One of the popular sayings, attributed to a Chinese General, is “Never start a war you cannot win.” If you are 100 meters runner, do not join a marathon race which you know you cannot win. This means, to succeed in any endeavor you set out to do, research and about some information before you do it. And they practice. Evaluate your odds of success. Focus on joining competitions that you can win. Do not apply for a job in which you have not understood the company, the key officers who have the decision to accept or reject your application…
The common bank fraud schemes amind #covid19 lockdown, be aware, part 1
If you operate a bank account that has some money, you could be a target by cybercriminals. Many times, cybercriminals work closely with people who work in your company. Others could exploit your poor cyber hygiene and weak computer security measures in place. Either way, once your network and system security are compromised, there are many ways a hacker has to get money from you. We call it ‘monetizing the cyber breach.’ This is achieved in several ways: Ransom payment request. Hackers could access your mobile phone or laptop, and by chance find confidential information like private photos, or personal…
A CEO’s Internal memo at home following #COVID19 lockdown
Note: In the context of the family setting, staff are the children. The personal assistant is the wife and the HR officer is the house helper. The shareholders are the Parents and all family members and relatives. The stakeholders are the family friends, neighbours and community The CEO’s Internal Memo after two weeks of lockdown is below. From: CEO To: All Staff Date: 14th April 2020 Subject: COVID19 pandemic profit warning Covid19 is a significant event for our generation. The pandemic has disrupted our way of life and it is not relenting yet until a vaccine or cure is found.…
#Covid19: Traditional Marriage Advise a Threat to Home Working
The times have changed, but traditional ssengas and marriage counsellors have remained old school which now threatens to kill careers and businesses. #covid19 has helped fast track the world in technology adoption by a year or two by promoting mobile penetration, internet penetration, and adoption of digital channels in service delivery. Online studies, virtual meetings, and home working / remote working have suddenly spiked. Top events organized by membership bodies like the annual anti-fraud conference shall this year be held virtually. And the fees for the conference have not changed. This means hotels shall lose money, but teleconferencing technology companies,…
A time for leaders to emerge
Leaders emerge during tough times, so goes the saying. All businesses and economies are facing a tough enemy with a loaded gun ready to fire. #covid19 is that enemy. No time to negotiate. You must follow the enemy’s instructions else you perish. And the instruction is #socialdistancing to reduce many cases of people infected with the virus so as not to overwhelm the health systems. The stay at home and economy lockdown orders are aimed at reducing the spread. But when will all this end and business resumes back to normal. Only if the cure is found or the vaccine,…
From WhatsApp: Covid19 pandemic is here with some for sometime
I think the thing most people don’t understand is that the lockdown is in place to slow the progression of the disease, NOT to eradicate it by the end of May. I think people are missing the point because they naively think the govt will somehow get rid of it so life goes back to normal. These are people who have ignored the global reality since January. This is the dangerous delusional thinking that Johnny, Themba and Susan come lately’s are applying in their assessment of the situation when advocating we should stop the lockdown because they are literally only…
