A typical Monday morning management meeting in a typical Ugandan company starts with a prayer. Some organisations have structured it so well that the prayer is written in advance and distributed to everyone. Others allow a member of staff to pray in their own words.

As a strategy consultant, I often sit in these meetings either as a fly on the wall, observing how decisions are made, or at the front of the room, facilitating a strategy conversation. Either way, I learn a great deal.

Recently, during one such meeting, a member of staff asked me: “Do you think we need to establish a strategy office?” I told them, “Execution is the strategy.” READ MORE

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The chief executive is standing near the boardroom window at 6:40 p.m. The executive committee has been meeting since lunchtime. The numbers on the screen are no longer moving, cash collections are deteriorating.

A major customer has delayed payment, the bank is reconsidering the company’s facilities, a critical technology project is six months late, staff turnover in the commercial team is rising and the regulator has requested information management cannot reconcile quickly.

The chief financial officer breaks the silence. “Should we inform the board?” “What exactly should we tell them?”

That question sounds responsible. It is usually evidence that governance has already failed. The real debate is not whether to inform the board. The debate is whether management still controls the problem well enough to present it without losing credibility. READ MORE

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