A major, but silent contributor to the failure of small businesses in Africa is Investophobia, and it must be cured in order to attain business growth.
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Profiles
Growth in the midst of Cancel Culture
“He makes a table for you in the presence of your enemies” is a biblical statement relevant for those that face Cancel Culture in today’s digital business and social world.
Ethnic Collaboration: The Missing Link to Wealth for Black South Africans
Ethnic Collaboration is the missing link to the wealth of black South Africans and the bridge is a simple tolerance of Black foreigners near them.
Digiplomacy: The Art of Building Business Relationships Online
Whether you are on WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, or LinkedIn, Digiplomacy (Digital Diplomacy) is an unwritten behaviour with rules of engagement expected of business owners, senior managers, and leaders in these days of digital liberties and rights to anything.
Twitter vs. Buhari: Lessons on Digital Diplomacy from the Standoff
The standoff between Twitter and the Nigerian President, Prof. Muhammadu Buhari, resulting in its four months temporary ban in Nigeria is a good lesson as put in a gunslinging proverb that says, “in a standoff, never pull a gun on a man’s forehead, forgetting that he has a dagger on your balls”.
Post-Covid New Normal Priorities for CEOs In Africa
Middle East, Africa, and the World at large, now have a new normal of economic activity because of the Covid19 Pandemic, and new thought on ways of leading businesses into profitability have emerged. A Mckinsey study revealed that the pandemic has both revealed and...
Reconfiguring Leadership for Progress and Profitability
Change in leadership is necessary, and changing leadership helps in the development process of an institute and businesses. Anderson has delved into the history of Change Leadership and links the early origins to the dissatisfaction of leaders during the late 1980s...
Strengths of the Chinese Economic and Political Model
The Chinese model (socio-economic and political system) is about leadership – visionary, strategic, technocratic and meritocratic leadership. It is driven by a long-term shared national vision, strategic thinking, strategic planning, effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Credibility Diplomacy: A Necessity for Pan-Africanism
In order for Pan-Africanism to work, there is need for Credibility Diplomacy. Simply defined, Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Credibility is one of the greatest emotional assets that has seen...