WinningMindspark
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Meeting employee and employers’ expectations
Staff are the number one resource. How do you make the most of them? You need to agree on clear specifications. 1) Respect 2) Fair pay 3)...
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The death of alumni
Why do loving parents sacrifice everything to make sure they buy the best education they can afford for their children? To get them into...
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Which professional qualifications do you need?
Leadership is about trust. You cannot build trust without a strong investment in relationships. We live in an era of the ‘sofa factor’ risk...
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Education Neo-colonialism: Did I tell you about Africa slums?
Even in the city centers, pockets of poverty exits in extreme. Poverty is everywhere you look. It is the poverty of the mind and heart that...
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Career potholes and how to avoid them, part 2
Did I tell you about my personal insecurities that made me acquire several professional qualifications that almost left me broke? We make...
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Corporate governance as a catalyst for equitable service delivery in local governments
To protest poor service delivery, on the 26th April 2018, residents of Nyendo-Senyange Division in Masaka Municipality took to the streets...
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Are you fit for the future of Internal Audit?
The role of Internal audit can't be under looked. The Internal audit function acts as the safety mechanism of the modern enterprise....
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Are you a stranger to your children?
Did I tell you about my last trip along Northern Bypass? It was chaotic. In a bid to get closer to my children, I asked my wife to let me...
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Career potholes and how to avoid them
A road with potholes will force you to reduce your driving speed. In Uganda, you buy a car of 180 kilometres per hour, but you hardly find...
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Blockchain and financial inclusion: winning CEO think ahead, part 2
Great executives always think about the long-term game. Where will growth come from in 3- 10 years’ time? Whereas telecom companies are...
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Blockchain and financial inclusion: winning CEO think ahead, part 1
If you are a financial institution CEO, your unwritten job description is to keep the eyes on the ball — the long-term game to play and...
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How to nurture good culture, part 2
What is your culture? This question is asked often. Few have the answers. The reason for this is simple: you live culture. There is no such...
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Why should we say "chair" instead of "chairman"?
The world has transformed a lot. Gender balance activism and equal pay mean that some English words have been changed to reflect the new...
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How good culture nurtures great careers
I attended Munteme Primary, a Catholic Founded school, for my primary education. Every first Monday of the week, we had a school assembly –...
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I’ve never been a CEO before. Should I take any offer?
I’ve been offered the CEO job at a PE-backed, mature software company with 2% market share. The industry leaders control 75% of the market....
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Tool 77 of 104 is to observe the law
“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to...
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The frontiers of innovation: the meaning of sustainable growth
How are leading companies innovating for sustainable growth? In this post, I explore how Amazon is investing in long term sustainability....
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How to write Board recommendations easily
Is your board effective? Good board processes and tools make an effective board. Boards add value before, during and after board meetings....
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The modern warfare: are you safe?
Countries are winning war daily. Covertly through modern warfare: espionage and open source intelligence. Whereas espionage may involve...
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What is the role of a startup CEO?
The CEO is the top honcho of the business. A start-up CEO invests ‘sweat capital’ in terms of setting up the business model, systems and...
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The customer is the big boss, so should the taxpayer
#Mindspark "There is only one boss: the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company, from the chairman on down, simply by spending...
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How did the big four happen?
You have probably heard about the big 4, right? But how did they happen? Why not the big eight, six or ten? There is power in marriage....
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Are you visible? Are you involved in the right causes?
It does not matter how many qualifications you have, if you don’t know how to make yourself visible, they still will not be enough. You...
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What is next after University?
What is next after University? Welcome to life exams. Can you start a business? can you find a job and succeed at work? What skills do you...
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