November 30, 2021 0 comment
Entrepreneurial Leadership to help SMEs navigate business dilemmas
“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is the discipline to carry it out” – Henry Ford. History is replete with accounts of failed nations, institutions and businesses that have been brought to their knees due to leadership failure. For Start-ups and SMEs where every decision by the entrepreneur can either develop or […]
April 20, 2021 1 comment
The 3 little foxes that collapse start-ups
Hardly does any entrepreneur entertain the thought of failure when starting a business. In reality though, only few start-ups, the world over live past their fifth anniversary, as global statistics show. If your business must succeed, you need to be aware of the little foxes that cause many businesses to fail and how to deal […]
October 16, 2020 0 comment
Five Fundamental Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities Every True Corporate Leader Must Possess
American author John C. Maxwell remarked that: “everything rises and falls on leadership.” Entrepreneurial leadership can, therefore, be described as the pivot for the success or failure of every business. The leaders’ vision, strategy, characteristics, and style exhibited in a particular context determines a business’ ability to innovate, develop a pool of talents, and populate […]
September 8, 2020 1 comment
How to build efficient teams among SMEs in Africa
Termites are tiny insects, and yet their architectural undertakings are phenomenal. Small as they may be, these insects build moulds as high as 30ft (9.1m), and such feats have inspired several studies by scientists. Scott Turner is one such scholar who has even emulated the architecture of termites to come up with environmentally friendly buildings. […]
September 3, 2020 0 comment
Succession Plan and Survival of African SMEs
Leadership and succession dilemmas hover over the majority of Small Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. Many SMEs collapse immediately the blueprint holder dies. According to Bernard (2017), poor leadership and poor control over the activities of an SME is the main reason for business failure. Imagine all the investments, efforts, and sacrifices of starting and […]
April 22, 2020 0 comment
The Leadership and Corporate Cultural Impact of COVID-19
As governments and business leaders come to terms with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, what is becoming increasingly clear, is that the virus has triggered off a sudden new world order. The adaptation of remote working technical tools and media such as Google Docs, Hangouts, Zoom, Jira and Skype for communication by businesses during […]
March 19, 2020 0 comment
Twelve money mistakes you must avoid if you are to succeed financially
Learning to make, and managing your finances should be one of your top priorities if you are to attain financial independence. Although this may seem so obvious, every day, millions of people make money mistakes they live to regret in the future. In this article, we share with you, some of the money mistakes that […]
March 17, 2020 0 comment
Leading millennials in a digital age: the challenge of visionary leaders
An old retired headteacher, recently couldn’t hide his amazement at the level of impatience of today’s working millennials. His discomfort with them stems from the fact that many of the teachers he mentored and hoped to pass on the baton of quality teaching have left the profession, just after a few years of practice. […]
February 6, 2020 0 comment
Entrepreneurial Leadership: the key for success or failure of any enterprise.
To say Africans, have an eye for business would be an understatement. Several research findings have named the continent as one budding with entrepreneurs and enterprises. Sadly, a walk around the streets of the capitals would drive you to the realities of skeletal remains of the hitherto budding business brands. These business brands were indeed […]
November 28, 2019 0 comment
Seven signs you are failing in your leadership role
When leading a group of people, it is always important to take a step back and evaluate yourself whether you are leading or walking alone. To help you avoid these signs in your organisation, Human Capital International is sharing with you these seven indicators of leadership failures compiled out of decades of training and interacting […]