When I was working in a bank way back in 2002, I often made people wanting to meet me wait for hours at the reception as I completed my desk tasks or internal meetings. After twenty or so minutes, I would come to meet them. Of course I would find them so bored and unhappy about the mistreatment for the long wait. Those close to me would advise me never to keep them waiting again. Others would just get to business. Fast forward to today, people are poor time keepers. And it is so annoying. If you are a CEO…
Tool #3 of 104 tools to be efficient and economical
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. Bring them here to me,” he said. And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and…
Case study improving the lives of victims of HIV/AIDS
Nothing eats stakeholder value like fraud and corruption. Prevention of fraud is better than investigations. To this end, Summit Consulting Ltd is often called to provide on-going fraud management training to promote awareness of fraud red flags, what you can do as a staff member when you suspect fraud and fraud investigation. In the following case study, print and share with your team and ask them to answer the questions that follow in groups of three. To implement an effective fraud risk management framework, visit www.summitcl.com/forensics and download a free toolkit to transform your organisation. Promote transparency and become a…
What is your worth?
“Pay me according to your company salary structure”, she replied to a question by one of the panel members at the end of an oral interview. Few employers want to give jobs to candidates that are not sure about your market value. It is difficult to add value to the business if you don’t understand your value. The ability to sell yourself is the number one priority for any individual. How do you study and attain a master’s degree, learn about pricing and marketing and fail to estimate your personal worth? Recently, an upcoming entrepreneur approached me for help price…
Who is rejecting you? Accept and move on
Rejection does not mean you should also despair. Most of the time, those who reject you open the way for you. Despite the rejection, you need to have a positive attitude to move ahead. Take the case of a millipede (ekigongoro in Runyakitara). Its defensive attitude is to stop and guard. Whenever a millipede is disturbed or poked, it instantly coils itself up. In the process, it loses time and its advantage to get to its destination. Time, once lost, is never regained. It is not about the rejection. It is what you do when you are rejected that makes…
What is the state of your integrity?
It is so a bad state of affairs. Society is elevating people with money regardless how they got it. Many a clergy or imam, all of us look up to for ethical direction, give front seats in places of worship to folks who tithe in millions. There is no bother to establish the source of the offertory or preach against offering proceeds of fraud. To the fraudster, things are evened out when they share with the Church or Mosque proceeds of their crimes and they also get a ‘closer to the Creator’ status. A medical doctor who subjects his or…
