MANAGER vs FOUNDER

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Otume,

I am back from the Igede clan in Benue State and I am now with my friends from Degema, Rivers State, saying "hello" to everyone. May we always encounter favour as we anticipate a new month.

There is a certain man who was hired as a manager; he had great ideas and was willing to share it with the founder of his company. The founder does whatever he wants at every point in time. Out of frustration, the young man started executing his ideas without permission and this got him into trouble with the founder who felt slighted by the actions of the man. Let's think together as we discussed, Manager vs Founder.

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FUMIGATION vs SANITATION

Otume,

That’s ‘hello’ in Degema language of Rivers State, Nigeria. Hope you had a fantastic Easter. I had some fun-relaxed and equally did some personal tasks. Welcome to the last week in March 2016. Time flies so fast. The first quarter of 2016 is gradually coming to an end; all thanks to God for the power to attain heights so far this year and also for good health.

There was once a need for fumigation because of rats in a particular household. When everything was finally set for the fumigation to take place; the resident of the apartment called the man who was to do the fumigation and asked him, ‘I hope that we would have no incident of rat destroying our property after this exercise.’ The man who would do the fumigation smiled and replied, ‘Sir, this exercise will kill all the rats inside but does not stop other rats from intruding. What you have to do is to improve on your sanitation of the apartment.’ Let’s discuss fumigation and sanitation.

Fumigation is the time when you do a holistic overhaul of your environment to get rid of rodents and pests that are harmful to residents of a particular apartment. Fumigation usually demands for a little space from the resident so that the offensive odour of the chemicals used can diffuse before their return. Let’s narrow, it down a bit, fumigation can also be a review of one’s work and tasks at work. There are times when past atrocities are unveiled after thorough investigation. It can also be a time when one decides to change some nasty habits that would later in life after one’s health negatively.

Sanitation is a continuous effort at ensuring that the environment is always clean. It must be noted that rodents and pests thrive in dirty environments. If one painfully cleans the environment at all times, there would be limited outbreak of diseases for example Lassa fever, cholera, diarrhoea and dysentery. If this would be narrowed down a little also, there is a need to always ensure that your little space from the school to the office; from the church to the car is always kept clean. This will impact positively on the damage that one suffers when one is careless or carefree about the environment.

Let’s wind it up today; we have a choice to keep sanitizing our environment than always waiting for the next fumigation exercise that does not guarantee total freedom from the rodents and pests. It is much cheaper to keep a good sanitation habit than to keep expending money on fumigation.

I will prefer to maintain high sanitation standard rather than to be a customer to the fumigation expert.

Enjoy your week

xoxoxo

Olutayo

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UNSERVICED USAGE vs SERVICED USAGE

Ovre me,

Waking up on a Monday morning to see a Police officer break the windscreen of a commercial bus popularly called ‘danfo’, thereafter  boarding a bus where a passenger engage the bus driver and the conductor in a duel. This reminds me of the song of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that says ‘lojo Monday, Eko o ni gba igbakugba’ meaning Lagos won’t accept rubbish on a Monday. Ovre me means my friend in Degema language in Rivers State of Nigeria.

There are many care-free people who care less about items that services them. A typical example is a car; there is no vehicle that cannot be used for 15-20 years. However, what makes the difference is the way the car is maintained. There are careful people who have been successful in using the same car used by careless people for decades; what makes the difference is the service pattern which can be ignored or given necessary attention.

Unserviced usage is very predominant in the lives of youths. Cars driven by youths are largely not well maintained. Why? All they understand is to ignite the vehicle and move; they would not want to check the gauges to know if the vehicle is in the best state to move. They ignore all warnings requesting for attention. Some of the consequences of unserviced usage include; totally breakdown of the machine or item; more expensive to repair, disappointment at the hour of urgent need and possibly replacement of the whole item.

Serviced usage is the conscious look out for repairs and servicing to prolong the lifespan of an item. Serviced usage is very deliberate. People who are aware of the need to service their items do it with all zeal. They understand the saying, ‘penny wise, pound foolish’. When they notice any strange sound; they would attend to it; they set reminders for the time when servicing should be done and attend to it passionately.

It is cheaper to be passionate about maintaining all you have as compared to running helter-skelter when the chips are down.

Have a well-serviced week.

Cheers!

Olutayo

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