The Church Economy (2) In the previous piece, I am sure we realised how the church economy has gained ground in the bigger Ghanaian economy and is influencing our way of life as a people. The matter is critical, and there are so many angles and lenses through which to...
This is the concluding article on the series on the risk managers and the characteristics required of them. The Image of The Risk Manager Earlier on, we looked at some interesting perceptions that some staff of financial services have about their Risk Personnel: They are trouble makers and always ready to...
Business impact analysis Business impact analysis (BIA) is an important aspect of business continuity management (BCM) that helps organisations understand the potential impact of disruptive events on their operations. The first step in conducting a BIA is to identify the organisation's critical functions, systems and processes. These are the functions, systems...
Last Saturday morning, I told the daughter of my mother in- law that I was fed up with having tea for breakfast. I settled for porridge (koko). When they brought the bowl of koko sakora to me and said it cost GHS. 3.00, I nearly missed a heartbeat. Kuro...
According to U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren, “balancing your money is the key to having more”. I believe the surest ways to have more money starts with you taking the decision to know your true financial health or your true balances to guide your plans. You thereby need to reconcile...
… a nation in desperate need of a miracle for a beloved son “In a city where time is running out for the living, the dead must wait,” said the BBC’s Quinton Sommerville in a report from Antakya, one of the cities hit by the earthquake. As I sat down...
Considered by many as the world’s biggest night in music, it started with a bang, a snub, and a whole lot of shimmer. The big night brought out some of Africa's biggest and brightest to lend their glamour to the red carpet. The world belongs to Tems Baby! Draped in a...
…Leveraging employees emotional capital for value advantage Generating value is becoming a key factor for organizational concern when it comes to legitimizing activities in the eyes of its stakeholders. In tough times, there is a great deal for organizations to focus on building real wealth in the business in terms...
…the story of Awakn Beauty Africa While many of us frequently find it difficult to perceive the positive aspects of challenges, the few that do often benefit from them. One of those people is an enthused entrepreneur, Janet Nyarko, who out of a bad experience trying to get the right...
Oh yes, Part 2 of this series did happen weeks back. You may have missed it because there was no print edition of the Business & Financial Times on that day—the 11th of January. That being the case, ‘Attempted Prophecies’ did not appear in print. So, kindly take some...