The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPAU) lost one of its gallant members, Amos Bagumire, who suddenly succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of his passing, Amos was the Managing Partner at ABS Consulting Group Ltd a company he co-founded 8 years ago specializing in Governance, Risk Advisory, Human Resources, Forensic Audit, and Executive Development. Before starting his own company, Amos was a Director at Ernst & Young in charge of Business Risk Services and Human Resource Advisory Services in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. He had over 20 years’ experience in Governance, Audit, Risk Advisory, and…
Be trustworthy, credible, and ethical to thrive in your life
You can buy a degree for many skills. But there is no shop for trust, credibility, and ethics. Every leader is constantly on the lookout for people they can trust, who are credible and have high levels of integrity. Can you keep secrets? Can you cover my back and I focus on what is in front of me without worrying about what you are doing behind my back? Can you stand in for me without worrying that you may become greedy? As an adviser to some of the top executives, once in a while, our firm wins a consulting project…
Are you working from home or working at home?
Coronavirus has changed our lives. New ways of ‘working remotely’ or ‘virtual working’ have become the norm. In the past, remote working entailed a team of people working from the head office with the rest of the staff located in different parts of the world at subsidiary offices. When COVID-19 happened, social and physical distancing strategies to prevent the spread of the virus required people to stay at home. To keep their jobs, many were asked to work from home depending on their roles. And hence the new way of working was born – working from home. But this came…
Double Your Money – Reflections on the Life of a Ugandan Agro Businessman
Aga Sekalala Snr’s brilliance for business and risk-taking shines in this compelling easy to read 175 pages book. In the first quarter of Aga’s biography, he recounts how a chance encounter with Joseph Nyerere, brother to Tanzania’s statesman Julius Nyerere, a great Pan- Africanist, changed the course of his life. Just like that, “Joseph unexpectedly asked me whether I would represent them at a conference in Denmark, despite not being Tanzanian…” Thanks to Joseph’s recommendations, Aga applied and got a British passport. And on he travelled to Denmark and got the opportunity to traverse Europe which changed is life’s perspectives…
How do you solve 18 x 5? Apply the approach to your life and win
Amazon analytics recommended to me a book titled “Mathematical mindsets. Unleashing the students’ potential through creative math”, based on my interest in the subject according to my purchase history. This book is a gem. I recommend you find a copy and read. You get insights to be open-minded. There are several methods to solve a math problem if you are open to learning. And no wonder math underpins all creative minds as it powers one’s brains with logic. We are taught that to solve the problem, first know the principle. That way, you can find so many more ways of…
How would you summarize your last ten years of your life?
I asked the above question to a group of people on my mentorship program, many of whom already successful financially. The responses were varied: I worked hard in search of money, but by the time I found it, I had already lost my family and old friends. A high performer who was a darling of all, but lost God along the way. I got to learn about God when I was admitted to intensive care, and my money could no longer save me. A rich man who is a stranger to his home and relatives. A career of doing what…
