“I want someone agile, who can hit the ground running. I want energy!” You’ve heard it in hiring meetings, maybe said it yourself. In corporate translation, it usually means: send someone under 35, someone who treats deadlines as suggestions to beat and after-hours drinks as “team bonding.” The unspoken assumption is that older professionals, let’s […]
Tag: Leadership
The Real Honour Is Service, Not Paid Recognition
Early this month, I received a letter from an organisation styling itself as the “Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours.” The letter informed me that I had been adjudged “Best CEO of the Year” and invited me to receive the award at an event scheduled to take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. […]


