#mindspark It’s tough to drive a car whose wheels are not aligned. You have to keep your hands on the steering wheel even on a straight road patch! See our Exchange when I invited a bank executive to attend our special Uganda banking report 2020 launch today at 10:00 am sharp. Me: It’s today at 10 am, make the time, and attend our report launch. Bank executive: Oh, I may miss. I have a meeting from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. You will share the PPT slides. Me: Leadership is about choice. If the internal meetings, you do it regularly.…
A new politician? “Hit the line hard…”
Politics is officially the best profession in Uganda, as it gives an instant return on investment when you go through, especially at MP level. We see many people leaving formal employment for political positions. As you throw in the towel and enter into this new career, remember the wise words by Theodore Roosevelt: “In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is – hit the line hard.” Politics is a very competitive game. It is about hitting the line hard. There are no short-cuts. Every contestant wants to win. The one who touches more hearts wins than…
Let’s save Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, it harbours immense natural resources including fisheries, forests, wetlands and is a major source of livelihoods to more than forty million people around it in three countries (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) and home to about 400 species of fish and a major source of livelihoods of more than forty million people around it in the three countries. With a rising population around the lake, new hurdles have emerged and required urgent intervention by policymakers, conservationists and other stakeholders to rescue this wonderful lake. Polluted water mostly…
Pdfdrive.com – a thriving portal with a collection of all top book titles…
Do you love reading? If yes, then you probably have a collection of books at home and many digital books on your Amazon Kindle and other popular online commercial publishing platforms. But if you love free things and do not have the ethics to question how free things are made available, you have probably landed on a site that has a collection of more than 78m books. Yes, more than 78 million books in electronic format, PDF. Like its name, pdfdrive.com is a go-to site to find those hard to get books and enjoy. But is it good to read…
How to speak to influence, not merely inform
It is difficult to become a great leader without mastering the art of communication, specifically public speaking. Leaders become great because they inspire, energize, motivate, and uplift others. The ability to deliver very difficult news to people is one of the great qualities of leaders. We now live in covid19 times. The world needs leaders who can speak with clarity, confidence, and give hope of a brighter future. People want briefings that explain the state of the problem, the projected extent of the problem –showing the base case and worst-case scenarios and plans to address any situation. And above all,…
