WinningMindspark
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If you lack the skills the company needs to grow; you don't deserve a job
What skills do you bring on the table? What is the value of the skills you bring on the table. Getting a job is one thing. Keeping it is a...
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If something is yours and you deserve it. Get it
Do not beg for something that rightfully belongs to you. If you have agreed with someone to undertake an assignment in return for payment,...
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Tool #9 of 104 tools if you don’t forgive, it only hurts you
I grew up with a single mother. She is one of the most hardworking and focused people I know of. In early 1990s, life in Munteme village...
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Want to be an effective CEO? Don’t let people wait at the reception…
When I was working in a bank way back in 2002, I often made people wanting to meet me wait for hours at the reception as I completed my...
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What is your worth?
“Pay me according to your company salary structure”, she replied to a question by one of the panel members at the end of an oral interview....
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Who is rejecting you? Accept and move on
Rejection does not mean you should also despair. Most of the time, those who reject you open the way for you. Despite the rejection, you...
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What is the state of your integrity?
It is so a bad state of affairs. Society is elevating people with money regardless how they got it. Many a clergy or imam, all of us look...
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Taxes, family finance and you
I come from Munteme village, Hoima district. In the early 1990’s, Munteme was like a ghost town. Old buildings with leaking roofs that had...
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Ethics and integrity training – the new focus for well managed companies
Lack of ethics and integrity is the cause of all problems. As we speak now, someone in a company is stealing from it. ACFE.com estimates an...
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Here is how to implement a national cyber defence system
It was reported earlier that USA has accused China of Cyber Stalking, something which China refuted in the strongest terms. How can...
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Is your degree real? Can you support it
If you’ve anything you are selling, error on being practical. It is more effective than talking. Many people can make promises. They can...
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You don’t have to hurry to accumulate wealth
There are things you are supposed to achieve after hard work over a long period of time of say five to 30 years. Things like wealth...
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Are you secure? Debit/ credit card fraud schemes explained
I have investigated several credit and debit card fraud schemes. I have encountered the following exposures over and over again. Carefully...
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Are you a good friend?
Would you keep a relationship where you kept giving and giving but never received anything in return? For me, it is a no. Successful...
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Addressing the CEO’s dilemma, growing your career
The top three things that keep a brilliant CEO up at night are: (1) IT security risks; (2) Great talent that is trustworthy; and (3)...
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One on one with Chris Kabagambe
Briefly, tell us about your journey. How and where did you start and where are you now? How did you get here? Growing up on a family dairy...
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Who would you die for?
A human body is in built with a safety radar of sorts. Whenever exposed to any life-threatening event, the body’s safety mechanisms are...
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The unemployment myth
Caller: “Is this Bernabas Mustapha?” Me: “Who is this?” Caller: “I want to meet you. I have my son, and He just completed a degree in...
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Hit the iron while it is still hot
Are you a leader? It is advisable that you hit the iron while it is still hot. When you wait for it to cool, however hard you try to hit...
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What are your top four must-win-battles?
You cannot be everywhere and succeed. You must select your top three to four must-win-battles and focus all your energy and resources...
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Negotiating salary as a new staff
What you don’t know about me is that I resigned from my first job. This was one of the worst decisions of my life. And I want to warn you:...
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Negotiating salary as a new staff
What you don’t know about me is that I resigned from my first job. This was one of the worst decisions of my life. And I want to warn you:...
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Why some university graduates find it hard to get jobs
How long did it take you to get a job after graduation? If you are among the few lucky ones, you got a job even before you left campus. You...
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How big is the luck factor in startup success?
Luck is useless if it lands on the unprepared. As they say, if you want to win a lottery ticket, first go and buy the ticket! However,...
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