Bola Adesola

Harriet-Ann Omobolanle (Bola) Adesola is an accountant in Nigeria. She is the Senior Vice-Chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group where she was previously the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa. Adesola has over 25 years of experience in the banking sector.

Quotes

• Be discerning about where you work.
  • [1] Bola Adesola Speaking on the episode of WHEN WOMEN WIN.
• Failure happens, but it’s not fatal.
  • [2] Bola Adesola Speaking on the episode of WHEN WOMEN WIN.
• To thine own self be true
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• Life is a journey and in any journey, there is sort of milestones, there are pitstops, there are hurdles, there are successes that we celebrate.
  • [3] Speaking on Life Series
• Women are more confident and have higher aspirations.
  • [4] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Know what you want and plan your career journey.
  • [5] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Begin with an end in mind.
  • [6] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Be Purposeful.
  • [7] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Success depends on what you choose to ignore.
  • [8] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Choose your battles wisely, especially in a male-dominated industry where you can easily be perceived as an angry and embittered woman if you fight every single battle.
  • [9] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• As a woman, you should aim to glide through life, elegantly like a swan whose head and body are seen above water, but who conceals her toughness and resilience underneath most of the time.
  • [10] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Life is never truly balanced.
  • [11] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• I think a woman can have it all — on her own terms.
  • [12] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• He was very purposeful and determined. He didn’t go into anything without having the desired outcome.
  • [13] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• The ability to take a calculated risk energizes me.
  • [14] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)
• Find opportunities to buy below market price, at a time when markets are depressed, so you ultimately may stand to gain more when you eventually sell.
  • [15] Speaking on herself (October 10 2020)