Just a little tip for the younger "engineers" out there: When a conversation like this is brought to you by the CEO, they are not really looking for the "correct answer" from you. It's not a school test. They need to talk to someone! They are about to make a difficult decision, and - being human beings - they actually need to talk things through. And get a little pushback! These CEOs got balls like you wouldn't believe. You don't need to be careful with them. Call them on their bs - they'll totally get intrigued and seek out your consulting them. What makes the whole thing worthless is if you try to mirror what you think is their opinion. If you at least don't mirror but you've got no clue, and no calling out, then all you are good for is being a mirror. They will not seek you out. The best sounding board for CEOs is like this: 1. Accepts their authority. 2. Doesn't lick boots. 3. Notifies them of actual nonsense, insanity or inappropriateness. High performers sometimes get carried away in mania, and they want to know that. 4. Fuel their mania 😈! They want the mania, but they need to stop just short of the cliff of insanity. 5. Celebrate what's going on, if it's worthy. They depend on some form of aggregate social feedback. They are CEOs - they can just push through any individual resistance, but they need the aggregate form. 6. Has got a clue - that's great and valuable. But note that I did not put it first. Being CEO, they are "Rome" and all ways in the company lead to them. They know what they are doing, and have a clue already. 7. Ask back! Probe their views a bit. That's why they came to you in the first place. This should be a pretty good list. Did I miss anything? Chime in, leaders! What do you need in *them*?

Someone made a country song out of Kanye tweets 💀💀💀💀

FG scraps JSS, SSS, introduces 12-year basic education model

Sometimes we judge the process because we can’t see the vision 🤯

Remain in the shadows for as long as you can. That's where you grow the most. In the shadows, you are unseen, undiscovered, not being surveilled, and free from the pressure to ”show up” in a certain way. Stay in the shadows. If you find yourself in the shadows right now, take the time to appreciate it. VT

𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 Let me tell you about @TheDestinyTrust. The African charity provides housing for out-of-school kids and gives them access to quality education. Four years ago, I was scrolling on Twitter (as X was then called), when I saw a random post from @tosinolaseinde talking about the organization's work. I mistook them for another charity I'd previously heard about and was intending to support, and so my foundation sent a donation. Upon realizing they were not the originally intended organization, for some reason, I kept supporting them. Now, I'm not the type to take packs of food to orphanages every Christmas. They are not my foundation's CSR focus. But for some reason, we have stayed. After a while, we decided to support the education of 20 kids from primary school to university. This might be a 15-year financial commitment. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗺 𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀? A number of serendipitous events happened: 1. I had a desire to support a charity (albeit a different one). 2. Tosin tweeted at the right time. 3. The Destiny Trust had a structured platform that could receive a grant. 4. God wanted to impact the destinies of a specific group of children. 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 After that experience, I learnt the following: 1. I was probably not God's first choice, since orphanages don't naturally spark my interest. But I was available and followed through. 2. Tosin had no clue she would indirectly shape the destinies of 20 souls with a tweet. 3. The Destiny Trust didn't come looking for me. But they were busy doing the Lord's work - helping children. 4. There might be others God directs to support the orphanage. As long as the organization focuses on the mission, God will keep sending help. 5. Collaboration is the key to implementing God's projects.