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. Some say the problem is poor leadership. Others think lack of value addition and poor infrastructure. Many others say it is the lack of nationalism. For you, what exactly do you think is Uganda’s major problem? Clear problem definition is a critical step in turning around our economy. Imagine going to your doctor and being diagnosed with a wrong disease! You risk getting ineffective treatment. Indeed stories of patients being subjected to unnecessary procedures have been…
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 helping organisations stop revenue leakages (fraud management and forensics), I am now helping organisations grow their revenues! Welcome to developing a winning strategy. A little bit about me I was prize winner (scored highest mark) in Corporate Strategy, the then ACCA paper 12 exam in June 2002. Thereafter, I got fascinated by technology. I have always wanted to be a market leader. Not follower. My decision to become Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) was deliberate. My career focus…
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 after reading the kind of frauds folks are pulling off. From the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) scandals and conflict of interest allegations among the fund’s top honchos, to Uganda National Roads Authority construction project escapades – and many projects in between – the charlatans seem to be on competition for the title of the ‘big eater’. Only in Uganda will you find companies competing against each other for jobs when they originate from the…