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Planning vs acting on the plans made
The year was 2007. I left my juicy job to swim in the deep waters of entrepreneurship. While at a big four audit firm, it was so easy to...
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Are you working from home or working at home? Part 2
To win, some employers have set minimum guidelines for home working. In this part 2, below are some tips and ideas you may consider...
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Are you working from home or working at home?
Coronavirus has changed our lives. New ways of ‘working remotely’ or ‘virtual working’ have become the norm. In the past, remote working...
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Good attitude always wins
If you own a car, you have probably been advised to move with the battery jumper cables. When you ask why they usually say, “just in case.”...
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US Presidential election is over, what next?
Life goes on regardless of who occupies the White House. Unlike in the situation in many African countries where a change of the country’s...
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Are you using data as a strategic resource?
What is your data strategy? Is it aligned with your corporate strategy? How do you plan to win with data? Every enterprise collects massive...
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What is your company’s vision? Or Aspiration? Or Ambition?
Vision, aspiration, or ambition – they all mean the same thing: where do you want to be? For the first time in my entire consulting career,...
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The Ugx. 1000 difference
As part of risk management in this capitalist world, you are not advised to go out for a walk or run without some cash on you just in case....
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America Decides 2020: what was on the ballot
Why the bother? Why is the rest of the world on the edge as the results of the US Presidential Election is announced? This election comes...
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Mind your attitude, part 2
Continued from Part 1. To get the picture of the challenge, I tried to scan forms. It took almost 3-6 minutes to get the form ready. I...
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Mind your attitude, part 1
How do you react to new developments at the workplace, home, or how others relate with you? How do you think about new challenges or...
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The focus of winning leaders, part 1.
Are you are a leader? Do you aspire to become a great leader? Embrace the following 10 habits of great leaders: Great team. Great leaders...
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Food for the brain: leadership insights
Once in a while, you come across statements that make a profound impact on your leadership outlook. Below are some takeaways by some global...
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People support what they help create
If you want to learn something new interact with your senior or young children. The innocence of chilling and a worry-free approach to life...
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What do consultants do? Part 1.
Consultants do many things – the top of them is documenting the client’s challenges. It is common for prospects to come to the consultant...
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The secrets of winning consultants
Project execution is important. But making a sell is the most critical skill when it comes to professional advisory services providers like...
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Decide to be happy
Your life is like a road. It has corners, hills, and bumps, and flat straight stretches. All you need is clarity of the destination. During...
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Exercise, eat well, laugh, and checkup for good health
The common saying in the medical parlance is everyone is mad, but the degree varies. Or everyone has some illness, the severity varies....
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Where else has this worked? Technocrat’s common question
If you are a consultant who is not afraid of knocking on doors, you have probably had to deal with technocrats who ask questions like:...
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Have you done a culture audit?
What is your current culture? What is your defined culture? What is your desired culture? When you do a culture audit or assessment, you...
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The drivers of cybercrime, excerpts from project frontline
Practical cybersecurity springs from the little decisions we make every day. While almost all data breaches are inspired by malicious...
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Summit Cybersecurity Project Frontline Report 2020 launch
The best and most effective defense against cybersecurity attacks is user awareness. It is against this background that we publish the...
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What is personal discipline?
Do you finish what you start? Do you keep promises and commitments? Do you live your life based on values, code of behaviour, and or...
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Cheating is Destructive to Development
What is cheating? Cheating is self-destructive behaviour built on trickily. Most people cheat to distract themselves from persistent poor...
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