Monday, 9 April 2012

Business tactics of those who have made it...The Dangote model.

Business Tactics of
Successful African
Entrepreneurs – The
Dangote Model
“The key about disruptive technology is that it really has a chance to innovate at the base of the pyramid.” Euvin Naidoo

Who is Aliko Dangote? Age: 54
Net Worth: $13.8 billion – Forbes
Based in Nigeria; owner of the Dangote Group which has operations in his homeland and 13 other countries in Africa, including Benin, Cameroun, Ghana, South Africa, and Zambia. Ranked by Forbes as the 51st richest person in the world; had his fortune surge 557% in 2011, making him the world’s biggest gainer in percentage terms and Africa’s richest individual. Tactics (1): Passion is Key; but Never Take Your Eyes off the Money When we look at successful people we will find that they have common traits that make them standout. They have a passion for the things they do. It is a weakness in the western world to be passionate about money. Oprah Winfrey says “What I know is that if you do work that you love, and work that fulfills you, the rest will come,” she says. “And, I truly believe, that the reason I’ve been able to be so financially successful is because my focus has never, ever for one minute been money.” Dangote sees it differently. As a young school boy, “I would go and buy cartons of sweets and I would start selling them just to make money. I was so interested in business, even at that time.”
At 54, Dangote’s passion still lives strong. He says “Nigeria is really the best place to invest. It is one of the best places to make money. You know, all over the world it is the best kept secret actually in terms of investment.”
Tactics (2): Fortify Your Entrepreneurial Armoury: Read, Learn & build appropriate Competencies Perhaps luck is what you need for a successful startup but you sure do need more than luck to account for 7 % of a country’s GDP. Aliko Dangote got an early business education in commodity trading with his uncle Sanusi Dangote at a time where the basic need of man was about the only need of 99 % of the population in Nigeria. Dangote soon took on an aura of an economic folk hero. He led the Dangote Group of Companies from a trading entity in 1977 to a multi billion dollars manufacturing behemoth that it is today retaining its business strategy of focusing on the provision of the basic human needs – food, shelter and clothing. Dangote has taken his manufacturing conglomerate outside the shores of Nigeria exploiting advantages in favourable government policies in terms of incentives and good working conditions.
Tactics (3): Trust Your Instincts “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs. While the world is still waiting to be convinced on the attractiveness of Africa for investment, Dangote sees a different picture. Dangote says “We believe in Nigeria and that is why we are actually investing heavily…… If you have confidence in the country, you believe that Nigeria is here to stay and you believe that yes, Nigeria is a good place to invest then I don’t really see any problem in investing.” He went further to say, “if you give me $5 billion today, I will invest everything here in Nigeria.”
Tactics (4): When you have a window of opportunity, go for the jugular ‘“Nothing is more critical to the Entrepreneur than the ability to recognise and exploit opportunities” - Jean Paul Lyet. Dangote Group’s goal is to dominate every sector in which it operates. Successful entrepreneurship in the African terrain has nothing to do with “fairness” or does it? About established competition in the cement industry, Dangote says “If I were the other parties, Dangote would not have been where it is today, at all. They have been here since 1956 or 1957. What have they been doing that now we are almost 5 to 6 times their size?” Tactics (5): Anything is possible through hard work, determination, a sense of vision and a pinch of luck At every opportunity, Dangote ascribes his growth, fame and phenomenal rise in the manufacturing sector to God and hard work. He says “To be successful, you have to work very hard. We thank God we have done by far more than what we anticipated. We never dreamt of becoming one per cent of what we are today. Yes, we had a big dream; I had a big dream, but I never expected we would be building a company this big.”

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Genuine success tips from a business tycoon

8 (Genuine!) Tips For Success From Asia’s
Richest Man Li Ka-shing
Moving up during the course of his life from humble circumstances as afatherless teenager to one of the world’s richest business leaders and most generous philanthropists, Li Ka-shing for many in Asia represents a model of how to succeed in the world. Books about his approach to life and business — mostly in Chinese and all unauthorized — populate business sections of Chinese-language bookstores around the world, much like books about Warren Buffett do in the United States. The Li Ka Shing Foundation, Li’s charity foundation, kindly helped me with the
following eight:

*As a leader, one should spend more time than others planning for the future.

