It is the 1st of April 2020! But this is not a fool’s day. It is a lockdown day as a result of the #coronavirus pandemic. This is not the time to relax. It is time to work even harder. Every day a lot of time is wasted in traffic jams and preparing to go to the place of work. Not anymore at least for the next two weeks effective today. What do you want to have accomplished before the end of this period? If you survive the #covid19 onslaught, which you will if you heed to the government directives,…
The covid19 Mindspark: how to win during a lockdown, part 2
The covid19 Mindspark: how to win during a lockdown, part 2 The covid19 lockdown is here. You have the choice of what to do with your time. In part 1, I explored items a) to b). In this blog, I continue with the following list. Read a new book Train your children Enrol on a new course to up your skills Work remotely and stay a step ahead of the competition Write a book Open a new blog Enrol on a new course to up your skills There is a countless number of websites providing quality learning solutions. A simple…
The covid19 Mindspark: how to win during a lockdown
It has been called a year of the virus. Yes, it is the year of the coronavirus. For the first time, the word novel is not associated with something special or innovative. Unless of course, the virus as a result of human creation or something they ‘innovated’ somewhere in the lab. Otherwise, this new virus that humanity has never seen or experienced should be simply called a new virus. It is better that way. The new coronavirus is spreading like bush fire. Thus far, about 4 billion people of the word’s population are under lockdown. It is in very few…
Starting with a bigger picture
WHEN I WAS APPOINTED to lead a digital transformation project at a major financial institution, I could not anticipate what was in store. In consulting, there is a common mantra, “you learn more by doing what you have never done.” I had been informed the project was already six months behind schedule. This made it even more challenging and therefore attractive for me. I saw it as an opportunity to learn as well as up my CV. With a team of 15 people already in place, costs were increasing by the day. As an expert, I was brought on board…
The invisible pandemic: go away #covid19
About three months ago, people in all parts of the world celebrated the turn of the decade. Little did the world know that something called #coronavirus was prowling around as we said goodbye to 2019 and welcomed 2020 in style. The world is set such that some people must die to give room for some people that must be born. That way, fresh ideas emerge, the world continues to exist without depletion by man. It has been like that for eons. But pandemics tilt this natural formula of world auto-balancing. So many people die in so short time which risks…
The #covid19 anxiety and remote working strategies
When the government suspended public transport as part of the preventative strategy for the spread of #covid19 in Uganda, I decided to put our remote working plan into action at Summit Consulting Ltd. The thing is over 70% of our staff use public transport from home to office. This has been due to personal financial management strategies – if you are still young, why do you need a car which always depreciates over its useful life. The best decision is to invest in your education and intellectual property, income security and relationships. Without public transport, no way to come to…
