As part of risk management in this capitalist world, you are not advised to go out for a walk or run without some cash on you just in case. I usually grab a 10k or 20k note as I get out for a run. This morning, I did 10 kilometers and became very exhausted. With my Ugx. 10k, I branched to a supermarket and got some sweets, water, and other niceties to reward myself for the job well done. If you do not invest in yourself, no one will. I remained with a balance of Ugx. 1k. That is about…
America Decides 2020: what was on the ballot
Why the bother? Why is the rest of the world on the edge as the results of the US Presidential Election is announced? This election comes at a tough time for humanity. The Coronavirus pandemic has exposed health systems worldwide and the devastating power of inequality. President Trump has been accused of failing to make timely interventions to protect the American People from this deadly virus, COVID-19. It is a catch 22. In a democracy like America, people do what people want. Martial law does not work. Whereas other countries can decree a total lockdown, curfew time, and mandatory spray…
Mind your attitude, part 2
Continued from Part 1. To get the picture of the challenge, I tried to scan forms. It took almost 3-6 minutes to get the form ready. I imagined if one form took about six minutes, that meant in an hour a person could only scan a maximum of 20 forms, and that is for the most efficient folk. And the other processes of accessing the form, scanning it, and going back to store it, took lots of time too. I then moved around the people I had found, asking them about their experience. And their pain was clear: the scanners…
Mind your attitude, part 1
How do you react to new developments at the workplace, home, or how others relate with you? How do you think about new challenges or proposals? Is your attitude good or bad? If you want to win, train your brain and heart to see the positive side of things and be genuinely unbothered about folks who try to put you down or put you in situations that undermine your projects or successes. That kind of attitude is always rewarded, and you will scale heights and grow. My first job challenge When I completed ACCA level three, I had passed so…
The focus of winning leaders, part 1.
Are you are a leader? Do you aspire to become a great leader? Embrace the following 10 habits of great leaders: Great team. Great leaders hire the best team. Having a great team of smart leaders should be every leader’s focus. This means to win, never again delegate recruitment of your top managers to an external entity or a single department Focus on the big problems. If you keep finding small problems, you will offer small solutions. Invest in research and market intelligence to find challenges and problems that affect the community. Today, Coronavirus is a big global problem. If…
Food for the brain: leadership insights
Once in a while, you come across statements that make a profound impact on your leadership outlook. Below are some takeaways by some global leaders. “I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy. [With analogy] we are doing this because it’s like something else that was done, or it is like what other people are doing. [With first principles] you boil things down to the most fundamental truths…and then reason up from there.” —Elon Musk, YouTube video, First Principles What a great insight…
