Ahead for African Women
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on March 26, 2018, 11:27 AMA new role does not mean you must be 100% ready to take it. Technically, few are ever 100% ready.
To our sisters and ladies, this is for you. We like to think we are not ready while men who are lesser qualified are making the case that they are more than ready.
Humility is good but there is a moment to take if off. You do not have to be 100% ready. If you are, it means the job is not for you. You can only be 100% ready if you had done that before. And if someone wants to put you in that same position, it means you are not making progress [circular paralysis].
As the week begins, think ahead. No one would give it to you. In Nigeria, nothing is easy. When 4 million kids want to enter post-secondary schools for available 800k slots, it makes it clear that patience is not always strategic, at least in Nigeria.
As you look at Bank Boards with more than 85% controlled by men, you may be discouraged. I want you [the ladies] not to be nice to the men next time. Unless you can get into the game even when NOT Ready, many greater things would not happen, ahead.
A new role does not mean you must be 100% ready to take it. Technically, few are ever 100% ready.
To our sisters and ladies, this is for you. We like to think we are not ready while men who are lesser qualified are making the case that they are more than ready.
Humility is good but there is a moment to take if off. You do not have to be 100% ready. If you are, it means the job is not for you. You can only be 100% ready if you had done that before. And if someone wants to put you in that same position, it means you are not making progress [circular paralysis].
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As the week begins, think ahead. No one would give it to you. In Nigeria, nothing is easy. When 4 million kids want to enter post-secondary schools for available 800k slots, it makes it clear that patience is not always strategic, at least in Nigeria.
As you look at Bank Boards with more than 85% controlled by men, you may be discouraged. I want you [the ladies] not to be nice to the men next time. Unless you can get into the game even when NOT Ready, many greater things would not happen, ahead.