Nothing sucks your energy and kills your morale for the day like receiving a bad phone call in the morning. For this reason, CEOs tend to hire personal assistants (PAs) to work as gatekeepers – receive all incoming visitors, phone calls, emails, etc to first understand their agendas, objectives, or reasons for meeting, before deciding whether to let them through. The best PAs are good at saying NO. That is their KPI. I am sure when the PA of one CEO, meets the PA of another CEO in one of their forums, they are like, “even when the dude is…
Good judgment, the leadership differentiator
“Leaders need many qualities but underlying them all is good judgment. Those with ambition but no judgment run out of money. Those with charisma but no judgment lead their followers in the wrong direction. Those with passion but no judgment hurl themselves down the wrong paths. Those with drive but no judgment get up very early to do the wrong things. Sheer luck and factors beyond your control may determine your eventual success, but good judgment will stack the cards in your favor”, wrote Sir Andrew Likierman of the London Business School in the Harvard Business Review, Jan/Feb 2020 issue.…
The covid-19 presidential address many people expected
President Y. K. Museveni made yet another presidential address to the nation, specifically on the state of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a long speech, many people were left with their mouth open. The fact on the ground is sour. Poverty is on the rise, one day at a time. Many people, especially the youth, are helpless. Folks who run restaurants, saloons, bars, and so many teachers in private schools are having tough times. Uganda does not track unemployment numbers in terms of people lining up at the Ministry of Labour or Finance to claim for unemployment benefits. If that was…
Do not kill your dreams, avoid ‘monkeys in a cage’ dilemma
Have you ever heard about monkeys in a cage experiment? Many people behave like those monkey’s killing your morale and dreams unknowingly, thinking that they are helping you when they are helping themselves. To win, you must decide who to listen to. What was the monkey experiment about? Around 1967, a group of scientists put five monkeys in a specially built tall cage. High up in one corner of the cage, a bunch of bananas were placed in such a way monkeys could see but could not reach it. A ladder was placed against the case such that a monkey…
My 10 questions for our ICPAU Council Aspirants
Dear ICPAU Council Aspirant, Thanks for offering to serve on the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) Council. I know 12 of you have offered to serve on Council, but there are only seven (7) seats available for election. This means ICPAU members in good standing as at the date of voting shall select only seven members. As a member of the Institute, we need the best candidate in terms of winning ideas and commitment to the accountancy profession to win. To win my vote, please tell us more about your agenda by answering the below questions: Would…
Dear Fraud Fighter
Welcome to 2020, a year of the coronavirus pandemic. Times of scarcity like these are fuel for fraudsters. As you have learned from your fraud examination training – pressure, opportunity, and rationalization — the Fraud Triangle — significantly influence someone to commit fraud. In pandemic times like these characterized by loss of income, many people are exploring ways of survival. The pressure on them is too much to bear. They are under lockdown at home and must find money to pay the bills and buy food. Any opportunity available, many are likely to take it. Because they have the reasons…
