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....
Smart lookup The real intention of early childhood discipline is to inculcate appropriate behaviour. Respect, Consistency and Fairness are the underlining principles that help to guide caregivers or facilitator in giving discipline. The ‘cold room’ referred to in this article is a place where the child is totally isolated...
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...
An entrepreneur is any person who takes the necessary initiatives and actions backed with inherent (associated) risks to start (maintain) an economic venture for varied reasons; key among which are for a financial reward, sense of ownership, rendering solution to a need, self-satisfaction, acceptance or fame, and to achieve...
“There is no virgin in a maternity ward.” – Cameroonian proverb Are you a patriot or a pirate? Growing up, our society sought to incubate a sense of patriotism into us so that we would grow up to love our nation. It was more of a ‘civic religion’, wherein...
The surprisingly challenging path of leading beyond ego Last week we uncovered the one trait that most business leaders around the world have in common: The inherent behavior of leading others with our egos at the forefront. We highlighted how this tendency is such a widely accepted norm in business...
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...
Keynote Speech by Vice Foreign Minister, Le Yucheng at ‘Seeking Peace and Promoting Development: An Online Dialogue of Global Think Tanks of 20 Countries’ It gives me great pleasure to join you in this online dialogue on peace and security issues. I would like to share with you my...
Retirement planning is a conversation many prefer to postpone to a later date. This is because retirement appears to be a future conversation, given the exigencies of today’s financial pressures. Although it may be in the future, planning for your retirement is an important step that must be taken...