*I do not get overly optimistic when the
market is good, nor overly pessimistic
when the market is down.

*A good reputation for yourself and your
company is an invaluable asset not
reflected in the balance sheets.

* It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.

*To be a successful manager, attitude and ability are equally important ingredients. A leader inspires others to greatness. A boss dominates his subordinates and makes them feel small.

*Though a universal formula for success is difficult to come by, caution signs for
failure are posted everywhere.Establishing a structure that serves to
minimize failure will prove to be a
shortcut to success.

*Successful managers should also have a keen eye for talent. They not only select people who are smarter than themselves, but also avoid picking corporate superstars whose reputation precedes them.

*The art of good management lies in the
capacity to accept change, and the ability
to meld new and traditional thinking.
–from the Li Ka Shing Foundation

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

writing a winning resume

writing a winning CV is not as difficult as you might think. However, I have observed with
deep regret, several applicants submit
resume(s) that only qualify to be
thrown into the thrash without given
any further consideration. Resume- writing is a skill you fine-tune as you
practice more often. You must know
how to self-criticize, self-appraise and
edit correctly. There are so many
features to assist you along the way
both on the internet or even the most basic form of edit on Microsoft Word
(such as the review functions of spell-
check, thesaurus and comparison) Getting the perfect job is no small feat
and your resume is your first
opportunity to make a outstanding
impression on the recruiter. It is a big
deal - never trivialize its efficacy.
Here are some points to bear in mind as to prepare your resume: 1. Where the advertisement requires
specific education or industry
experience, do not apply if you do not
qualify in any respect. However, if you
qualify at least 85%, please by all
means do apply. 2. Typos and spelling errors are very
annoying to recruiters.
3. Keep it brief and simple.
4. The Career Statement or Profile
Statement is to sell your individuality.
Never blow your trumpet higher than your experience or educational
qualifications, most recruiters can see
through the charade.
5. Career Statements and Profile
Statements are required to be job-
specific. For example: Do not say you “close deals easily” unless you are
applying for a marketing job, do not
say you have impeccable
communication skills and make
grammatical errors in your resume
(talk about irony) 6. Follow specific instructions given by
the recruiter. For example: If you are
required to use the Job title as the
subject of the email, do not play funny
by adding your name to it.
7. Display your skills by employing specific description of your work
experience. (If you are seeking a
position that requires experience, This
is your strongest selling point)
8. Do not sound desperate in your cover
letter or resume and most importantly your email. You are a unique individual,
there are several recruiters looking out
for someone with your unique
personality, never sell yourself short.
(Never title your letter “Application for
any position available”) 9. When asked to send your resume by
email, send your resume as an
attachment. Do not just copy and paste
as an email (for God’s sake, it always
disjointed!) or send it as a scanned
document (haba! an electronic copy is as original as the hardcopy). This shows
you are not as computer literate as you
want recruiters to believe. (The
generally acceptable formats are pdf,
word or excel)
10. Open up an email address that sounds and looks professional not
“talktosexybaby@yahoo.com”.
(Hilarious!!) You can always use the
different variations of your name for
example omayeli.richards@yahoo.com
or Orichards@yahoo.com. 11. Never use vague career objectives
for example “To improve the efficiency
and productivity of ANY organization
that can afford me the opportunity”
Remember what we discussed about
being job-specific. 12. Don’t break your activity chain. If
you are yet to obtain admission to
school or find work, join an activity
group, work pro-bono in a charitable
organization, take a course, start a
small business and by all means get busy. Recruiters look out for innovative
personnel, not lay-abouts.
13. It is better not to have references
in your resume than to have references
that either do not know you in person
(and so cannot have any handy comment when called)or use a family
member as referee (even with a
different surname, when called
impromptu, they readily give you away)
14. Always keep track of your
applications and have a list of the position and the company you applied
to. Never call to ask which position you
applied for, it just shows you really do
not have a specific professional area of
interest.
15. A good resume must highlight your educational qualifications and details
of your work experience.
Should you require any help feel free to contact me

