‘The more you celebrate your life the more there is in life to celebrate’. I recently heard this quote, and I thought it was very poignant, especially in a time where life seems to be so competitive now. Meaning that people seem to be less excited about celebrating themselves because...
MANY Ghanaians have many reservations and suspicions to wholeheartedly support national tourism development as a result of ignorance, misconceptions and myths about the multi-purpose and multi-million dollar universal and dynamic modern industry; a huge national challenge which has negatively impacted and impeded Ghana’s accelerated national tourism development progress over...
Brand-building is non-negotiable to the operations of businesses which endure and resonate deeply and meaningfully with key target audiences. And for a preponderant number of business leaders and owners, branding is an activity that is jockeyed along with several other routine activities - often making it lacklustre and bereft...
…the weapon of the weak mind A Straw Man Fallacy is a mistaken belief, especially based on unsound arguments. It therefore renders an argument invalid. A straw man fallacy occurs when someone takes another person's argument or statement, distorts or exaggerates it in some kind of extreme way and attacks...
  BRICS is considering accepting several emerging markets into the grouping High energy prices and US interest rates are encouraging expansion Trade between Russia, China and India has grown notably since March Food and renewable energy offer significant potential for cooperation As emerging markets recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and...
The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) published its annual report recently which showed that more than 125.4 million people are involved in the direct selling industry in over 170 countries worldwide. After more than two years of adapting to the realities of the pandemic, direct selling has...
Leadership by facilitation During the industrial age, the great entrepreneurs collectively built businesses and business processes that required the minimum amount of thinking from the rank-and-file worker.  The assembly line is a classic example of the model for this kind of workplace.  The average worker’s work was reduced to a...
Excuses people give for not publishing:  I don’t have time! I am too young to publish! I am not an expert in anything to publish! I am not a legend! I am not rich! I am not great at writing! When I retire! I’m too old to start! I...
– stop destroying yourself Some years ago, we were excited to be moving house as a young couple. We decided to refurbish the chairs in our living room so that they would look nice and new. The task was given to a man I will call Zorad, who was recommended...
Advocating a national culture and mindset change in service delivery Last Wednesday, 10th August 2022, I had the rare privilege of attending the launch of the 2nd Customer Service Week dubbed ‘NAKOFEST 2022 in Ghana at the Coconut Grove Hotel. The programme was organised by The Service Excellence...