...the Causes of Errors and Financial Losses It is said that silence is golden…is it, always? Of course not. Have you ever regretted not asking for explanations to instructions given you at work? For Christians, even though we should have absolute and child-like faith in God and trust Him,...
At a breakfast table in the noisy restaurant of a hotel in Shenzhen, I met Kwame Song Dongshong, now President of the Powerchina International Group Limited. The company that built the iconic Three Gorges in China, is a behemoth by its own description in 'planning, survey, design, engineering, through...
“I was sold”. Chilling words from a Ghanaian migrant, back on home soil after a treacherous journey in dangerous waters, where his body became property. I stared stunned at a news report during which African men – men who looked like my brother – were sold. Millions were traumatized as...
The inspiration for the present article came from a long public chit-chat discussion on LinkedIn; but it seems that the question as to whether you should hire someone with lots of experience or lots of education is a very old one. Can experience really make up for the lack of...
  There is nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team. – Jason Fried Dear Readers, I wish to crave your indulgence to repeat this article which was first published in December, 2015…. PREPARING FOR THE CLOSING BELL For financial institutions, December is a period for re-strategizing...
It has been so nice to see people happy with their Black Friday- shopping carrying their purchases with a smile. But, is a happy & satisfied customer really what any merchant should be after? You are happy with what you bought. No question about it. What will you buy gain the...
Affirmative Action. Women’s Empowerment. These are two cornerstones of nation building in 21st Century Ghana. Indeed, globally. And yet, we are a nation that continues to debate the merit or danger of the former and offers rhetoric about the latter. We are at a crossroads. We need to move forward. The...
The Kenyan Commercial Bank robbery “NAIROBI (Reuters) - In a heist reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, Kenyan robbers spent months tunneling into the bowels of a bank located opposite a police station and stole the equivalent of half a million dollars, police said on Tuesday. Police said they had arrested...
If you must go to China, for the first time, as I did, then joining the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on her first trip to the country, accompanied by the first virtually all female business delegation, from micro to medium to multinational companies - representing swathes of the...
“It is not the absence of risk that determines a program’s success but the manner in which risk is identified and managed” Dear readers, last week, I looked at the need to get the image of the risk personnel rebranded. At many training sessions, I witness the usual banter between...