Title: Free from Corporate Slavery
Author: Jimi Tewe
ISBN: 978-978-914-784-7
Pages: 187
Publisher: Inspiro Publishing
Year of Publication: 2011
Category: Human Resources, Career Management
Earlier this year, I had an exclusive,
in-depth interview with Mr. Olujimi Tewe, a multi-gifted career coach,
author, speaker, radio show host, business owner and pastor here on
BellaNaija. He has his third book out and I thought to weigh in on this
latest offering from a man who had phenomenal career leaps within a
short time, working in five companies and rising from being an Analyst
with a global consulting firm to become a Senior Manager in the Nigerian
banking industry within eight years. In 2010, he resigned his top level
job at Bank PHB to start Inspiro Consulting, a career and human
resource solution provider.
In our fast-paced twenty-first century
world, many complain consistently about lack of jobs. Even as
unemployment rate continues to rise at break-neck speed in our nation
Nigeria, a large percentage of people who have the so-called ‘few good
jobs’ soon realise how unhappy and dissatisfied they have become in
their employment, regardless of the huge financial benefits and perks of
office. They have become corporate slaves – they just cannot do what
they want to do when they want to and how they want. Still, many remain
stuck and cannot move on for fear of losing their ‘guaranteed’ source of
comfort. Jimi Tewe, in his third book, “Free from Corporate Slavery”
lends a helping hand and stirs the spirit of the reader to do the right
thing.
Advancing from his first two books,
“Where Did All My Money Go?”, and “Getting a Good Job Easily,” which
were small volume publications, here he delves extensively into the
various reasons why people become frustrated with their jobs. He does
not cajole you to blindly send in your resignation later, but approaches
the subject matter from a holistic point of view and raises several
cogent questions. He urges the reader to take charge of their life and
helps stagnating employees to seek proper direction for a successful
career transition, whether it involves changing career path or starting
their own business. “One of the greatest tragedies that can happen to
anyone is to be able to say at the end of their years that ‘I could have
been, I should have been, I might have been, but I was not’… You can
pass on your business to your children as an inheritance, but you can
never pass on your job to them, no matter how good you are at it”, he
writes. He inspires the reader to become proactive and not reactive
about life, whilst ensuring that one’s career is not based on what life
offers but what one wants to make of life. Whilst he admits that not
everybody is wired to start their own company, he strongly emphasizes
the need for people to adopt a deliberate approach to adding value and
solving problem. That way, “getting a job becomes a step towards
fulfilling your long-term career goals.” Jimi also identifies seven
potential dream killers everyone should overcome and he makes his own
original contribution in what he calls the Career Success Model,
explaining why everyone should adopt the model.
This book is a timely material for
anyone who is committed to living a life of fulfilment and encouraging
others to do so. The cover design is sure to catch your attention, but
the content is also well organised and written in a simple style that
blends just enough theories with copious true life experiences of the
author, a handful of notable global figures and former corporate slaves
who are ever willing to share their transformation story. If you want to
bless and transform lives this season, this is a worthy year-end and
year-round gift for staff, colleagues and loved ones. It is time to take
charge of your life and this could be the best gift you would ever
give. What’s more? In order to help students not to become corporate
slaves, the author promises to channel 20% of all profits made on the
sale of each copy into a fund that will allow a team of professionals
hold a Career Success Summit in various tertiary institutions across
Nigeria and beyond.
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