Last Friday I celebrated with the first Graduating Class of the Amalgam Leadership Programme www.amalgamleadership.com. Throughout their year, this class has pursued four learning themes – leadership, finance, marketing and technological transformation. And the most common theme that has emerged … Continue reading
Anyone who does business in our region understands how important Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is as a travel hub. Friends in Kampala and Dar talk ruefully about ‘having to go through Nairobi’ to make connections East and West. But … Continue reading
Like any consultancy business, we work across multiple business sectors and, in our case, geographies. This produces insights on brands and company cultures that surprise me. Not for the insights themselves, but because they apply across so many types of … Continue reading
Researchers in the UK have recently put a figure to the time senior managers spend in meetings every year. 550 hours they reckon. That’s four working months. I’ve no reason to suppose the figure is any less in Africa. Indeed … Continue reading
Marketers need it Hindsight is a wonderful thing – so goes the old saying. In Marketing it’s the last thing we need, but too often it’s what our Market Research gives us. That’s really not the fault of Market … Continue reading
Strong cultures can cope with resignations Last week, I talked about personal branding. And specifically how important it is to be a good leaver: to resign professionally when you decide on a job change.I shared some advice from leading executive … Continue reading
A recruitment primer I’m in the business of building stronger company cultures, by focusing on the brand promise. Sometimes, when I engage a business, I find there’s not as much clarity about the brand as there should be. Not at … Continue reading
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