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Connectologists, the Quiet Architects of Influence – Part 2
What makes Connectologists different is not noise, status, or outward performance. In fact, many of them look completely ordinary. They are not always the loudest in the room, the richest at the table, or…
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Connectologists, the Quiet Architects of Influence
What makes Connectologists different is not noise, status, or outward performance. In fact, many of them look completely ordinary. They are not always the loudest in the room, the richest at the table, or…
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The Five Pillars of Public Speaking Mastery: Pillar 1 – LOOK
When we talk about “LOOK,” we are not merely discussing whether your suit is tailored or your shoes are polished—though appearance certainly matters. We are talking about your physical presence, your spatial authority, and…
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The Five Pillars of Public Speaking Mastery: Pillar 2 – TONE
If your LOOK is the foundation of your authority, your TONE is the engine of your influence. Tone is not just about having a “good voice.” It is the strategic manipulation of volume, pitch,…
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Body Language and Career Growth
What Gen Y Professionals must Right in Nigeria’s Multigenerational Workplace. Let me start with a question. Have you ever sat in a meeting room, watched someone present a brilliant idea — solid data, well-researched,…
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The Face Before the Voice
In the corporate world, your face often enters the room before your words do. There is a mistake many hardworking professionals make, and it is a costly one. They prepare their slides, rehearse their…
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The Weight of Experience: When Life Says, “Your Turn”
There is a profound arrogance in the unlived life. It is the quiet, unspoken assumption that because we have observed the storm from the safety of the shore, we understand the fury of the…
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The Great Standstill: A Symphony of Suspended Lives
The sun begins its slow, bruised descent over the Lagos skyline, casting long, golden shadows against the gleaming glass facades of Victoria Island. Up there, in the air- conditioned boardrooms and luxury penthouses, the…
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Twist,turns and the damaged goods by Michael Olatunbosun: A critical review of Damaged goods
The book is titled: “Damaged Goods (2024, Winepress),” and the author is Akin Akingbogun. The author is a successful civil engineer with experience in the downstream oil and gas, and renewable energy sector in…
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2025 – The unwritten year: why I paused and what is coming next
Now that I have found my writing voice—if there’s any such word—I think it might just be apt to reflect on some of the things that have happened in the last 14 or 18…
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The Boy Who Questioned Himself
We are living in an age of questions—questions about identity, purpose, belonging, and the meaning of being human. For many people these questions remain philosophical. But for some, they become deeply personal. This story…
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The Purpose in the Pause: Finding Meaning While You Wait
On the subject of waiting, I have thought about writing something for quite some time, yet I never quite got around to expressing it the way I truly wanted. Now, in 2026, the opportunity…