The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Accessible Publishers Ltd., Gbadega Adedapo, is renowned for his wealth of experience both in life and in the corporate world. He exemplifies the very principles he preaches, earning the admiration of subordinates and contemporaries alike.

As he clocks 60, we reflect on some of his favourite quotes on key areas, including leadership, life, and business, that continue to inspire and provoke deep thoughts.

Leadership

1. “It’s the duty of a leader to unlock the potential of the people under them”.

2. “It’s better for you not to call for any meeting than for you not to prepare ahead for it”.

3. “As a leader, you must know what you want and where you are going”.

4. “What any leader want is accomplishment”.

5. “If you don’t train them, you don’t blame them”.

Technology and Industrial Growth

1. “It is important that we take advantage of the synergy between Information Technology and publishing to improve our product and visibility”.

2. “AI is moving exponentially, and we need to run with it and embrace it; otherwise, the world may leave us all behind”.

3. “Whoever is an innovator, is an enemy of the people”.

4. “Those who profits from the old order will do everything to frustrate the emergence of the new order”.

5. “The only competition in the world today is collaboration. We need to unite more against our challenges as an industry”.

Reflections on Life

1. “In life, you don’t get what you deserve; you get what you demand. What you don’t demand, you don’t deserve”.

2. “Money must be secondary in the life of a man. Pursue your passion and focus on your goals, money will come”.

3. “In life, you gain some, you lose some. Life is all about calculated risks”.

4. “In life, attitude is everything!”.

5. “Life is like a novel, each event that unfolds is like a chapter, an act and a scene”.

Principles of Enterprise

1. “What we need to do is simple: let’s identity 20 per cent of our customers giving us 80 per cent of income”.

2. “Meeting is the soul of business”.

3. “1 per cent of something is better than 100 per cent of nothing”.

4. “Nothing kills business more than sentiment”.

5. “Failure is always a part of success, provided you know the root cause of the failure”.

Self-worth and Productivity

1. “The price you place on yourself is what people will pay”.

2. “No organisation will pay you for your time, but they will only pay you for the skills and the value you are bringing on board”.

3. “Human beings love to remain in their comfort zone, and not until something chases you out of the comfort zone, complacency will always be the order of the day”.

4. “Your actions may sound to people as being foolish, but you must know where you are going and pursue it regardless. The results will prove to them that you know your onions”.

5. “History will forgive you for taking the wrong decision but for not taking any decision, history will never forgive you”.

These words indeed speak volumes and convey the clearest of messages to everyone who aspires to hit the mark and break the ceiling.