“Priorities Maxwell!!! There are increased fuel prices, higher cost of living, rising inflation, not to mention COVID, Monkeypox and other health issues and you choose to write about “noise”?? Well……yes. It’s been on my mind ever since moving to the countryside and there is plenty of literary material around...
Co-Authored by Dr. Maxwell Ampong & Rya G. Kuewor
GLOBAL TOPICS AT DAVOS 2022
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, took place this past week from May 22nd to 26th, 2022. The Agenda for the meeting was to contemplate and discuss current global contexts and explore and fashion new (global) collaborations....
We hear it said a lot... Whenever our conversations turn to music, we hear it said a lot. “What’s your favourite genre of music?” Persons seeking to know each other better find themselves taking turns asking, ‘What’s your favourite genre of music?’ And that’s when we hear this said...
Last Sunday while seated for lunch, I asked my 3 sons: "What advice would you give a friend about how to become a more confident speaker?"
The eldest carefully studied his plate of aroni rice and chicken stew.
After a few seconds he said: "Focus on the now. The present is...
"Remember that failure is an event, not a person." - Zig Ziglar
This is what one expert says which proves my firm belief that working with ethics is the true pillar of banking success:
The four pillars of ethics in banking
It is evident that ethics in banking is of supreme...
(recruitment and induction)
“It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed”
Dear readers, last week I refreshed the topic of preventing internal fraud in banks through effective induction programmes for new entrants. In addition, there is a need for existing staff to be refreshed regularly while coaching and...
Ensure that your CX Strategy is well-aligned with your Business Strategy and brand
Can you count the number of times you have offered unsolicited advice as a customer, to a service provider or supplier and received a passive response? You could get a reaction such as ‘What do...
1789 Onwards
The people of France had had enough. They had had it up to here. With revolutionary thoughts now spread far and wide amongst them, they undoubtedly had a lot on their hands—they were going to overthrow God. Well, not God literally—God presumably. Having been born into a world...
The success of any country is dependent on the collective behaviour of the nation. Generally, the people's work commitment, attitude, and hard work help determine their financial profile. However, it’s difficult to determine what should be the direction of efforts.
Here we present a secret recipe for leading Africa to...
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...