When you are a consultant, you interact with so many executives in different industries. If you have been in corporate circles, especially manufacturing, for some time, you have probably seen a brilliant COO who keeps a meticulous to-do list. Colour-coded. Time-blocked. Even with daily reviews. Yet, month after month, the needle on results barely moves, and you ask: “Your list looks great, but what’s the impact of completing all this?”

Confident ones will admit: “I don’t know. I just feel productive.”

That’s the leadership trap: mistaking motion for progress. Read more >>

"Execution excellence is not about completing more tasks, it’s about ensuring the right tasks get done in the right way to deliver real results.” 

In a certain mid-sized logistics company in East Africa, the CEO had a reputation for being “hands-on.” By that, I mean he signed off on fuel requisitions, personally approved office stationery purchases, and held daily stand-ups with everyone from IT to the cleaning crew. On the surface, it looked like commitment. Beneath, it was dysfunction. His top leadership team, the so-called ExCo, had silently disengaged. They watched, waited, and did the bare minimum. “Why think,” one of them once told me, “when he already does all the thinking for you?”

The allegory of the broken compass.

Imagine you're in the jungle. You have a guide who refuses to let anyone touch the map or compass. Every 10 steps, he stops to shout instructions. He looks busy. He sounds in charge. But after 6 hours, you realise you’ve walked in circles.Read more >>

Two years ago, I visited the office of a tech firm in Nairobi. Bright lights. Good coffee. A room labelled “Innovation Hub” is filled with beanbags and sticky notes. The CEO told me, “Our culture is amazing. People are free to speak. We even have pizza Fridays.” I smiled. Then I asked the janitor how long the company delays salary payment without any explanation. He said three weeks and sometimes more.

That’s the culture.

You see, culture is not the playlist at your staff party. It is those who do the dirty work without applause. It is whether people can say the truth without being punished. It’s whether leaders show up to staff funerals, not just AGMs.Read more >>

Your workplace may be broken. It’s time to fix it.

Most organizations struggle with the same problems high turnover, low productivity, disengaged employees, and leadership that feels stuck. You think the issue is strategy, hiring, or motivation. It’s not.

The real problem is your culture.

Introducing the Culture Mastery Series by Mr Strategy, the author of “7Tools to Get to the Board and Add Value”, and “Execution is the Strategy” Newsletter series on LinkedIn.

This is not another leadership seminar. It is a culture transformation program designed for CEOs, HR leaders, managers, and employees who are ready to fix what is broken and build a workplace where results matter.

No theories. No generic advice. Only proven frameworks, practical solutions, and tools you can apply immediately. Read more >>

This thought-provoking book offers an incisive examination of corporate governance from both a historical and contemporary point of view…I highly recommend it for your useful and sustainable leadership benefit” – Michael Mugabi, Former President, Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda.