Author.  Leadership Thinker.  Public Impact Practitioner

Babatunde Oladele is an executive leader and leadership researcher whose work examines how values shape leadership, decision-making, and institutional trust across public and organizational life. Drawing on experiences across publishing, public service, and cross-sector initiatives, he engages leadership not only as theory, but as practice, tested in moments of complexity, responsibility, and change.

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Ventures & Institutions

Leadership & Performance

Select ventures and institutional work across publishing, media, and public-facing initiatives.

Reflections and initiatives shaped by leadership, discipline, and responsibility in real-world contexts.

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Platforms & Publications

Digital platforms and editorial initiatives spanning leadership, public affairs, and civic life.

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Books & Publications

Self-help books published by Babatunde Oladele.

Reflections

Distraction vs Direction: Why Progress Is About Moving Closer to Your Goal

Distraction isn’t always wasted time. Sometimes it’s well-dressed movement in the wrong direction. Progress begins when we learn to measure everything by whether it takes us closer to the goal.

When Passing the Buck Serves the Greater Good

Passing the buck is often condemned, yet in complex organisations there are moments when it protects the whole. This reflection examines leadership maturity, shared responsibility, and knowing when sacrifice serves the collective.- Babatunde Oladele

Why Organisational Ideals Must Shape Every Decision

Every organisation has non-negotiable ideals. This reflection explores why leaders must measure every opportunity against those standards—and how ignoring them quietly erodes trust, culture, and judgment.

Why Rigorous Thinking and Organized Action Drive True Productivity

Productivity is not about doing more, it is about thinking clearly and acting deliberately. This reflection explores why disciplined thought paired with consistent, organized action produces lasting results.

Prayer Will Not Avert Every Mistake

Prayer is powerful, but some mistakes persist until understanding changes. This reflection explores growth, responsibility, and the discipline of learning before relief arrives.

When Help Is Expected: The Unseen Burden of Being “Capable”

People often assume the strong or rich will always cope. This reflection examines the quiet imbalance that emerges when help is sought without regard for the helper’s own struggles.

Thoughts Birth Actions: Why Behaviour Follows the Mind

Action rarely contradicts thought. This reflection explores why behaviour follows the mind, and how discipline begins with taking responsibility for what we allow ourselves to think.

Timeliness, Output, and the Illusion of Work Ethics

Timeliness alone is not work ethics, and effort without results is self-deception. This reflection examines why flawless output, delivered on time, is the true test of professional integrity.

Syllogism: What are Lawyers?

A quirk syllogism opens a deeper reflection on logic, stereotypes, and how flawed reasoning shapes our assumptions about people, professions, and truth itself.

You Don’t Employ Needs — You Employ Value

Employment is not charity. This reflection reframes hiring as a responsibility exchange — where value, competence, and delivery matter more for employ than need or sentiment.

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Giving Beauty for Ashes…

A personal reflection on meaning, restoration, and responsibility drawn from lived experience and moral formation.

Babatunde Oladele is a public-spirited leader and thinker whose reflections on life, leadership, and responsibility are shaped by moral formation and lived experience. Drawing insight from Scripture, nature, and human struggle, he engages questions of purpose, restoration, and accountability with clarity and restraint.

Through writing, mentoring, and public engagement, he shares principles that support meaningful work, disciplined living, and leadership rooted in values rather than expediency.

Testimonials

Unwavering Loyalty

“I want to thank you and your team for your unwavering loyalty and support all these years.”

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
DG, World Trade Organization

Trusted Aide

“Babatunde is my most trusted aide for quality research and content works.”

Mrs Ibukun Awosika,
The Chair Centre Group

Babatunde You are a Genius

Babatunde you are a genius. Even Punch and The Cable have published the news. Wow! It has really gone everywhere! You are a miracle man. You deserve a break. You deserve a bonus.

- Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of a Lagos-based Beverage Company

A Job Well Done

“I gave you my CV and you turned it into such a beautifully written profile. Thanks for a job well done.”

Chief Joe Anyigbo
Executive Director, Rtd, Chevron Nigeria

Impossible was made Possible

“Thanks again for your amazing dedication to ensuring the apparently impossible was made possible. God bless you. We will be contacting you again shortly for more jobs.”

Dr Henrietta Onwuegbuzie
Lagos Business School

Turning this Around

“Thank you for turning this around! We will use widely I assure you!”

Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney,
Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, FirstBank Nigeria Plc

I am Really Impressed

“I saw the fully edited copy of the manuscript…and I must confess, I am really impressed at what I saw. I commend your painstaking and diligent effort.”

Mr Babatunde Mesewaku,
Author & Council Manager, Ejigbo Local Govt

I Appreciate Your Hard Work and Dedication

“Great. Once again, I appreciate your hard work and dedication. You are really adding value to the project. Don’t ever forget your efforts are highly appreciated.”

Mr Paul Nwabuikwu,
Senior Special Adviser on Media, Federal Ministry of Finance

Well done!

“Well done! Your (digital marketing) activities have been very impactful, impressive, and value-adding. I don’t have any reason to stop.”

Mr Francis Omolaiye,
Head of Sales & Marketing, NNFems Industries

Good job!

Thanks, Babatunde. Good job! Thanks for the comprehensive report. I indeed appreciate it.

Mr Onuwa Joseph,
Marketing Communications Consultant

Published Works

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