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A life of purpose: A story of Rockfeller, the richest man in world

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  The richest man in the world was given one year to live at age 53 years he then made one decision that gave him 44 years more . John D. Rockefeller built an empire that would make him history's first billionaire. By 25, he owned one of America's largest oil refineries. By 31, he was the world's biggest oil refiner. By 38, he controlled 90% of all oil refined in the United States. Every decision was calculated. Every relationship was leverage. Every dollar was reinvested into building something bigger. At 50, he stood alone at the summit has the wealthiest man in America, worth what would be $340 billion in today's currency. He had won the game of wealth. But he was about to lose something far more valuable . At 53, his body betrayed him. Crippling pain consumed him daily. His hair fell out completely. Digestive problems reduced his diet to soup and crackers. The man who could buy anything on earth could barely ea...
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SABOTAGE: A BUSINESS LESSON IN PROTECTING YOUR VISION

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  Many years ago, when I was working as a Sales Manager with an FMCG company, one of our top distributors, who also happened to be a major partner with one of our competitors, once ordered 30 cartons of our product. She paid cash, and I delivered. Some days later, I visited the neighbourhood where her shop was located and noticed something strange, the hawkers around weren’t selling our product . Strange, Because this same woman had just ordered 30 cartons of our product a few days earlier, and the shelf life was only 10 days. So why weren’t her hawkers picking our stock? I asked a few of them why they didn’t have our product in their boxes. Their response shocked me. They said, “ We no sabi your product o .” Meaning, they didn’t even know the product existed! How Interesting. At that point, I assumed maybe she had sold out. So I asked my driver to drive us d...
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Putting Innovation Where Users Are A Masterclass in User Behavior

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  Did you know that Google's AI in their search icon blew up to 1.5 billion users, while their Gemini app is still stuck at about 400 million ? The reason for this is simple, customer behaviour . If you notice, Google recently added an AI tab on the left when you try to search on their search engine. It placed it right where we already link, in the search bar, just one tab, and you have instant adoption from users. However, with the Gemini app, it's different. It asks users to create a new habit, which is to download and open another app, and that friction usually slows growth. Now, this is how to use customer behaviour to achieve fast market penetration. 1)      Put your innovation where your customers already are. 2)      Reduce friction or reduce steps for adoption . 3)       Solve the need in context, not in theory . You see, Google's ...
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THE HISTORY OF FORMULAE ONE

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    THE FORMULAE ONE (F1)   Brief history of F1, some of its dynamics, leadership lessons and relevance globally. F1- The most significant titles in F1 are the F1 World Drivers Championship and    World Constructors Championship. (Team title) F1 teams care about both championships titles for pride, legacy and money.   The higher they finish in the Constructors standing, the more the money they receive.   In 2024, the pool exceeded USD1.2billion .   Michael Schumachar and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for most Drivers titles.   With seven (7) each, while Ferrari holds the record for the most Constructors title with sixteen (16) titles. The F1 Driver’s Championship is for the individual driver who accumulates the most points over a season. Other notable Drivers champions are:   •            Juan Manrel Fangio – 5 (five)titles •       ...
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