JENNIE IFEATU

One of the foremost memories of my childhood and even adulthood still are cartoons. Asides from the comic relief of laughing and being entertained, you also get to watch some superheroes like Powerpuff Girls, Superman, Wonder Woman do great things with their superpowers.  Sometimes, I find myself wondering if there could be an element of a superpower in me, I actually have been tempted to carry out a genetic test to confirm this.  I bet you think this too when you think about the possibilities in your career path.  You might think you are just another employee on the payroll, however, you are just another superhero with some superpower, and here is how to harness it for your career growth.  The first step to discovering your superpower as an employee is to identify what people come to you for or compliment you about. That very thing no matter how inconsequential it might seem is your superpower. People love coming to you for this thing because they know you will do a...

"I will like to walk into a place empty and walk out with bags," I said with an air of carefreeness.  "You are on a road trip to being a bandit," My friend chuckled.  Come to think of it. Only a woman with a gun walks into a place with an empty bag and walks out with a bag full of goodies.  What direction is my merry-go-round talk headed? The unwanted marksman who never misses a shot in a squad,  the industrious wife of a lazy man whom he never sends away, the arrogant ultra-skilled employee who can't be fired, and the badly behaved yet talented Mario Balotelli of the 2010 Inter Milan squad all have something in common.  As much as they are not totally indispensable, they had value to offer. This is what kept all the individuals mentioned in place.  I am no proponent of behaving in an uncultured manner but suffice me to say, that the good, bad and ugly is a triad.  Value is the leverage that enables you walk in as a nobody with a...