Improve Today
250 articles filed under Improve Today.
Of job insecurity and positional leadership
The scale of corruption and abuse of office being reported in the Uganda press has surely set new records. It is possible to get dizzy...
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#Winning The Game: Strategic planning that works - From Red Ocean to Blue Ocean
In brief: Traditional strategic planning model is theoretical and highly predictable 80% of strategic plans fail at implementation Winning...
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Helping others to grow – the best pleasure of all
Since I started my private mentor program, over 150 people have gone through it. Majority join to be helped to find a good job or the get...
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How poor recruitment practices kill people’s careers
While investigating the cause of high fraud incidents among tellers at the bank’s branches, I noted with concern a common occurrence: all...
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Of job insecurity and positional leadership
The scale of corruption and abuse of office being reported in the Uganda press has surely set new records. It is possible to get dizzy...
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Social network era: how safe is your information assets
Below is part 1 of the presentation I made at Infosec2014 seminar on 20th August 2014 at Hotel Africana Kampala, about the risks posed by...
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Declaring wealth is not enough, publish it!
Reference is made to the article “Police Officers must declare wealth” in The Daily Monitor of January 30, 2014. Since its enactment in...
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Hackers on a rampage, bank fraud on the rise! F
As banks try to make their services convenient through adoption of mobile technologies and internet banking, hackers are smiling. It is the...
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Corporate governance, part 2 of 3: the telltale signs of a Board from hell
Before you proceed, read part 1 here. How do you tell your Board is one from hell? Below are 10 telltale signs of a dysfunctional Board of...
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Understanding the concept of wealth
Small things mean a lot. The lack of financial literacy and good grasp of the concept of wealth is a big challenge to your personal...
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Managing your taxes for maximum savings
Taxes matter a lot and you better plan for them. Also, you need to understand the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance. Tax...
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What is your opportunity cost?
Sylvester Kizito is one of those rare Ugandans who are very hard working. He has been through the furnace of life and seen it all. After...
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Fraud in banks on the increase
The total combined gross revenue of twenty six (26) commercial banks in Uganda was Ugx. 1.94 trillion (US $750 million) in 2011. It...
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The Women in my life; thanks for the love
Today we celebrate the International Womens day. What a special day it is. It is tough to imagine life without Women. The special ones are...
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Why do good staff commit fraud?
The 2014 Report To The Nations (RTTN) by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has revealed that "The vast majority of...
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My Golf expedition | The Golf basics| Day 1: 29th July 2014
I never thought that I would love Golf that much. My first day in the greens has been a wonderful adventure. Today, 29th July 2014, was my...
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Lesson from a highway driver for your career success
One of the mistakes a top manager made early in my career was praising me before my seniors. When I worked on my first job as a temporary...
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Here is how to get your CV past the gatekeepers all the time
Unless you have been headhunted, chances are your curriculum vitae (CV) will go through several ‘shortlisting’ stages before the real...
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Is your business a grammar class or ideas class?
Many people are afraid of taking that critical first step to their business success for fear of making mistakes. They are afraid of...
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Kenya Airways net operating loss worrying! Company highly indebted to a tune of Kshs 90 billion as of 31st March 2014
There may be something wrong at Kenya Airways (KA) investors are yet to know. The region’s leading Airways Company has reported a loss per...
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Three sure strategies to reduce employee turnover
The objective of any great executive is to attract and retain the best staff while letting the incompetent to exit. It is easy to attract...
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Success in your marriage insights from President Museveni
How would you feel if the President of your country appeared at a wedding you are attending? It is both good and bad. The good side is that...
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Overcoming rejections: here is how to excel at face-to-face job interviews
On 16th June 2014, a young man who has just completed a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering requested for an appointment with me via...
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Stop being misguided; some grammar mistakes in your CV are good for you
Mistakes I must admit that I was once a victim of folks who spread the gospel of perfectionism and no grammar mistakes. You have probably...
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