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…
Gain skills for your career success
What makes a good flower? The secret may not be something you think. Good flowers attract bees. The flowers do not go to the bees. It is the bees which go to them. You too must look for success. Sustainable success is found in the books you read. The people you meet and the places you go to. Taken together, these three give you intellectual superiority to stay ahead of the rest. FIND OUT: HOW TALENT IS VERY LESS WITHOUT HARD WORK Read a lot. Travel a lot. And get your name out there. Let people know you. That way,…
Towards a cyber secure Uganda’s banking industry – a presentation to CEOs of financial institutions in Uganda
The rate of fraud in Uganda’s financial institution is on the increase. Just like any industry, communication (or transfer of data and voice) is at the center of the success of the banking business. Banking business processes are highly automated, with technology as a critical success factor. All the communication media are at risk – email, chat, wire transfer, web, phone, SMS, payment platforms via HTTP and https, fax, and application programming interface (API) points and a plethora of other hardware platforms like cables, thumb drives, mobile devices, and DVDs. The exposure is both at bank and service provider levels.…
The Internet wizkid – computer fraud in a bank in Kenya
XY, a financial institution, suffered US $504,000 loss in fraudulent transactions. The culprits did it by: (i) gaining access to the super administrator (“sa”) password through social engineering. The “sa” password is required to access the live banking application database and the Head of ICT and Managing Director keep its custody under dual control. The bank’s system admin accessed the Head of ICT’s notebook and got part 1 of the password. He then tricked the MD’s to have his computer updated with a recent patch contrary to the normal procedure where an external firm provides such maintenance service under a…
