On a final note, let’s look at another hypothetical application of this powerful thinking tool called “Systems Thinking” by John Obili. Assuming you were the Founder/CEO of a Billion Dollar corporation and one of your founding executives was found guilty of engaging in fraudulent activity. What would you…
System thinking is a holistic approach that focuses on the way that a system’s constituent parts interrelate and how systems work overtime. Shall we continue to draw from the wisdom of John Obidi: “Back when the British ruled India, they faced a problem with a rising population of venomous cobras…
The law of unintended consequences states that actions of people, and especially governments, always have effects that are unanticipated or unintended. Here is an abridged version of a piece written by John Obili: “Prior to the ban of the microblogging app Twitter in Nigeria whenever something tragic…
This young man had no parent or family member to support him in his academics. Finally, he was able to secure an admission into the University to study Law. Instead of begging people in order to feed, he decided to humble himself doing menial jobs. He will go from one lecturer’s house to the…
The spiritual controls the physical. Do not be deceived. There lives a brother who had first class degree in Economics. He was very intelligent. Ironically, nothing was happening in his life. Should he go for an interview, he will come out as the best, but for unexplainable reasons, he will not be chosen for the job…
Wikipedia defines Nation-building as the constructing or structuring of a national identity using the power of the state. It simply means the creation or development of a nation. Nation building is expected to be a continuous exercise of a visionary leader. The Zambian government once sold their copper mines…
A local parlance says, “A child who refuses to take correction is ready for destruction”. If Bathsheba had reacted rudely to the discipline of Nathan the prophet, Solomon wouldn’t have ever become king because Adonijah had already enthroned himself as king. Stop the grumbling and the murmuring…
Great help doesn’t necessarily come from great people. Great help comes from divinely appointed helpers. It is a hard truth. Great help can come from anywhere even from unbelievers and atheist. This is a mystery of life. That is why they are called appointed helpers. They have been divinely appointed…
Anytime God wants to change a person’s life, He does three things…
There is a local parlance which says, “If care is not taken, the problem the love of money will create, even money will not be able to solve it”. What do you have to say of a young guy of 19 years with over 36 million naira in his bank account without any legitimate business? Oh, this world! The other time…
Foolishness will make you service your car monthly but will not allow you check up your body every 6 months because you are happy paying a mechanic, but not happy paying a doctor…
A new study led by Bryan Gibson, a psychologist at Central Michigan University finds watching reality shows with lots of relational aggression behaviours such as bullying, exclusion and manipulation which can make people more aggressive in their real lives. While we celebrated a young chap who…
