At Summit Consulting Ltd, we improve the client’s condition. Our promise is anchored on the fact that no one is too good to be great. To improve the client, our consulting model is three-phased – ACT – assess, change and transform. Assess You cannot improve that you do not understand. Our focus is to undertake current state assessment of the enterprise from strategy, processes, technology, people to customers to understand the current performance. Then we are able to examine where the business should be given the market potential, opportunities, and resources in place. The outcome of this phase is usually…
The future of a Summit Consulting Ltd staffer
At Summit Consulting Ltd (SCL), we improve the client’s condition in three defined areas – Forensics (know who did what), Advisory (score many goals (grow revenue), do not concede (cut costs)) and Security (protect your intellectual property and don’t be a victim of cybercrime). Our clients operate in competitive industries like banking, telecoms, services, oil and gas, manufacturing, retail, media to mention but seven. The global market place is highly competitive. Now Amazon competes with local retail shops for all consumer products from electronics to books and more. PayPal, PesaPal, Visa now compete with local banks in money remittance businesses.…
Witness answers that win court cases
During festivities, many people lock their houses and spend the night out with friends as they celebrate. On the last day of 1998, residents of a gated community locked their houses and went out to Sheraton to bid farewell to the old year. However, an old lady living in one of the houses did not move out. She stayed behind. The new year, 1999, was considered to be the last year of the world. Stories abound that the world would come to an end on the last day of 1999. To some people who believed in some cult-like religions, they…
Corporate social responsibility of street cleaning: damn stupid leadership
Disclaimer: if you are the kind of person who gets irritated easily, do not read this blog. It contains an opinion that may inadvertently annoy you. Thanks. Ring. Ring. I accept the call. “Mustapha, how is your day tomorrow? Can you join us for our corporate social responsibility event? We shall be cleaning the street early morning.” Since the caller is a close friend, I thank him for thinking about me. “This is a great initiative. Unfortunately, cleaning the street is not my current expertise. However, I could contribute Ugx. 100,000 towards the cause.” “No. You don’t get it. We…
Do you prepare for board meetings?
All board members should come to the meeting well briefed. You have probably witnessed a board meeting where members are not adequately prepared to make a meaningful contribution. As members enter the boardroom, they find board paper files on the desk. As the chairman calls the meeting to order, the board member is busy reading through the board papers! One wonders what kind of contribution can such a board member make. At one of the boards, the board chair required members to book contribution space on any item on the agenda. This forced members to read the board packs. During…
Is your board empowering you?
The issue Majority of Board members add little impact on the organizations they serve. Even worse, they act counter-intuitive to their mandate. In the end, they add minimal, if any impact on the organizations. Many board members bring dysfunction as their practices make it difficult for executive management to do their work. The cause Few board members have clarity of their role and mandate of the board. My personal experience is that it is difficult for a board member to make an impact in any company if the majority board members lack adequate skills, training, and exposure on the role…
