made of scars, triumphs and perspectives The answers are on the other side of the doubts, hesitation and pain No matter how uphill, uncertain and frightening Like everyone I get scared and unsure, but leaning in and constantly in touch with the maker…
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Breathe

We are lonely not because we do not have a shoulder to lean on or people around to hear us out. After all, a problem shared as they say is half solved. Even if this means the shoulders we lean on have to suppress or compound their own worries just for a moment. A lot…
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A decade in the making – finding closure and building ahead from 1Plify

The first seed from the spark to dream for more and leave a lasting impact came late in the fall of 2012 going into 2013. Series of multiple three-way Google Meet calls later, email exchanges, dealing with odd time zones across Manchester, India and Grenoble, 1Plify was conceived and co-founded by three inspired young Nigerians.…
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23

I have tried to encapsulate year 23, the “Jordan” year if you are into basketball and tags. In all my reflections, I keep coming to a place of gratitude. Gratitude for the anxiously and patiently conceived God-led seeds of aspirations. Gratitude for the highs and the momentum they offered. Gratitude for all the lows and…
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Exploring the windows of wealth and cash flow patterns

We have always being pressed on the need to build multiple streams of income, enjoy the job we do and build efficiency. While I do agree and in my own journey try to abide by those principles, I have never really found the best way to articulately contextualize why all of these matter. In this…
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Balance

In the end, there will be a tomorrow, filled with joy, fulfilment and peace. #BJA #TDM
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It never stops

The hope and aspiration is to be able to acknowledge every bit of those small wins, build and reinforce on them to calm the doubts and storms when they come. And while at it, acknowledging the game we are in and naturally finding ways to revel and enjoy the journey. After all it’s all just…
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We are all just winging it

It is often very easy and perhaps the human thing to do to look at lives of others we admire, and be like “oh they have it all figured out”. While parts of their journey look ironed out, the process and work behind the scene is not an exact science. Input has not always equaled…
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Culture, excellence & Legacy

I have had the privilege to work with great leaders during my decade long professional career. Each one of them adding a new dimension and perspective to my unfolding brand and identity. While there might not be a rule of thumb for leadership, three key themes have emerged for me as non-negotiables for the kind…
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Leaving it all on the table

Every year usually starts with the proverbial new year resolution. It’s a concept I have always struggled with because I personally believe each day is a a start of a new year, an opportunity to self improve in one aspect or the other. That being said, I did ruminate over what I would like to…
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Courage, Strength & Wisdom

On any given day, There will be events that change and forever alter the course of history Life is taken from someone while a new gift and lease of life is given to another New alliances are formed, milestones achieved, first pay-check received, new found love emerge and long lived alliances take a plunge Same…
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Advancing the #BlackLivesMatter narrative and institutionalizing inclusion

Disclaimer: Some part of this post might have appeared on other publications, written by me. This is a slightly updated version. Like many social media surfers and information junkie out there, the heights of the Black Lives Matter protests last year were very pulsating to say the least. Where ignorance used to be an excuse,…
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Pace and Cadence; the escalation of everything beautiful

Been trying to mentally write to reality the years in view, particularly the incoming one, the post Covid era as it would be known in history. Two words; Pace and Cadence! May the years to come mark the escalation of everything beautiful, full crossover to the blinding lights of El Dorado. Prophetically I proclaim!
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Counting on His Grace to prevail

In a classic crossroads fashion, it has been an all too familiar feeling of Déjà vu. We have been here before, What to do? Where to go? What next? What is the plan? When? Through it all, answers always come up and more than ever counting on God’s Grace to prevail again and again and…
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To the ones that got away

4 countries and counting so far now, and I still really doubt if the grass is truly greener on the other side. It’s a game of tradeoffs, that’s the best way I can put it. There are pros and cons on each side of the divide. And wherever your chip falls, my heart goes out…
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My unravelling thoughts as we journey through this Covid times

Reading through the work whatsapp group that we use to catch up within my team, I could read the silent yearning for human interaction as we were used to. The customary good mornings and pleasntary exchanges at work as you pick up your coffee or approach the elevator and many more daily routines like recapturing…
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Google now powering drones – acquires Titan Aerospace

I was very cheered by the news of Google acquiring Titan Aerospace last week or there about. I wasn’t surprised it was a tussle between Google and the new internet big buyers – Facebook. The value that Titan Aerospace brings to the internet market space is that relevant! With their solar powered drones that could stay…
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Love is a Viable Business Model: Building on the Zappos experiment

“There is a need for organizations to drive change, value, innovation, profit maximization and CSR through a “genuine involvement” of the people that work for them” Femi Oni talked about the need for brands and businesses to change rules, I say some are already revolutionizing the way business is done but a lot more need to…
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A new Sheriff in town at Microsoft !

There is a new Sheriff in town at Microsoft and guess what, He is Indian! Bill Gates takes a sit back also to become Technical adviser. Will Nadella change the fortunes of Microsoft in the Search and Mobile sector? Judging by his resume, he has the technical acumen and insider knowledge of Microsoft to saddle…
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Love Conquers Hunger

While the sun sets and we gather around a table to share the grace and break bread, a soul just died of hunger. While we complain of eating only twice a day, a child somewhere in a war ridden zone is yet to feed his belly. He is too weak to dream let alone have…
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Google in the Market again !

Motorola Mobility in process of being acquired by Lenovo. Interesting move. Google concedes that Motorola would be better served by a Hardware superpower, Lenovo, their huge Asian market share and growing mobile potential. I guess Google is sticking to their core area of expertise, Innovation!! Not to forget, they bought Nest just of recent. Maybe…
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