I was privileged to be invited by Africa Leadership University (ALU) School of Business to speak to their 2018/2019 MBA students. ALU has an overall objective to improve the quality…
The external environment (Government/Regulators/stakeholders) now represent significant risks to businesses in Africa, no matter their size. This white paper seeks to challenge the present paradigm that business success is all…
The 20th Anniversary of AfricaCom held in Capetown, South Africa last week. Interesting key notes and discussions held around the theme of accelerating Africa’s Digital revolution and impact on socio-economic…
In September 2017, Michael R. Bloomberg hosted the Inaugural Global Business Forum in New York. The meeting provided a platform for World and Business Leaders, including 50 Heads of State…
The GSM Association (GSMA) Mobile Economy Africa Report 2016 mirrors the global realities in the telecom Industry: slower subscriber growth, declining returns on capital, slower revenue growth amidst increasing data…
Disruptive Innovation is at the heart of change in business models across several Industries. Amazon has literally eclipsed a generation of traditional retail chains with its transformative online business model….
It’s no longer news that the Internet has given rise to a plethora of over-the-top (OTT) applications: Skype, Viber, Whatsapp etc. which are still growing exponentially. By June 2016, Whatsapp…
So what does “purpose” mean? Sometimes, definitions are clearer when compared with other related terms. So how is the purpose of a company different from it’s mission or vision?. In…
Anxiety, anticipation, suspense. These aren’t only descriptive words for a good thriller novel or movie. They also relate to quarterly market updates for quoted companies – a major event in…
Start-up, growth, hyper growth, maturity, decline, reinvention. These are different cycles that all businesses go through, influenced by factors such as competitive dynamics, economic trends (growth/stability/recessions) and market disruptions driven…