Thursday, 9 February 2012

psychometric, personality and aptitude test

What are Psychometric Tests? The word psychometric is formed from
the Greek words for mental and
measurement. Psychometric tests
attempt to objectively measure aspects of
your mental ability or your personality.
You are most likely to encounter psychometric testing as part of the
recruitment or selection process and
occupational psychometric tests are
designed to provide employers with a
reliable method of selecting the most
suitable job applicants or candidates for promotion. Psychometric tests are seldom used in
isolation and represent just one of the
methods used by employers in the
selection process. The usual procedures
for selecting candidates still apply, for
example: A job is advertised and you are invited to send in your resume, which is
then checked to see if the organisation
thinks that your experience and
qualifications are suitable. It is only after this initial screening that
you may be asked to sit a psychometric
test. These tests aim to measure
attributes like intelligence, aptitude and
personality, providing a potential
employer with an insight into how well you work with other people, how well you
handle stress, and whether you will be
able to cope with the intellectual
demands of the job. There are two main types of psychometric
tests: Ability Tests – Measure your ability to
perform or carry out different tasks.
Personality Questionnaires - Measure your
way of doing things, and specifically the
way you interact with your environment
and other people. Aptitude Tests
Aptitude and ability tests are designed to
assess your logical reasoning or thinking
performance. They consist of multiple
choice questions and are administered
under exam conditions. They are strictly timed and a typical test might allow 30
minutes for 30 or so questions. Verbal Ability - These include questions
which test your ability to spell words
correctly, use correct grammar,
understand analogies and follow detailed
written instructions. Numeric Ability - These include questions
on basic arithmetic, number sequences
and simple mathematics. In more
complex numerical critical reasoning
questions, blocks of information are
provided that require interpretation. Abstract Reasoning - These tests are
usually based on diagrams and measure
your ability to identify the underlying
logic of a pattern and then determine the
solution. Spatial Reasoning - These tests measure
your ability to manipulate shapes in two
dimensions or to visualize three-
dimensional objects presented as two-
dimensional pictures. Mechanical Reasoning - These tests are
designed to assess your knowledge of
physical and mechanical principles. Aptitude tests produce raw scores which
are compared to a benchmark which may
be either average scores for a particular
norm group or which may be a specific
criterion of performance. In other words,
your score may indicate that a certain ability is better than say 70% of
graduates, or is at a level which shows
sufficient competence to carry out certain
tasks required by the job. Aptitude tests are designed so that very
few people will be able to complete all of
the questions, and the problems usually
become more complex as the test
progresses. Don’t be concerned if you do
not complete all of the questions - its the number of correct answers that matters. Personality Questionnaires
The principle behind personality
questionnaires is that it is possible to
quantify your personality by asking you
about your feelings, thoughts and
behavior. You will be presented with statements describing various ways of
feeling or acting and asked to answer
each one on a scale. For example; 1. I enjoy taking risks? A) True B) False 2. I like to be the center of attention? A) strongly disagree B) disagree C)
neutrals D) agree E) strongly agree The number of questions you are
expected to answer varies from about 50
to 500 depending on the particular
questionnaire used by the employer. Personality has a significant role to play
in providing answers to questions the
employer may have regarding your
enthusiasm and motivation as well as
providing an insight into whether you are
going to fit in, in terms of your personality, attitude and general work
style. What types of employers use
psychometric tests? Psychometric testing is now used by over
80% of the Fortune 500 companies in the
USA and by over 75% of the Times Top
100 companies in the UK. Tests are used
by many employers across most sectors,
including IT, engineering, energy, banking, consultancy, accountancy, the
civil service and other public sector, fast
moving consumer goods and retail.

