Failing to plan is planning to fail, it is often said; but planning is a core part of human behaviour, whether consciously or unconsciously. The challenge, however, has got to do with going about planning in a more formal setting. The right time to put up the quality plan...
The actions of these politicians and religious men tend to misdirect focus and mischannel the positive energies of productive youth from productive undertakings which have the potential to uplift the development of society. In effect, the opium of politics and religion administered to the youth of our fatherland is...
This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting comes at a time of good news for the world economy. As we said in this month’s Global Economic Prospects report, for the first time since the financial crisis, the World Bank is forecasting that the global economy will be operating at...
Time-Horizonld age with excellent financial independence is the ultimate goal of retirement planning. Whether you are in your twenties or the parent of a young adult, the process of ensuring that you have sufficient funds to maintain a desired standard of living through your ‘golden years’ is worth considering....
A lady tells a story about an encounter she had some time back while she was out shopping with a friend. As they went about shopping, an employee at the shop—a young lady who seemed to have a mental disability—walked up to the customers and asked if there was...
January 7th 2018 was exactly 25 years since the coming into force of the 4th Republican Constitution. This landmark event in Ghana’s democratic development took place on 7th January 1993.  The Constitution became operative after a referendum in 1992, in which Ghanaians voted to end military rule. Personally, 1992...
I remember the adventures of our childhood days, when we used to visit a popular baobab tree some distance away from home in the countryside. My playmates and I used to go there after school when the fruits were ripe. You must be very skilful to be on target...
  “The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is fine-tuning a whistleblowing policy that will encourage the general public to pass on confidential information on malpractices in banks for thorough investigations to be undertaken and appropriate sanctions applied. The policy, which will be the first of its kind by the central bank,...
Being customer focused nowadays is necessity to conduct business not only just in Ghana but everywhere in the world. “True competitive advantage will only be established through excellence in customer value and the ensuing relentless care and attention provided” (Zaria). One of the areas relating to the ‘attention provided’ is...
The way of running business all over the world is fast changing with the integration of many tools or mediums to create jobs, facilitate efficiency and high performance. High-performing nations, are utilizing hybrids of flexible work systems to attract highly skilled human capital in the millennial working population, and to...