I have no idea who wrote this but it makes interesting reading & food for thought; Friends, Let me add the benefit of my time as a student and then resident in the UK– and I live in Kampala now. The first thing that I discovered about the UK- born, white, English undergraduates was that all of them did holiday or weekend jobs to support themselves–including the children of millionaires. It is the norm over there, regardless of how wealthy their parents are. And I soon discovered that virtually all other foreign students did the same– the exception being those of us status-conscious Ugandans. I also watched Richard Branson (owner of Virgin Airline)…
Tool 63 of 104 is to stay ready
Jesus said, ‘All these things you are staring at now – the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed’, Luke 21:5-19. “Don’t get ready. Stay ready.” This is what our Football team coach always told us. You were to stay ready throughout the match. Looking at the ball, all the time. “Don’t get ready. Stay ready. Keep your eyes on the ball all the time”, our coach often shouted. Our coach, a short, dark skinned man, with a commanding voice, was a talented leader and teacher. He had a way of making his messages stick by knowing when to speak to the heart…
The bus will leave you
What is your company strategy? What is the culture of the company in which you work? What is your company’s ambition? Ask any staff who pretends to love their job, you will be surprised that few, if any, know these things. Great performers share one characteristic – they take self-initiative to do the right things. They don’t just come to the workplace. They come to add value to the company. How you may ask? They understand the company’s ambition and strategic priorities by reading the company strategy and or asking senior colleagues where the organization is heading. Few companies win by luck. Even if the strategy is not written, there are specific behaviors…
Digital marketing myths
Digital marketing is upon us. How are you leveraging it to grow your business? Today, all institutions have some form of digital strategy. Winning organizations have some form of tools to measure and monitor the impact of their digital agenda on the business. Are you winning, losing or stagnating with your digital strategy? Here are two myths of digital marketing. Many social media followers equal to online success. That is a myth to some extent. You need followers that are relevant for your business, otherwise, you have a ‘tribe’ that is not helpful! The right strategy should be “many followers that are potential business customers” equal to online success. And that is where…
The state of Uganda’s banking sector 2019
How much of the profits do banks reinvest in the economy? Which bank is the most efficient? Why would banks making profits suddenly go belly up? The summitBI® Banking Report 2019 (summitBIR19) (based on the published FY 2018 annual reports by banks as required by section 26 of the Financial Institutions Act, 2016 provides answers to all these questions. The report reflects that international banks control more than 75% of the banking sector, thereby exposing the economy to high risks of capital flight. This risk manifests in terms of increased dependency on foreign service providers for services that would otherwise be available locally at lower costs. In Uganda, the top 10 banks (of…
What are your daily habits?
Have a daily routine that is productive. No team can win a game without scoring goals. Equally, no team can win a game by conceding more goals than it scores. That same principle applies in business: sale more (score goals) and spends less (do not concede). When a team has no goal, it cannot win. All players must focus on getting that one goal without conceding. That is why the goalkeeper, also tries to push the ball as furthest as possible to increase the chances of scoring. Great team players focus on the needs of the business that change often. You too must embrace habits that focus on scoring goals. This morning, what…
