WinningMindspark
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Align your MDA strategy to the National Development Plan 3
If you are a leader of any government institution, you must translate your strategic plan and annual budget priorities into...
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Using open-source intelligence for data analytics and competitive advantage
How do you use data as a strategic resource to gain a competitive advantage and see what many leaders cannot see? How do you make the most...
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How the internal strategy office kills strategy execution
When you work as a consultant you gain exposure to so many companies and their internal practices. Many, if not all, of the things we see...
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Action makes all the difference
“Hope is not a strategy.” Vince Lombardi A story is told of the man who was fond of going early morning to Church to pray for wealth. He...
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What is your winning choice?
“Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.” Michael Porter Many leaders want to keep...
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The Link on NTV with Mustapha: Digitizing your business to win – a case of SMEs
Samuel Ssettumba (SS) sat down with Mustapha Bernabas Mugisa (MBM), aka Mr Strategy, the Team Leader at Summit Consulting Ltd to discuss...
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Is your board value-adding? Part 4, evaluate the board’s impact
Does your board of directors add value or derail it? How do you measure the impact of your board on your business? In part 1, I listed the...
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Is your board value-adding? Part 3, create a climate of trust
Do your board members see themselves as peers? Is there mutual trust and candor? In the first part, I listed the four practices that must...
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Is your board value-adding? Part 2
How do you measure the impact of your board? As explained in part 1, I have found four practices that must be fostered among board members...
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Automating your business for growth
During the #Covid19 lockdown, many people found themselves at home with their partners for a longer time than usual. The period also...
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Is your board value-adding? Part 1
Winning boards are a result of how people work. It has nothing to do with a plethora of board rules and regulations. After serving on...
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Understanding SMEs digitization agenda
To digitize entails using electronic business and electronic commerce and online tools to run the business. Digitization transforms your...
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Trust after controls
“If your wife asks to go out for a party, insist that she moves along with one of her children. The younger the better.” That is what my...
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Uganda turns 58 in 2020 as banking is taken aback
The normal life of any business leader is spent fighting battles daily. It is these kinds of battles that make business challenging and...
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Tools for winners: tool 1 – be organized with a priority list
Keep your items in sets. Remember that math topic about similar sets. Put your dresses in one corner. Books on the same subject in another...
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UNEB must embrace online examinations delivery
Coronavirus has changed the way things work. Leaders must embrace the needs of the new times and implement innovative solutions that meet...
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How banks could align their #COVID-19 Recovery strategy to NDP III
If you are a financial institution (FI) operating in Uganda, now is the time to explore Uganda Government's medium-term priorities which...
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Winners ask good questions: prepare to ask
You cannot learn the art of listening without the art of asking informed questions. The better the questions, the smarter the answers. Do...
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The truth about digital marketing
2000: Digital marketing consultants are born. The proposals focused on creating mailing lists. Big ad agencies involved in designing great...
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My employer is a cheat…
I usually give time to young people to discuss their career progress and aspirations. Now with virtual interactions, I have more time to do...
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Which career? What would you advise your child to aspire to
Ask any young person, they have an idea of what they would want to become when they grow old. Many times, the aspired career is informed by...
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Don’t try to fit on. Try to be magnetic
#mindspark Many times, the best creative thinking comes from setbacks and obstacles. You don’t chose your friends. They chose you. Keeping...
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Why do some employees leave?
As part of the staff satisfaction survey, we included a question, what would make you leave your current position? Surprisingly, the answer...
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Why strategy execution fails, part 1 of 10
Figure 1; Misaligned pillars Take a moment to study figure 1. What can you determine from the figures? Ask any leader or manager, why...
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