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

New IGP to be named today.

A new Inspector general of police is said to be named very soon. AIG M.D Abubakar is said to be named the new IGP today according to reports

Friday, 20 January 2012

Bomb explosions in 4 locations in kano

Simultaneous bomb explosion in the ancient city of kano. The 1st one at police zone 1 along buk road then immigration office at farm centre, unguwa uku and sokoto road. Many are feared dead due to the heavy blast which shook buildings kilometers away. The bomb continue to explode upto the time of filing this report.

Monday, 16 January 2012

Nlc calls off strike

The combine labour; NLC and TUC have succumb to pressure from the fed govt by calling off their 9 day old strike...Mean while concerned citizens have vowed to continue with occupy Nigeria.

Nlc calls off strike

The combine labour; NLC and TUC have succumb to pressure from the fed govt by calling off their 9 day old strike...Mean while concerned citizens have vowed to continue with occupy Nigeria.

Labour to meet @ 1pm today

Nigeria Labour Congress is to meet today at 1pm to decide its next line of action. These follows the reduction of pms to 97 naira per litre as earlier announced today..

Sunday, 15 January 2012

5X Zoom! Superb Cell Phone Camera Zooming.


Here’s a dirt simple mod which produces absolutely stunning results. By using a lens from an old DVD player, you can enhance your camera’s zoom as shown in the image above. Literally, all you do is remove the lens from the player and place it on top of your phone’s camera as shown below. That’s it! It’s that simple!


You’ll find the lens directly under the disk tray. If you’ve just upgraded to Blu-Ray, now you have something to do with your old DVD player. Or, if you have an old computer with a DVD drive, that will work as well. Now you can enjoy!!

How to: Overclock any Android Phone

How to: Overclock any Android Phone




Learn how to use SetCPU to modify the default CPU settings on an Android phone (Note: you’ll need root access). It can not only overclock the processor to speed up the phone, but it can also underclock it to save battery life.

What’s noteworthy about SetCPU is that you can set it different scenarios for it to react to. For example, when battery levels reach certain thresholds or even when it’s a certain temperature outside. Although it costs $1.99, you can accomplish similar feats for free by rooting your phone.

Saturday, 14 January 2012

NLC, TUC and FG meeting update

Todays meeting between labour leaders and the fed govt has ended with no meaningful result. This is because labour stil insists on 65 naira per litre while the fed govt doesnt not want that. Labour has vowed not to meet with the govt til it reverses to 65 naira. This clearly shows that strike continues on monday despite the threat of no work no pay.

Sunday, 8 January 2012

funny joke

‎3 men: 1 american 1 german and 1 nigerian were discussin. d american said my country is blessed nd gifted wit technological advancement. Imagine; a child born wit no legs we attachd a mechanical legs 2 d child nd gues wat?! D child is now an olympic sprinter!!. The german said. we r similarly blessed; if not even better. A girl was born in Hamburg wit no arms; we attached mechanical arms and now she is d countrys heavyweight boxing champ. In d male category too. The Nigerian cleared his throat nd said all dos 1s r small small tins! in a small village in Bayelsa state, Nigeria; a baby was born wit no head. We attached coconut.. and guess wat?!! Now he's d president..

Ahmed Musa Nigerian footballer

shahararren dan kwallon Najeria, Ahmed Musa ya bar club din shi da ke kasar Holland wato VVV venlo zuwa CSKA moskow. Dan wasan ya godewa tsohon club din nashi don damar da suka bashi ta nuna bajintar shi sannnan yace CSKA moscow club din babba wanda zai iya nunawa duniya irin kwarewar shi. Wannan ya zama babbar kyauta ga sabon Angon.

occupy Nigeria. National assembly emergency meeting today by 3pm

The Struggle has start yielding result d leadership of National Assembly has summoned an Emergency session tomorrow sunday by 3:00pm to find a solution on d volatile situation in d country caused by Subsidy Removal. All members are advice to attend. its going to be broadcasted live on channelsTV

sports.. Ahmed musa moves to CSKA moskow.

