There are many skills we can learn to improve our lives and productivity in the workplace. One of them is getting through and overcoming fear - the skill anyone who is willing can learn. No one was born with fear. It is something we pick up as we grow...
“...I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.” ― John Adams, Adams-Jefferson Letters This article is an extract from one of the chapters in my book- “The Modern Branch Manager’s Companion” published in March, 2021. Segregation of duties is an ever-ready principle in banking that sometimes get under-rated. Please...
The 2022 Budget focused on the continuation and consolidation of economic plans the government of Ghana had put into place in 2021 to consolidate the economic, social, infrastructural and financial gains made over the years in the economy. The Budget also focused on ensuring sustained recovery of the Ghanaian...
Happy new year to you all. We are back and I wish all readers a very prosperous new year. Tourism is at the cross road and we shall overcome hopefully this year. The rebound need to happen quickly and we need it really fast. International tourism is the driving...
Learn about customer needs and insights from all parts of your organisation The quest to become Customer-centric is commonplace in most businesses where customer-facing is a core activity. Many of such businesses are quick to tag themselves as customer-focused and invest great effort and resources to make this known...
Occupational fraud is still a problem in the workplace. It encompasses a wide range of undercover crimes committed by employees at all levels of a company's hierarchy. Corporate scandals fuelled by a dysfunctional board of directors and/or management team result in external and widespread harm. Even if it entails misleading...
“I contend that a country that tries to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by the handle.” – Sir Winston Churchill, 1904 In line with Articles 108 and 174 of the 1992 Constitution, the Finance Minister has brought...
“The Agyenkwa E-levy currently before parliament will however be imposed on the amount transferred in contrast to the repealed VAT that was imposed on the related charges. A transfer of the same GH¢1m is therefore expected to attract a levy of GH¢17,500 - representing 1.75% of the amount transferred....
On Thursday, 7th January 2021, a few minutes after the swearing-in of the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a few thoughts ran through my mind about the advancement of our cherished country, Ghana. Generally, official ceremonies do not appeal to me much until there is an effort from all...
As of early 2021, over 157 countries globally require mandatory SIM registration with some level of proof of identity. A good number of these countries empower mobile operators to validate customers’ ID credentials against a government database or token. However, there is lack of comprehensive data protection or privacy...