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DECISION MAKING: A STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT 2

 People who do not make decisions are like people who are going nowhere and therefore can go anywhere. These people move in circles. Decisions order a man's life. 


Here we go again: -

- About the time I was relocating to Sapele,  I decided not to ever go abroad. 

- In 1989, I decided to enroll for a Master's degree because B.Sc. could not secure a job for me. 

- I decided to enrol for an M.Sc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management instead of an M.Sc. in Epidemiology because of the incessant closure of my university of choice. 

- Before I got my first job after post-graduate school,  I decided not to work for any company that does not pay salaries as when due. 

- In 1989, I decided not to work in any company that encourages employees not to proceed on their annual leave. 

- In 1991, I decided that employees who go to work while being owed salaries and do not go on annual leave are Thieves. 

- When I rounded off my M.Sc. I decided against enrolling for a PhD degree stating that is for my children when they come along. 

- In 1991, I decided that I would not clog my desk with work. 

- I decided to always speak truth to authority. 

- In 1990, I decided to always disobey all unlawful and unreasonable instructions. 

- About 30 years after my decision not to go overseas,  my official work took me to Europe for a week. On my return, I decided that we have no Leaders in Nigeria but Satanic,  Wicked and Kleptomaniacs as Rulers. 

- Early in my work life, I decided on Job-Hopping to deal with low pay,  no promotion and a toxic work environment. 

- Arising out my experience,  I decided not to employ anybody by Nepotism - Our National Malady. 

- In the year 2000, I decided that the real enemy of the worker is the Trade Union. 

- In the year 2000 I decided to go back to church which I stopped over 30 years go. 


Let us try to conclude next week. 

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