There's a leadership theory that most people don't talk about called "Leader-Member Exchange," or LMX for short. The idea is based on the relationships between leaders and those reporting to them. There is a relationship between leaders and followers and that relationship's stability makes organizations work. I have written before that people leave because of their manager – this is why. To say that another way, if leaders want to scale their organizations and maintain a healthy retention rate, they need to understand they have a relationship with each of their employees. The health of relationships is the crux of…

Exxon Mobil Corp resumed operations at its facilities in Nigeria after resolving a labour dispute over pay and conditions with its in-house union, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. The industrial action had forced Exxon to declare force majeure on oil liftings at its terminals in the country. A spokesperson for Exxon said in email responses that its three ventures, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, and Esso Exploration and Production (Offshore East) Limited were now operating at normal levels. "This follows the discontinuation of the industrial action earlier embarked upon by our in-house workers union,"…

The majority shareholders and directors of the civil engineering firm, Soleh Boneh have been sued over their alleged mismanagement of the firm to the detriment of the minority shareholders. The minority shareholders, in a petition filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accused the majority shareholders/directors of running Solel Boneh aground by surreptitiously diverting its assets and businesses to other companies which they exclusively control. The affected shareholders/directors are: Musa Nakhla, Adedayo Odeyemi, Shari Arison, Natty Saidoff, and Adamu Safuratu Idowu the Company Secretary, who are listed among the respondents. Also sued are Reynolds Construction Co. Ltd, Reynolds Construction…

The quality of your questions determines the quality of your thinking. And when I started thinking about how I could grow my business, these were some of the questions I asked myself: How can I begin to replace myself? How can I get out of the truck? The questions weren't easy to answer, but they transformed my leadership on a whole new level. Here are seven tough questions for your new year planning: 1. Am I becoming the best version of myself? Most people make up excuses for why they aren't succeeding or taking action. Or they hang out with…