The scale of corruption and abuse of office being reported in the Uganda press has surely set new records. It is possible to get dizzy after reading the kind of frauds folks are pulling off. From the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) scandals and conflict of interest allegations among the fund’s top honchos, to Uganda National Roads Authority construction project escapades – and many projects in between – the charlatans seem to be on competition for the title of the ‘big eater’. Only in Uganda will you find companies competing against each other for jobs when they originate from the…
#Winning The Game: Strategic planning that works — From Red Ocean to Blue Ocean
In brief: Traditional strategic planning model is theoretical and highly predictable 80% of strategic plans fail at implementation Winning The Game makes strategic planning real and easy to implement Many companies lack a strategy. They have plans which don’t work. At the end of this write up, read about the Playing To Win, or what I call the Winning Game. It is a strategic development game changer for any business. As an expert in helping your organisation implement this new strategic planning model, I implore you to try it. It is a game changer. It is just unique and it…
Helping others to grow – the best pleasure of all
Since I started my private mentor program, over 150 people have gone through it. Majority join to be helped to find a good job or the get promotions in their current jobs. The executives who join want to grow their businesses. They need practical insights to meet their targets. Engaging with people who are more qualified and highly senior gives the best experience. That is why I love consulting – the art of helping the client improve their condition (Alan Weiss). It is good to be a trusted advisor. On 15th September 2014, one of my new mentees sent me…
How poor recruitment practices kill people’s careers
While investigating the cause of high fraud incidents among tellers at the bank’s branches, I noted with concern a common occurrence: all tellers with a university degree reported high incidences of cash shortage compared to their less educated counterparts – tellers with a diploma or college education rarely reported cash shortages. If you work in a bank you know how many young people’s careers have been cut short due to the problem of cash shortages. Others are outright theft. Many of them are due to lack of attention to detail, something that can easily be fixed. One would expect a…
Of job insecurity and positional leadership
The scale of corruption and abuse of office being reported in the Uganda press has surely set new records. It is possible to get dizzy after reading the kind of frauds folks are pulling off. From the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) scandals and conflict of interest allegations among the fund’s top honchos, to Uganda National Roads Authority construction project escapades – and many projects in between – the charlatans seem to be on competition for the title of the big ‘eater’. Only in Uganda you will find companies competing against each other for jobs when they originate from the…
Social network era: how safe is your information assets
Below is part 1 of the presentation I made at Infosec2014 seminar on 20th August 2014 at Hotel Africana Kampala, about the risks posed by social media. This is a must read to improve your security online. The answer is: “your data is not safe” as I will demonstrate in the following five part series. Below is part 1. “How many of you know of a person who has ever died of a snake bite?” Great attempt. No one has ever died from a snake bite. They all die from the snake Vernon or poison that circulates in their bodies…
