We have seen the boundaries of our possibilities as circumscribed not only by our circumstance but also by losing the fight against Defender of Mediocrity… Venture beyond the boundaries and mediocres will get lost… Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu (University of Lagos convocation Lecturer, 17th January 2023).
Nothing is perfect on this planet earth but strategies are set to aim at perfection. Management by Exception or Blue Ocean Strategy or even venturing into the High High quardant side of Porter’s prescription – from Ansolf Matrix Template – are some of the high-fallutin words but breaking boundaries’ possibilities, aiming at perfection, in management, one hears in an MBA class, and it goes well with the University of Lagos 53rd Convocation ceremonies at the time a lady who had broken boundaries as the 13th Vice – Chancellor, and as previously the 13th Provost of College of Medicine, assumes the Management Headship of University of Lagos – Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola; Fellow Academy of Science (FAS).
Academies in most great countries direct, covertly, the expected excellence or values intended to show case the unique selling point of a country among other countries, and to some extent what such academy represents make for what is known as best practice. Such is what National University Commission and the academies should be brainstorming on, for life, like the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ogunsola, adopted as a slogan,…
