“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -----------Maya Angelou, Poet and civil rights activist Introduction We are engulfed by stories every day. We read them in newspapers and books, listen to them on podcasts or the radio in the car, and watch them come to life on...
African economies are at a pivotal juncture. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity to a standstill. Africa’s hard-won economic gains of the last two decades, critical in improving living standards, could be reversed. High public debt levels and the uncertain outlook for international aid limit the scope for growth...
Over the years I have watched with a pinch of salt bad management practices and decisions made by managers in both private and public sectors in Ghana with regards to their public relations efforts. The surprising thing is the fact that some of these managers are renowned experts and...
Life is a series of continuous occurrences which we choose to either respond or react at each stage. A majority of the experiences we have in life are beyond our control but the fact remains that nothing outside of you defines you. The only person that can define who...
THE FUTURE OF WORK CAPSULES: At the just ended Egyptian African Businessmen Association (EABA)’s African Women’s Conference organized under the theme: “the role of the African woman in promoting inter-regional trade post covid-19” held virtually on zoom with participants from most African countries and beyond; I made a strong...
…Worse than absenteeism? It was a place a visited often so I knew a number of the front line employees there. I had even come to know the natural dispositions of each of them. This is why I could instantly tell that all was not well with one of the...
The recurrent refrain that runs through conversations with Ghanaians about what their dreams are, is the liberties that come with economic freedom. For many Ghanaians, finding opportunities that enable them improve their living standards is what they dream about. For a long time, however, this dream has proven elusive....
“Such thinking makes me feel that some people see secondary education as a privilege and not a right. To such people, once they classify it as a privilege, no one can hold them responsible if children do not gain admission to secondary school. Such people prefer to see more...
The Kandifo Institute has hosted the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan Scholars Webinar with Dr. Kodjo Esseim Mensah-Abrampa, the Director General of the National Development Planning Commission as guest speaker. This comes on the back of the annual Kofi Annan lectures. The webinar themed ‘Kofi Annan and Africa’...
Africa is gradually emerging as a preferred business destination for most firms, multinationals operating in the global business environment. This may be principally due to its available rich natural resources, population size, growing democratic institutions, rapid urbanization and emerging retail industry. In fact, the region is consumption-driven, and that...