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Why you need risk management
A risk is uncertain event that has potential to cause harm or being an opportunity to the business. Management means to plan, control and...
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The three key Committees of the Board
Good governance entails having a board that is informed and understand the business well. When it comes to Board composition, having...
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What is Risk Management?
To understand risk management, one needs to understand the terms; risk and management. Risk is any event that is uncertain whose occurrence...
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Involve the Board in Strategy formulation
The Board has overall responsibility for running the business from the strategic point of view. They are responsible for oversight and risk...
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2014 : what is your resolve?
We are two days to 2014. It is the time of the year to consolidate your achievements and plan for the new-year. Many advisers [mentors and...
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How to conduct the business of the Board
The role of Board is to promote long term success of its stakeholders. This looks at the going concern for the fore feeble future of the...
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Who Moved My Cheese
This is a copyrighted book. I have found it on line and I am sharing it with you. Click here to download The Book Who Moved My Cheese. This...
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Making an impact on the Board
As a new board member in the business, how do you make an impact and contribution so that your value is more beneficial to the company you...
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How to avoid conflict of interest
What is conflict of interest? Conflict of interest means that you have got two interests on either side. You are going to be undecided of...
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What exactly is strategy?
Few people understand what strategy actually means. A course of action, which if well implemented, will give you a unique advantage over...
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How to silence the lousy HR manager!
I submitted a proposal to the CEO for implementing a new strategic approach. Of course, most people are afraid of the change....
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How to address a business proposal effectively
I used to think writing a business proposal to the Chief Executives of any company is the best appropriate method of getting business. It...
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Three measures to secure confidential data
During my conversation with my managing director, Mustapha B Mugisa, he asked, “what does confidential information mean to you?” The key...
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Corruption: Kenyan firms ranked #1 in East Africa
East Africa's largest economy and the region's preferred investment destination, Kenya, has been ranked number one in fraud and corruption...
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Here is how the Human Resource Department kills businesses
You may need the HR department, yes, but not for hiring. The biggest mistake most companies make is delegating the hiring decision to HR....
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The Paul Ethical Dilemma: What would you do?
On 28th October 2014, I was asked to speak to a group of 210 staff about ethics and integrity. So, how do you effectively teach over 210...
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Learn to say NO and live worry free life!
It is a two letter word, but it is the most important, if you are to reclaim your life and spend your time with those who matter. As a...
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Do you want to succeed? Here is a great business opportunity to excel…
Are you ambitious but not greedy? Do you look at the future NOT instant gratification? Are you a tech geek (web technologies), but also...
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Exceptional customer service in action - here is how to do it!
On 8th October 2014, while at Café Javas located at City Tyres Kamwokya, waiting for my order to be served, I witnessed exceptional...
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What is #Uganda’s Biggest Problem?
I asked this question to some of my friends and it attracted different answers. There is no consensus about what Uganda’s key problem is....
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Winning the Play: effective strategy implementation
I am called Mustapha B. Mugisa, MBA, CPA, CFE. And I help organisations like yours develop winning strategies. After several years of...
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Of job insecurity and positional leadership
The scale of corruption and abuse of office being reported in the Uganda press has surely set new records. It is possible to get dizzy...
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#Winning The Game: Strategic planning that works - From Red Ocean to Blue Ocean
In brief: Traditional strategic planning model is theoretical and highly predictable 80% of strategic plans fail at implementation Winning...
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Helping others to grow – the best pleasure of all
Since I started my private mentor program, over 150 people have gone through it. Majority join to be helped to find a good job or the get...
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