I was recently faced with a strange case to investigate. The complainant remained completely anonymous and posted letters to the CEO of our company, local police and Chief Minister of the state. The complaint was against one of the employees of our company regarding social misconduct. How should one investigate these kind of cases where in the complainant cannot be traced but the allegations made are alarming. Regards, Mehul (from ACFE.com forum). Response by Mustapha B. Mugisa Any investigator has had to content with such kind of challenges. Tips from anonymous people are a challenge. You invest company resources only…
What are your strategic perspectives?
One of the first steps in strategy formulation is to understand your strategic perspective: what does winning look like in your kind of business or industry. To answer this question, you must identify top players in your sector, or the key technology innovators and any other drivers of growth in your kind of business. Such analysis helps give perspective to where your business is against the top players, it also challenges your strategic team to think about the bigger picture. During my strategic sessions with clients, I pose the following question; “Where do you see your organization in the next…
World Bank Uganda Office: why not partner and engage with the private sector in furthering good governance?
What are the motives of World Bank local country offices? Why is World Bank adamant when it comes to partnering and engaging with the private sector especially in issues of furthering the enterprise governance discussion? The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Uganda Chapter is organizing the 2nd annual anti-fraud and good governance conference with a theme: Winning Partnerships against the Fraud Risk in the Public Sector. Aware that nothing eats shareholder value like fraud, on 8th September 2016, we sent a partnership and attendance invitation letter. It is unfortunate that World Bank Uganda office turned down the invitation! How does…
Your on-line activity: The Emperor Has No Clothes!
A story is told of an Emperor who allowed himself to be dressed in the finest suite of new clothes, which he had been told “had the special capability that it was invisible to anyone who was either stupid or not fit for his position.” In his special suite, he held a procession through town, never admitting that he was too unfit and stupid to see what he was wearing. He was afraid that people would think that he was stupid. The story goes on that “all the townspeople wildly praised the magnificent clothes of the emperor, afraid to admit…