Are you applying for internship with a recommendation from your University addressed “To Whom It May Concern?” Stop it. As a University representative, your work is to support your students to thrive post your University. A brief lesson on career growth is critical. And it starts with guiding them on how to identify the ideal companies that they need to join to transform their careers. I need Internship A lady, about 25 years of age was introduced to me by one of our managers. “She is a student of cyber security and digital forensics. She is applying for Internship.” As…
Planning to succeed daily
Most people make an annual plan instead of a strategy at start of every New Year. Is that effective? Why are some people living a decent life while others are wondering about what to eat in the evening? The answer is not something you may think. When I was growing up, I had fixed all my focus on joining a local technical school in our village and graduating as a car mechanic. I failed. One day, my late grandfather looked into my eyes and said “I know only of Makerere University where the people who run this district study. If…
Why work with Summit Consulting Ltd
We will continue to offer services that are not necessarily for the profitability of summit Consulting but for improving our clients and shareholders
The habits of star performers
Not all staff are the same. Star performers have habits for high performance. A habit is something a staff does daily. It is part of their sub-conscious mind. The conscious mind asks many questions and, in the process, slows things down. It will ask why often. It is the area which harbors procrastination. Why do this today. I will do it tomorrow. And when tomorrow comes, I will do it next week. In the process, the month goes by without any success. The conscious mind preaches perfection – which is a road block to progress. No innovative company has ever…
What type of employee are you?
The partner came to my colleagues and asked to see the proposal for a consultancy project whose deadline was fast approaching: “So, Jane where is the proposal. I see we are running out of time. If the proposal’s submission deadline is tomorrow at 11:00am, the best time to have everything ready is today before 2:00pm. That way you have all the time to re-read the request for proposal document and add any information that could be missing.” If you have worked in a professional services firm like audit or consulting firm, law firm and engineering firm, you understand the pressure…
Playing to win
“We have to take a chance and play to win. It doesn’t mater if we lose, we have to try to win.” That is what Pep Guardiola told his team at half time. You have to play to win. Also read: What are your top four must-win-battles? If you don’t focus on the top line, to score as many goals, chances of winning the match, however solid your defense is wont be possible. That is why most of the time the effort at cost cutting fails flat because chances of losing both ends is high. Also read: How to win…