“When it comes to your health, always take less sugar. Exercise often. Eat a balanced diet. Avoid being stressed about the things you cannot change or are outside of your control. Learn the skill of ignoring small things. And if you can afford, go and enjoy it. Life is about creating experiences, one day at a time.” You have probably heard about the above advise. It is your guide to manage your health risks and live a good life. To achieve your vision or ambition, your first objective is to live a longer, happy life. You want to impact your…
The best of WhatsApp – In Everything You Do, Always Remember That, There Is Tomorrow
My name is KOFI AMOAH, I own a company, none of my staff knew me as the owner except the Manager and the Secretary. (I had told them not to disclose my identity). I don’t usually go for a visit. One day, I visited the company and I saw my Ex-wife, who had thrown me out of my own house. I asked the manager and he said she is one of their staff. I instructed the Manager to promote her to the Personnel Officer, gave her a car, a bungalow, garden boy, security and other emoluments. An undeserved position though,…
Best from WhatsApp – To all parents?
There was a very brilliant boy, he always scored 100% in Science. Got Selected for IIT and scored excellent in IIT. Went to the University of California for MBA. Got a high paying job in America and settled there. Married a Beautiful Girl. Bought a 5 room big house and luxury cars. He had everything that makes him successful but a few years ago he committed suicide after shooting his wife and children. WHAT WENT WRONG? California Institute of Clinical Psychology Studied his case and found “what went wrong?” The researcher met the boy’s friends and family and found that…
Data analytics and business intelligence for financial institutions
“Data is the new oil” goes the saying. But that is misleading. It does not matter the number of your oil reserves, if you lack the technology and skillset to drill, process and make it ready for use, your oil will be useless. Likewise, if you are not using your data to make informed decisions, your data is useless. Your data is useless unless you have the capabilities to win with it. How do you use data to explore what is hidden in it? The summitBI data team provides leading-edge training and capacity building to empower you to win with…
Is your strategy organic or generic?
Whats is the strategy in your company’s strategic plan Please accept my small challenge: get a copy of your current strategic plan and open a page which states your strategy? What exactly is your company’s strategy? In pandemic times like these, you must urgently shape your future instead of reacting to it. Crafting an organic strategy is key. You must also define a set of capabilities for strategy execution and implementation across the board! Many times leaders define the areas of focus, but rarely specify the capabilities that they need to win and how to configure such capabilities for competitive…
What is a culture audit?
Covid has left a lot of devastation behind. A friend recently told me how they are worried about where to get money for school fees, as children resume school. Some people have lost jobs and others have relatives who have lost everything. If you are thriving during this pandemic, thank your gods. As you thrive, are you indifferent about the people around you? How do you engage with colleagues, neighbours, and all folks around you? Your conduct reflects your value system which is influenced by your culture. Whether at home or business, you must define your culture so that is…
