Unconscious bias. It’s a term embedded in sectors, industries and organizations, used mostly within the world of diversity, equity and inclusion training. It means making decisions rooted in instinct not analysis. Unconscious bias says we are safe with people who look, think and act similar to us. Such bias, it...
... records impressive growth for H1 2020 Despite projections by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows would decrease by up to 40% in 2020 from their 2019 value of US$1.54 trillion, Ghana has seen a more than 400% rise in...
...Leadership styles and service experience implications Those close to me know that I am quite an avid reader, voraciously consuming anything I come across. Books, magazines, e-zines, blogs, short stories, nothing is exempted. All is fair game. There used to be a time when I would read one full-length book...
For China, 2021 was a year filled with accomplishments. The Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrated its 100th anniversary of founding. China has achieved the First Centennial Goal of realising a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled. China is now marching on a new journey toward the...
The Chief of Assakae in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EFKMA) in the Western Region, Nana Asante Kwadwo II, and his people have heaped loads of praises on the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MoSWR), for embarking on an exercise to clear an aged dumpsite in his area. According...
What does it take to invest on the stock market? Money, patience and high-risk appetite. Having money is not enough a good reason to own a piece of a company. For you to become a shareholder in a company, in this case a listed company, you must have a...
To heighten awareness about biotechnology among key stakeholders, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) - under the auspices of the Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum on Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB), and the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) in Kenya - have organised a sensitisation workshop in Accra for a cross-section...
“The modern criminal jurisprudence recognizes that no one is born criminal and that a good many crimes are the product of socio-economic milieu” – Jugal Kishore v State of Bihar Historically, crimes were largely considered acts committed against the state or religion, and crimes against individuals were not so prevalent....
A hard reality of our current situation is that at the time of writing this article, if you did a dollar conversion of your salary in Ghana as of January 2022, it’s safe to say you’ve been hit with a 50% salary cut, if not more; and it won’t...
… the sturdy fellow’s staying power I am passionate about research work and didactic writing. At all times, I love to share my thoughts on different disciplines or topics, ranging from leadership at the national and international levels, education, culture/religion, family life, health, business and personal growth. The numerous responses...