The Attitude Effect

14/01/2024

30/08/2023

In the early hours of Wednesday 30 August 2023, the world woke up to the news of a military takeover in Gabon. At 4.00h the national broadcaster Gabon24 secretly announced the results of last Saturday’s elections and proclaimed Ali Bongo the winner for a third seven-year term! Where else on earth?

Paying the price of arrogance is how best this platform can describe the fate that befell the ex-president of Gabon -Mr. Alain Bernard Bongo (best known now as Ali Bongo Ondimba). In the early hour…

21/08/2023

The ultimate goal when it comes to negotiations is to achieve your purpose for interacting, and this has a lot to do with your influence over the other party. There are paradigms to consider when you approach the negotiation table with your objectives in mind.

So many factors come into consideration when people meet to negotiate. As discussed in the previous topic about Negotiation Styles in the Corporate Setting, we adopted the definition according to L…

15/08/2023

This group of “unfortunate” individuals who found themselves at the helm of affairs in through fraudulent elections and are surrounded by greedy political yes-men have lost touch with reality to the extent of behaving like clowns.

In the wake of recent developments on the geopolitical landscape within the ECOWAS and the Sahel regions of Africa as a whole, this platform opines that the age-old adage that old age is accompanie…

04/08/2023

There is a revolt against the so-called Western-style administrations in which politicians use subterfuge and deceit to come to power only to get embroiled in corruption and use all means imaginable to steal the resources of their citizens and thereby mortgage their future.
https://theattitudeeffect.com/2023/08/04/a-new-world-order-africas-way/

18/07/2023

What explains the current proliferation of several denominations of the same Christian church when all are purportedly striving to seek the face of the same God?

Religion is widely believed to be a matter of faith and there is only one true and living God, so what explains the current proliferation of several denominations of the same Christian church when …

29/05/2023

"Effective negotiation is 90% attitude and 10% technique”

Your style of negotiating emanates from you and is recognized by others. Style is influenced by innate character traits and although it can be fine-tuned...

“Effective negotiation is 90% attitude and 10% technique” When the topic of negotiation comes up, it is usually attributed to the people in the Marketing and Sales department of a company or firm. …

29/05/2023

“Effective negotiation is 90% attitude and 10% technique” When the topic of negotiation comes up, it is usually attributed to the people in the Marketing and Sales department of a company or firm. …

29/05/2023

“Effective negotiation is 90% attitude and 10% technique”
Your style of negotiating emanates from you and is recognized by others. Style is influenced by innate character traits and although it can be fine-tuned...

“Effective negotiation is 90% attitude and 10% technique” When the topic of negotiation comes up, it is usually attributed to the people in the Marketing and Sales department of a company or firm. …

23/05/2023

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2023/03/23/sincere-ignorance/

By nature, every human being is selfish and whenever that instinct is transferred into the public domain it assumes callous proportions. It, therefore, comes as a surprise that most people even in …

19/05/2023

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2023/04/16/how-to-manage-stress-and-related-complications/

Stress is any condition that creates tension in an individual, causing instability in the body and mind. According to the World Health Organization, stress can be defined as the state of worry or m…

17/05/2023

The phenomenon of money politics, vote-buying and selling began to gain prominence during the Second Republic in 1979, resulting in elections not being free and fair. How is this influencing Democracy today?

The bastardisation of democracy refers to the corruption or degradation of democratic principles and values. The canker can manifest itself in many ways, such as when politicians spew out mischievo…

10/05/2023

By man's very nature, no human being wants to allow his ingrained political or ideological beliefs to be destroyed or tainted by “facts” because for many people those beliefs define their self-identity; therefore...

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2023/05/10/a-scandal-how-sinful/

04/05/2023

Despite their brutality and oppression, some of them have also been considered unifiers who bring political stability, order, and progress to their nations. This may sound strange and absurd.

Dictators are sometimes seemingly meek and humble people who come to power but with time wield absolute authority over their countries and people. Most often, they suppress dissent, violate human r…

29/04/2023

The United States Geological Survey clarifies the difference between Global Warming and Climate Change although people continue to use the terms interchangeably. It is important for us to understand how the atmosphere is affected by these natural occurrences and human activities.

According to the National Geographic Channel, Global Warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. The warming of the planet has been going on for a long time. Some experts …

28/04/2023

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2022/05/24/african-politicians-and-foreign-medical-tourism/

I scratched the face of this issue briefly in an earlier write up on 7th September 2021 on Africa’s poor health infrastructure. Today I am tempted to revisit the subject matter following a shameful…

27/04/2023

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2022/01/04/early-signs-that-show-a-relationship-could-be-ending/

Relationship endings begin with mental independence amongst partners instead of developing a nurturing habit that encourages interdependence which is the backbone for committed relationships. The e…

26/04/2023

https://theattitudeeffect.com/2023/04/24/fundamental-obstacles-to-africas-quest-to-silence-the-guns-on-the-continent-by-2030/

The change you seek will not be complete without you. In May 2013, African heads of state and government met in Addis Ababa and adopted Africa’s Agenda 2063’ – a 50-year plan to nurture susta…