With a heavy heart, today I paid over the US $120 fees to an international professional body as an annual membership fee. Why pay all that money during these tough pandemic times, you may ask. And you are right to ask. I find this kind of annual payment some form of fraud. In the past, I would ‘waste’ such money on over seven professional bodies. I scaled it to two of which one is for the local professional body, as membership is critical to developing the local professionals in our country. This I pay with one heart. The country needs…
Winning with the Parish Model and Emyooga initiatives
The NRM story goes — the focus of this Kisanja2026 is transformation. To transform is to cross “form” – from one form to another. The transatlantic helps you cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. The Parish model and Emyooga initiatives transformation are intended to promote savings, household support to enable people to cross “form” from poverty to middle income, the specifics which have been clearly defined in the National Development Plan 3 (NDP III), that feeds well into vision 2040. The transformation agenda…
Higher qualification: Certified Fraud Examiner
Which academic qualifications do you need to do to achieve career aspirations in your life? One such qualification is Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). This is one of premier qualifications administered by a global body; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. I want you to take a moment and understand why you need CFE. When you are sick, you go to the medical doctor. When you want to get new knowledge, you look for a teacher. When you want to express an opinion on your financial statement, you seek an external auditor. But where do you go when you want to determine…
Do pre-qualification bids work?
#mindspark. I need guidance. Many times my company receives requests for pre-qualification bids, where you are required sometimes to pay a fee to apply to be prequalified so you may bid to provide services in the future. Do pre-qualification bids work? Educate me. In the past, I would commit time and resources to pre-qualification building until I realized it was another wastage of our time and resources. If a company wants to work with a specific vendor, they will do all it takes to get the vendor to apply even if they had not been pre-qualified since the law or…
Think like a business person
#mindspark Lessons from #JMB of EY L1: Technical people complain about lack of resources. Business people find a way around the problem. At EY, we are business partners of top executives and captains of the industry. We hire business people, not technical people. Don’t tell me “I could not write a proposal because I do not have a computer.” Say “I handwrote the proposal methodology with a pen on paper. The Secretary will type since I don’t yet have a computer.” That is a winning mindset. Only for practical or business people. #business #mindset #people #strategy If you think like…
#mindspark What is your place of work strategic anchor?
What do people at your place of work get from you? What makes you a valuable team member? Every company uses Microsoft office apps, but many folks do not know their way around the tools esp MSExcel, Word, and PPT. Position yourself as the champion and fixer. When your Boss delivers a talk to the team using PPT, look for his presentation. And take time to ‘patch it up in a way that is professional and compelling — i.e. simple and brand ready. Send him an email saying “I did this in my free time, I hope you love it.”…
