Failure has been described on many global stages as a great teacher. Failure is only a great teacher when you as its student learn what you should from experiencing it. Failure in some instances may not be needed at all but in many cases, it is a necessity. "It...
“Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss” Lee Lacocca
Dear readers, the latest Bank of Ghana Fraud Report for 2019 sent shivers down my spine. “Not again”, I muttered to myself....
A year ago, the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) had a grand celebration to usher in the new Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)! GARIA had been on the frontline of advocacy efforts to create a new modern, fit for purpose Companies Act reflective of our globalized,...
“The bird’s chick watches its mother fly before it can fly.” – Akan proverb
Our relationships thrive on trust. Team-working, collaboration and everything that involves more than only you depends on trust. This makes trust the most valuable currency in all relationships. Interestingly, many among us struggle with it for...
“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We...
The new normal has exacerbated the need to speed up digitalization in Ghana’s financial services industry. The World Bank opines that, access to less expensive financial service is crucial in reducing poverty and boosting economic growth and this has become more critical as Covid-19 pandemic lingers. More so, the...
As we inch toward the December 7, 2020 elections, one key determinant of which party remains in power or which party comes to power should be youth empowerment. The reason is simple - the youth should be the foundations and building blocks for national transformation.
On August 12, 2020, the...
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...
The influx of technology hubs across the country has significantly inspired the youth to seek self-employment in the technology sector. The pursuit of new knowledge and the creation of innovative products have been the outcome so far. Technology hubs introduce the youth to both the technical and entrepreneurial aspects...
The novel coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has sent shockwaves throughout all economic sectors of the globe. This pandemic has seen many economies almost brought to a near-standstill due to strict restriction on movements to halt the spread of the virus. The oil industry, like all other industries, has been...