9th: Endless opportunities I got my first job at a time I was pursuing an accountancy qualification. My job performance indicators were a number of manual forms scanned. Once upon a time, banks kept manual banking system. All client information was kept in a manual file folder, including deposits and withdrawals. It was not easy to do reconciliations or facilitate the first turnaround. Banks would be congested and service too slow. The scale of fraud loss of records and impersonation was high. The technology was the solution. I joined a bank when it was converting all clients manual records into…
ISO certification training fraud in East Africa: be aware
There is a new ISO training fraud that is not easy to detect. About the fraud scheme A person approaches a local membership body and signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide official International Organization for Standardization (ISO) training services through the local membership body. Under the MOU, the local membership on one part provides marketing and mobilization services while the person alleging to be ‘Authorized ISO Trainer’ undertakes to provide official training of the ISO standards and thereafter issue ‘official ISO certificates’ to all participants. The promise is ONLY the end of training certificates issued by the…
10 reasons for a career in cyber security and forensics?
 10th reason: Cyber security and forensics offers skills in high demand for your personal success by all organizations. Which professional do you call when your car has engine problems? You call in a mechanic. Who do you call when you want to manage your personal, family and business finances? You call an accountant, right? Who do you call when your mobile phone or computer gets hacked? You call in a cyber security expert. You need to specialize in a field that gives you lots of career opportunities whereby your skills are demanded by all companies, large or small. Today,…
Be close to power
If you work with someone, respect them. Respect is about keeping promises and commitments. A discipline of consistent behavior. If you promise to attend a meeting at 10 am, keep the time. Keep your phone on all the time. Stop the wrong mindset of being unavailable on Saturdays and Sundays. Someone has considered your opinion on a weekend. That is a good thing. You need to mature and think about the bigger picture. The closer you are with the high-table, any high table, the better. Focus on being closer to power or folks close to power. In a large company,…
Tool 47 of 104 is to be useful
Are you a dead weight or a lightweight? Every leader, business owner, manager, or person wants to work with lightweight people. When Jane got an internship opportunity, as part of the requirements in fulfillment of her University degree, she focused on doing her best for a permanent placement. At the end of the internship period, she got an offer. I met Jane at a client I was helping with strategy execution support, where I work closely with respective managers to create the discipline and habits that create a culture of consistent high performance. For strategy execution support to work, I…
In memory of Samuel F. Owori, past CEO of ICGU and the #1 Rotarian from Africa of our time.
Mustapha B Mugisa had a one on one interview on his life’s lessons and below are the excerpts of the insights you need to excel from this maverick executive who was a high achiever at a global level. 1. Briefly, who is Sam F. Owori? How did you start and where? Am generally transparent. Born in Tororo 75 years ago at Kisoko, a famous place in terms of education. My father was a Head master of Kisoko Primary school. At that time, it was the main school for the Eastern region including Western Kenya. I used to see old boys…
