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Negotiation is a give and take process between two or more parties (each with its own aims, needs and viewpoints) MYTHS AROUND NEGOTIATION ·         There must be a winner and a loser ·         Negotiation appears to involve conflict ·         Negotiation is not an option ·         Only cheap, petty people haggle ·         A good negotiator is manipulative THE RULE OF THUMB Let the situation determine the strategy and not the strategy the situation. THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS 1.      Prepare 2.      Discuss 3.      Propose 4.      Bargain In Negotiation, the Acronym BATNA is applied. BATNA stands for Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement ·         When a proposal is bett...

  The EFCC has uncovered a total sum of N37.1BN allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under former minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk.  Details of the ongoing probe exclusively obtained by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the money was transferred from the Federal Government’s coffers and sent to 38 different bank accounts domiciled in five legacy commercial banks belonging to or connected with a contractor, James Okwete.  Following receipt of the funds, Okwete allegedly transferred N6,746,034,000.00 to Bureau De Change Operators, withdrew N540,000,000.00 in cash, purchased luxury cars with N288,348,600.00, and bought luxury houses in Abuja and Enugu State with N2,195,115,000.00. Fifty-three companies were allegedly traced to Okwete, who was also said to have used 47 of the companies to lift Federal Government contracts amounting to N27,423,824,339.86. He is also linked with 143 bank accounts in 12 commercial banks in which 134 accounts are corporate accounts lin...

What actually did Nokia do wrong? Where did they miss it? Were they not able to manage change? CHANGE MANAGEMENT It is how to initiate change continuously and incorporate that change into a managed corporate environment. It is a collective term for all approaches to prepare, support and help individuals, teams and organizations in making organization change. It managing change, it should be noted that change happens continuously and technology changes. Talking about technology changing we will look into the Iphone-Nokia case study. What did #Iphone do right? They explored , they went back to startup stage and of course they sought creative ways to bring new ideas/concepts to the market. What Nokia did wrong? They settled at looking at just efficiencies and things to do to improve what was already in the market. In their internal environment, they suffered from organizational fear and slow adaptation to their changing environment. ATTRIBUTES OF CHANGE ·   ...

Moolu Venture Lab and partners has introduced the  NextechCzar , an incubation-event Initiative for startups in Nigeria. The main goal of the NextechCzar is to identify, recognize, nurture, and finance the next-generation of iconic innovative solutions capable of stimulating economic growth, improving the nation’s productivity, and generating employment opportunities. The Initiative aims to promote and facilitate creativity within the digital sector, supporting new solutions that can bring about cost-effective, scalable, and transformative positive changes. Who should apply for NextechCzar Incubation Program The NextechCzar focuses on  technology-enabled businesses in key sectors such as financial services, agriculture, health, education, circular economy, e-mobility, e-commerce, marketplaces, renewables, power, and climate . These sectors were chosen due to the significant impact innovations in these areas can have on the Nigerian economy. Applications from innovative...

  DATA DRIVEN SALES AND DATA MANAGEMENT What will a business man define data as? Any guess? Good guess, well, Data refers to the distinct facts and figures which together make up information. Data is often raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed. It is usually acquired through observation and may be quantitative or qualitative. Managing data can help: 1.      It can help handle large volumes of information 2.      Harness power of data and gain useful insights 3.      Personalize the customer experience 4.      Add value to customer interaction 5.      Identify the root cause of strategy failures and business issues in real time 6.      Reap revenues associated with data driven sales marketing. Information Data is in a raw form that is simple, random, or useless. However, once it is processed, organized and structured, and presente...