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The four lessons I've learned working with Finns
These are the four lessons I have learned from working with Finns. They happen to be great folks. I am increasingly meeting many of them...
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Cyber crime Investigation in Uganda: My UMI conference paper brief extract
Cyber crime investigation in Uganda fails due to poor first response procedures which often lead to spoliation of evidence making...
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Why Internal Auditors are Underpaid!
Despite a direct reporting line to the Board and or its Audit Committee, the perception of the value of internal audit department remains...
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Three signs of a bad CEO
Great executives excel at three critical things: (i) effective communication, (ii) rely on the people, trust in systems and procedures and...
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Speaker Introduction: About our Speaker, Mustapha B Mugisa
I was invited to give a keynote speech at a strategic planning retreat at Sheraton Hotel to a team of 30 executives of a bank and got...
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Don’t let risk management overwhelm you
Ernst & Young gave me one of the best practical professional training. As a new recruit in 2006, the then E&Y induction involved...
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Makerere University: a University serves the community, NOT itself!
It is not long ago reports of a hacking incident at Makerere University’s academic department were all over the place. Apparently, some...
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Personal Finance: Invest your savings wisely
Let’s set the record straight – you must invest money in order to succeed. Your choice of business and entrepreneurial acumen will...
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The poverty mentality: here is how you are killing your own business!
Let me make a disclosure – ever since I applied for insurance, I have been cautious of my diet. I got to know my body mass index (BMI) was...
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Of Amama’s presidential bid and campaign slogans
As 2016 elections draw nearer, many politicians are announcing their candidature. To win, you need a powerful message of change. Though...
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Women leaders on 30-seconds personal commercial
It is not every day one comes face to face with great people. My meeting with five exceptional ladies at Sheraton on 16th June 2015 is one...
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The power of product knowledge
People don’t buy products or services per see, they buy benefits. If you can’t explain the benefits of the product of are selling, you are...
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The inspiring story of Alibaba| a must read for some inspiration
You can achieve anything. I found this story of Jack Ma of the Alibaba empire and thought you would love it too. Enjoy. As you sow, so...
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Perfection kills innovation and success, stop it!
Next time someone says "your diction or written English is bad" remind them that Chinese, Spaniards, etc are succeeding with their “bad”...
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Why NSSF recent proposal to increase deductions is baseless.
The recent proposal by NSSF management to increase monthly contribution from the current 15% is unreasonable and based on un-researched...
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Why Fraud and corruption will remain Uganda’s problem.
The recent published pay for top managers in Government parastatal has left many Ugandans tongue tied. Our economy is not doing so well...
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To be a creative marketer, try to make your ads stand out
To be honest, most ads around Kampala city are just average. It is rare to see a piece of ad work that stands out as in the one shown in...
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How to set up a risk management department
The difference between good and exceptional business leaders who transform organizations is one: The latter first understand the kind of...
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Understanding cloud computing
Cloud computing is gaining momentum as it enables small and large companies alike to gain unprecedented competitiveness. You don't need a...
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Why Fraud and corruption will remain Uganda’s problem.
The recent published pay for top managers in Government parastatal has left many Ugandans tongue tied. Our economy is not doing so well...
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Good governance for effective fraud prevention
When I was in prison, visiting, an in mate came right after my presentation and said: "Mustapha I really appreciate your talk on in-mate...
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The new term: financial accident
This is a new concept: "financial accident.' I just called a colleague of mine who has been out of circulation. Me: "Sir, how are you? What...
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Focus on the result, not the input
Do you have one of the characteristics of poor leaders? You recruit a competent professional; after a series of interviews and competence...
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The ugly hand of death roars again: Joan Kagezi gone suddenly
Death, they say, will occur to all of us. The timing and the way it occurs is what worries all of us. Always untimely, unpredictable. At...
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