Today’s tip: Speak your truth! Be polite; be quiet; be kind. Respect your elders; honor your parents; respect your boss. Obey your teacher, your mama and, above all, obey your wife (this is just for Latinos 😊, I think…) All of these -perhaps some more than others- are wonderful things. Sound advice that we should…
WASH YOUR BRAIN TWICE A DAY!!
Today’s tip: WASH YOUR BRAIN TWICE A DAY!!! Time does fly. It already has been a couple of weeks since that awful weekend when I got home to ‘sleep’ on my couch through shivers and joint pain; fever and headaches. It all started with a hardly noticeable temperature on Thursday afternoon. I had planned to…
I AM VULNERABLE, THAT’S MY STRENGTH!
Today’s tip: I AM VULNERABLE, THAT’S MY STRENGTH! These are Peter’s words of wisdom for the participants at a recent leadership training organized with Harvard University. For our non-UNICEF colleagues, Peter, without any need for fanfare, title, or even last name is UNICEF’s Representative in Nigeria and most likely he will be very unhappy with…
POLITICALLY CORRECT, WHY NOT SIMPLY CORRECT?
Today’s tip: POLITICALLY CORRECT, WHY NOT SIMPLY CORRECT? This may not be a politically correct tip or mail… I beg your indulgence if it annoys, hurts or disturbs any of you, but I feel I must and I believe we all should ponder on the topic of racism and in general the irrational divisions we…
BREAK YOUR ROUTINES!
Today’s tip: BREAK YOUR ROUTINES! It was a sunny afternoon, the table in the shared garden of my compound was ready and filled with pots and dishes. My colleague -and neighbor- was busy blowing air, ensuring the charcoal burned red in the BBQ, and I was happy to join my first Eid celebration. As I…
PAMPER YOURSELF, LEAD BY EXAMPLE & RESPONSIBLY GET OUT THERE!
Today’s tip: PAMPER YOURSELF, LEAD BY EXAMPLE & RESPONSIBLY GET OUT THERE!!! Some of you have been generous enough to share with me your concerns, aprehensions, and fears. Regardless of position on the company organogram or social order, I have noticed that they are all very similar, and -guess what- coincide with many of my…
LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH…
Today’s tip: LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH…I cannot believe you are still reading after the title. Thank you! Please go on. I know this is not a topic we dwell on joyfully, but avoidance may bring about more complications and pain than a candid conversation might usher, even if only with yourself. Perhaps because the news…
LET’S MAKE LOVE!
Tip of the day: LET’S MAKE LOVE! Yes, you got it right. My recommendation for you -and I- is to make love! Hold on, do not get scandalized just yet. Please bear with me. For over a week, I knew what I would be sharing with you in my next GMN mail. It was all about…
FOCUS ON (RE) BUILDING TRUST!
Tip of the day: Focus on (re) building trust! We have just closed the weekend, the time when -fortunately- social life increases. Human beings crave and need social interaction to grow, relax, heal, develop, and be happy. In general, ranging from those that go out to restaurants and pubs to the more risk-averse who limit…
