Episode 8: Influencing Government Policy with Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao
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Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao is a researcher at the University of Manchester, where she obtained her Doctorate after researching Nigerian women’s experiences of domestic abuse in the UK. In this interview, Dr Femi-Ajao talks about:
- her audacious work in this area, including what her parents taught her about perseverance and reaching beyond the sky
- how to use facts and evidence to change the system from within
- how to deal with rejection of your ideas
- how important it is to be vulnerable, to ask for help and to offer help
- how to break down large goals and approach them one step at a time
This is Dr Femi-Ajao’s page on the University of Manchester website.
The books mentioned in this episode are The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and Your Road Map for Success by John C. Maxwell.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
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