Just for a minute, imagine the case of a business owner whose business is struggling and therefore desires to see increase in profits for the business. Now, what if that business owner went to a consultant who decided to look into the cause of the poor performance of the...
   Image credit: Pinnacle PAC Anyone who pays attention to the critical happenings in Ghana today can’t miss the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) quest to widen the tax net. The tax collector is pushing for everyone to have a Tax Identification Number (TIN).  They are equally pushing for certain critical public services...
  Cocoa is believed to have originated from Central America about 5,000 years ago, as it was a delicacy of the inhabitants along the Yucatán; but today, production of the cash crop has gained global recognition. With three main varieties - Forastero, Trinitario and Criollo - Forastero is the most...
Quality education holds the key to national development. Providing quality education requires resources both material and human. Resources are scarce as we are told by the economists of old so it stands today. Countries that develop through education make choices as to what to spend their scarce resources on....
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter …Martin Luther King, Jnr Dear readers, last week I looked at the dilemma faced by bank staff when it comes to whistle blowing. Let us examine some of the problems that internal staff have to battle with...
The workplace holds a central role in many people’s lives. The average person spends more time at work than on any other daily activity. This makes it important for individuals within any organization to feel connected and supported by their peers, subordinates, and leaders. Psychologists have long identified the desire...
When a company, a syndicate, a government, or any entity needs to borrow money, to, let’s say, keep the business running, to embark on new projects, to pay back old loans, for aggressive expansion, or for whatever reason, they may issue out what is called “bonds” to interested parties....
Temperature is the instrument used in measuring thermometer. True or False? Now go back and look at the question again. Hahaaaa! Oh how I miss those days when the thermometer is put inside my armpit to check my temperature by a beautiful nurse. As a small boy, the nurses...
“Her mind was as free as a nimble bird, and she insisted that her students think outside the box on all occasions. But she was also positively bullish, and innately resistant to behaviors that represented oppression, or subjugation of the mind or the spirit. Any time she confronted such...
If management can’t trust you with one pesewa, management won’t trust you with one cedi This bite brings out some of the myths in leadership and even some of the bloopers we commit unconsciously, subconsciously and even consciously at the workplace. You often hear this at the workplace: ‘when I...