Wisdom Key - We live in a period of unprecedented opportunity. The secrets of enduring advantage are available to anyone who wishes to climb to the very pinnacle of achievement. Each article in this series highlights two critical attributes from our book, 101 Keys to Achievement and Fulfillment. This is...
At the beginning of the year like this, the tech giants in the world gather together to exhibit their new tech break-throughs and help define what the world should expect in the months ahead.
This year was not different when the giants of the tech world gathered in Las Vegas...
Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people.
It's a simple statement - repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions and stories about Africa that we've...
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuufo-Addo is certainly redefining Africa’s new vision for development, by declaring that Ghana’s ‘economic development beyond aid’ is the cornerstone of his government’s economic policy.
I have lost count of the number of times President Akufo-Addo has repeated his favourite slogan of “Developing Ghana beyond...
Dear Readers, last week I talked about first impressions at a bank’s front office – the role of staff and their challenges. Now let us look at the role of management.
Role of Management
There is a saying that “a good tree is known by its fruit”. It should be...
Dear Readers, last week I talked about first impressions at a bank’s front office – the role of staff and their challenges. Now let us look at the role of management.
Role of Management
There is a saying that “a good tree is known by its fruit”. It should be...
The maxim “the unexamined life is not worth living” in its literary understanding can be considered as one of the wise-sayings which guide the life of man. We can also relate this expression of wisdom to the lives of businesses. As we are in a new year, every business...
The law of nature requires that at the start of every new season, we sow and nurse our efforts so that we can expect a good harvest.
Given that you adequately plan your beginnings, are you in control of the outcomes of the processes that will occur in the middle...
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
When one hears the word ‘risk’, the immediate reaction is “Aw…problems”. This word seems to have a negative perception and is mostly avoided. Seasoned professionals however know that risk does not always...
Africa’s foremost financial institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has made a compelling case for accelerating industrialisation in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth.
The President of the Bank believes agriculture needs to at the forefront in the continent’s industrialisation drive.
In the Bank’s 2018 Economic...