Are you self-driven? The issue Every employer states that one of the qualities they need in a prospective employee is self-drive. Now all job seekers now indicate they are ‘self-driven’. As an employer, how do you assess whether a prospective employee is indeed self-driven? How to assess self-drive? The quality of the cover letter and CV of an applicant says a lot. Is the cover letter customized to the new job requirements? Does the cover letter demonstrate the applicants understanding of the organization, business model and gaps which the candidate feels they are the best people to close? Is the…
Tell your staff the ‘why?’
How many of your staff know why you have implemented internal control systems? Why do you require people to come early at work and sign in the attendance register? Why do you require staff to sign a form that makes them acknowledge having ‘received, read and understood’ respective policies and procedures? Why are visitors required to register at the reception their laptops model, serial number and color, if they visit your office carrying private laptops? Why are staff required to provide accountability for money when they return from a trip? Any company that implements controls and fails to explain why…
The primary role of the board
The board is the second-highest decision-making body in an organization structure, after the shareholders or owners. The owner (the citizens in case of a government-owned entity) or shareholders (for public listed companies) or the founder of the business in case of a family business, handpick people with exceptional skills and leadership and appoint them on the board of directors to govern the organization on their behalf. For emphasis, the board’s primary responsibilities are: 1. Oversight – to ensure the entity is a going concern –business sustainability, strategy, and competitiveness. Sound financials (good cash flows, year on year growing profit margins, reducing…
Are you the right person for the job?
Always ask the following questions to assess your relevancy to any organization you join. Whether it is a political office or board appointment, are you the right person for the job: What value in terms of skills, experience, and networks do I bring on the table? After my term in office, what organization achievements will be identified with me? Considering the nature of the organization and its competitive environment, which kind of leadership is needed and how do I help fix it? I am the best person for this role or I am just being rewarded by the appointing authority?…
We were lied to: we were trained not educated
Our teachers lied to us. Our parents lied to us. Our policymakers lied to us. Our government lied to us. We were trained, not educated. We the people were given the wrong education. This is one of the biggest frauds of all time. We were taught to cram and reproduce to pass exams. We worked hard to cram contents in all textbooks. During exams, we wrote and wrote and downloaded everything.  Some of us – the chief crammers, got distinctions and made our parents proud. Thanks to our good end of Term results, we were given holiday gifts and…
The future of the Uganda Red Cross Society
A speech by Mustapha B Mugisa, an outgoing URCS Board member, 29th July 2019 The winds of change have not spared the Red Cross Movement. The conditions that existed at the time the Red Cross Movement was founded in 1863 in Geneva Switzerland have changed significantly. The 4th industrial revolution has changed the way people work and communicate. This is a new reality. The Red Cross Society and Red Cross Movement are changing globally. The change is a result of several shifts that all stakeholders must embrace without delay. The International Red Cross has articulated the future of Red Cross…
