#mindspark There is always someone better. Relax. And move at your own pace. When I got a job at EY as an auditor, then a consultant, I was so excited that I had arrived. Compared to my village mates, and most of my peers in Kampala, I was a success. The sort of the big fish in a small pond reality. Then I got an opportunity to travel to the firm’s regional office in Kenya. I found more younger folks very advanced and sophisticated. At just the age of 25, some were leading teams and consulting projects at global banks…
The cybercriminals are collaborating, what about you?
If you are a cybersecurity researcher, you have probably heard of increasing cybercrime collaborations and partnerships to fast-track skills development, increase reach and capabilities to target deep pocket prospects and advanced governments. The power is in partnerships. Different ransomware developers have partnered up to share hacking techniques, malware codes, tech infrastructure and target lists. Different hackers are trying to specialise at each phase of the hacking process. Others are focusing on footprinting and reconnaissance. They then pass on the information to another cartel to scan, and another to gain access etc which deepens their capabilities and fast tracks success. The…
Nothing happens to you, it happens because of you, part 4
The fourth and final D is to be DELIBERATE about creating impact at the workplace. Are you a freewheeling opportunist or a deliberate planner? I want you to turn to your neighbour and ask: what is your leadership orientation? When you lack a plan for your life, you become a freewheeling opportunist. You wander from place to place without define direction. You cannot achieve great results without deliberate effort. What many of you do not know about me is that I got my first job without having applied for it. You see, many people struggle to land their first job.…
Few big customers or many small ones?
What strategies are you pursuing deliberately? Is your business model built for volume (scale) or niche (premium customers)? You must be specific about your business focus to win in your chosen markets. The starting point is to answer key questions: what is your playing field? Who are your target customers? What products and services will you sell to them and what delivery channels will you use to reach them? And what is your geographical coverage? If your target customer is the mass market, you must be configured to have scalability at the core. It means your infrastructure and technology setup,…
How to Conduct Enterprise Risk Maturity Assessment
The first step in implementing effective risk management (fraud risk and cybersecurity risk) program is context analysis to establish the current state against the best practice or aspiration levels. Which level is our organisation’s risk maturity? What gaps should our risk management agenda close? What will it take to close the gaps? How ready is our organisation for fraud and cyber risk management? Is your risk management agenda progressive? Many risk and anti-fraud professionals just recommend the implementation of fraud risk management programs without readiness assessment and an understanding of the current state. In this TUNA – turbulent, uncertain, novel,…
The future belongs to actionTEAM, the tool for effective collaborators
When people and devices are connected seamlessly, they achieve great things. People who work as lone wolves may achieve success, but it may not be to their full potential. There is power in collaboration. That is why at Summit Consulting Ltd we asked: 1) How do you create accountability for effective strategy execution? 2) As a busy executive, how do you monitor progress against the set (balanced) scorecard targets company-wide? 3) How do you empower each of your over 50+ staff to have clarity of their roles in the journey of business growth? How do you improve staff effectiveness and…
