I once halted a strategy retreat 12 minutes in. The CEO had flown all his regional heads to a lakeside resort, loaded PowerPoint decks, and had consultants ready. But when I asked him, “What’s the problem you’re solving?” he looked at me, blinked, and said, “We want a strategy.” That’s like a man erecting a structure before knowing whether he needs shelter, a shop, or a shrine. Here’s the real order of business, something many consultants won’t tell you: a) Start with your mission. Not the nonsense you slap on your website, but your true reason for existing. Why should…

In today’s fast-paced digital world, fraud has evolved into a sophisticated threat that no organization can afford to ignore. From procurement scams and payroll fraud to cyber-enabled financial crimes, the landscape is constantly shifting. Traditional detection methods simply aren’t enough anymore. That’s why professionals across industries are turning to data analytics a powerful toolset that reveals hidden patterns, uncovers anomalies, and strengthens internal controls. If you’re serious about protecting your organization or advancing your career, mastering fraud detection using data analytics is no longer optional; it’s essential. Why This Course Is a Game-Changer The “Fraud Detection Using Data Analytics” course offered by Summit Consulting Ltd is…

Five years ago, while coaching senior managers at a pension fund in Uganda, we launched an ambitious transformation program. The board had approved it. The funds were ready. Staff were motivated. We were roaring to go. Then… nothing. Three months in, the energy fizzled out. Staff went back to old routines. Managers defaulted to firefighting. The momentum died. Everyone blamed “resistance to change.” But that was a lie. The truth was uglier. I diagnosed the problem. Deeply. It is not superficial, like how most consultants send you generic reports after Googling your sector. No. I met the staff. I observed…

In early 2024, a global bank’s AI-powered hiring tool was caught red-handed: it was systematically filtering out female applicants. Not because someone programmed it to be sexist, but because no one trained it not to be. The data it learned reflected decades of biased hiring. And so, the model learned that being male was a “better predictor” of job success. The developers shrugged. HR had no clue how it worked. The risk department had signed off blindly. But it didn’t stop there. Dig deeper, and you’ll see another silent crisis brewing—this time in the credit scoring models used by banks.…

In 2008, I sat at the back of the Institute boardroom, clutching my notebook like a talisman. I wasn’t a board member yet. I was just “Member, Member Services Committee,” but you could not have convinced me otherwise. Every meeting was a masterclass. Every whisper from the Committee Chairman was a lesson in agenda control. Every casual joke from the Institute’s CEO / Secretary was a calculated move to steer decisions without raising alarms. I learned something most people never figure out until it’s too late: Boardroom success is not about having a seat. It’s about having a spine. You…

To unlearn bad habits, first experience them. I have shared a lot about the RxI scores. R × I — Risk × Impact — was invented to make risk feel manageable. But in real life, it’s the biggest scam in risk management. It is time to transform it. You can either ditch it or overcome its limitations by providing more context i.e. using the following risk register – by including a story in your risk assessment. Here’s why and how: 1. Risk is not arithmetic. A risk scored 3×5 is not the same as 5×3. One could wipe you out…