the newly wedded sensational footballer Ahmed musa got the perfect wedding gift ever.
read below for more.:

VVV-Venlo have confirmed that
they have sold Ahmed Musa to
CSKA Moscow for a fee of €5
million.
The 19-year-old winger has
impressed for the De Koel outfit
since making his first-team
debut back in October 2010,
and has broken into the Nigeria
senior squad, winning 12 caps.
The news was confirmed on the
Dutch side's official website; the
African winger will move to the
Arena Khimki with immediate
effect.
The teenage startlet feels that
it is an important move in his
fledgling career, and is looking
forward to getting started
with his new club.
"This is the next step in my
career," he told Venlo's official
site.
"When I arrived in Venlo a year
and a half ago, I didn't dare to
dream I would earn this
transfer this soon. I'm very
happy VVV gave me the chance
to show the world what I can
do.
"Now I can do that on a bigger
stage. The club, the people and
the fans in Venlo have always
been good to me. I will never
forget that," he added.
Musa follows in the footsteps of
Keisuke Honda, who traded
Venlo for CSKA in a €6m deal
back in December 2009, and the
Dutch club's president Hai
Berden is proud to once again
have nurtured young talent.
"With his transfer to this
Champions League club he is
making a big leap in his young
career. I'm convinced he will do
even better there," Berden
commented.
"We're glad we were able to
enjoy him and his skills in Venlo
and that our club is once again
a stepping stone towards a big
European club.".
source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2012/01/07/2834810/official-cska-moscow-sign-ahmed-musa-from-vvv-venlo-for-5

how to hack symbian fones

hey guys! as we all kn0w we recevie those annoying messages like
Expired certificate
Unable to install costrained by the certificate
Etc,
You can get rid of it by hacking your CP (cell phone)

This's d day we hav been waitin for.
As we all kno dat Hackin of cp is
not an eazy task now dat OPDA has
stoped issuein Cert. & Key d problm
of Hackin became complicatd. I don't
need 2 Xplain what is Hackin furtherly, & d
benefitz

But Any
 SYMBIAN
without Hackin is Useless.

Without wastin much of our time. Dis
method has been d Fastest & d
Simplest method of Hackin a
Symbian OS phonez. It has been
personally tested by me on d Followin
fonez: C5, E5,E71,E63,C6,E72,E75. It
took me 3minutes 2 Hack C5.

Let's Go!!!

DOWNLOAD DIS CLICK HERE.

http://naijamob.net/site_file.xhtml?get-file=3552
After Downldin:
1. use your X-plore to Unpack Quarantine archieve to C\\drive, u should get
C\\tmquarantine \path.

2-->>Install Antivirus
3-->>Launch Antivirus, it might prompt u 2 Restart your phone or keep usin it, jux press YES (Restart your Phone)

4-->>Goto your Antivirus again>>press Option>>scroll down 2 Quarantine List.
5-->>Click Option again, then choose RESTORE at all files i.e (Restore all d 3 or 4 files)

6-->>Close antivirus & Delete it from your phone
7-->>Install RomPatcher+
8-->>Launch RomPatcher+ & Apply Patches.
9-->>Now Etract d suitable Installserver.exe from d Zip Archieve & PASTE it in path
C \\ sys \ bin

NOTE: pls, read d installserver.text B4 selectin urs Or make sure u kno your ''phone OS''

10-->>Goto your RomPatcher again>>click Option & Apply:

---Open4all for access to all folders
---Installserver for Installin any Unsigned App. (if Red crossed, navigate to installserverRP+
---Add to Auto at patches

11-->>After all dis, Switch off your phone & On it back.

Congrat. your phone is Hacked successfully.

U're free 2 Request 4 anytin concernin dis Tutorial.

Monday, 2 January 2012

the real meaning of removal of fuel subsidy.

happy new year to all nigerians.

the current announcement by PPPRA on the deregulation of the downstream petrol sector alias "subsidy" can best be understood using the below picture.