“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep trying”…… Albert Einstein
Today marks the concluding article on moving forward in 2021 with the lessons learnt. This method of re-strategizing with facts and figures seems more likely to be sustainable. So far, I have highlighted various...
“We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.” – Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Geneva
The...
The issue of problem loans is an albatross that keeps rearing its head in the affairs of financial institutions in both and advanced and less advanced economies. Granting loans is one of the core functions of banks.
What are the effects of bad loans?
A bank with high percentage of bad...
Last week, I created an awareness of the need for banks as corporate bodies as well as individual bankers to pay closer attention to the paradigm shift in banking and have a serious change of mindset, as a pre-requisite to moving on.
This period of self-reflection is to identify best...
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. --Chinese Proverb
Organizational change is very rampant in the financial services, and it has a bearing on how people are treated as well as how they respond to the effect of these changes. In...
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”. Potter Stewart
Last week, I discussed the implications of the new Code of Ethics and Business Conduct recently launched by the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana. It has come at a...
“A stitch in time saves nine”… An American proverb
(This is a continuation of a series first published in July and August 2014)
Hello my Readers, I hope you had a good week and were not too disturbed about the history and list of bank runs experienced over the centuries. If...
“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud”. Sophocles
Last week, I looked at the resurgence of digital frauds which is emanating from the increased use of digital banking by customers. It is always a fact that not every customer can take advantage of this opportunity of contactless banking. This...
“With the rapid pace of technological development, most employees have realized that they will need to become lifelong learners to remain competitive in today’s workplace. With the continuous emergence of new technologies and new business practices, the skills that were required to succeed yesterday are not the same as...
"Challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful" -- Joshua J. Marine
In this era of pandemics, all banks are reminding their customers to go digital. This is a very good advice to give, but how is this being implemented? Let us look at some feedback...