There are three levels of strategic planning: Corporate, business, and functional. Strategy may be planned at each level, but the plans for every level of an organization should align to insure maximum unity of effort. Without alignment, departments and functions will be working at cross-purposes, and the overall corporate strategy […]
Management
UK Work Permit & Tier 2 Visa – A Summary of Recent Changes
Certificates of sponsorship allowance. We wish to remind all sponsors that the allocation of certificates of sponsorship (CoS) is not automatically renewed and must be requested annually through the sponsor management system (SMS) within a year from the previous allocation. Licensed sponsors who registered with multiple tiers and categories of […]
A Winning Strategy For Mexican Train Dominoes
I know that Mexican Train is a friendly game, often played with family and friends, and that winning is not critical or terribly important. What is important is the social aspect of the game: talking, laughing, and having fun. Having said that, I also know that there are people out […]
When You Should Change Your Digital Marketing Strategy
Digital Marketing is continually evolving and this may seem unsettling at times. Strategies that were working in past, might not be effective in the present. Do you know why many businesses fail to get ahead of their competitors? It’s simply because they are not willing to adapt to the ever-changing […]
Friend, Friendly Acquaintance, Or Simply An Acquaintance?
How many times have you heard someone refer to someone else as their friend, and wondered how close the two individuals really were? What makes someone a friend as opposed to a friendly acquaintance as opposed to simply an acquaintance? We all come into contact with a wide variety of […]
Aging Librarians and the Crisis of Succession Planning at Fourah Bay College Library
INTRODUCTION The issue of succession planning has been discussed in several library fora. The Academic Libraries Group did a revealing SWOT analysis during its presentation at the Seminar on Library Capacity Building Interventions for Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in West Africa at the Erata Hotel, East Legon, […]
Career Choices With a Culinary Arts Degree – The Hidden Talent
Are you an excellent cook? Do you recognize the quality of food and good taste? Can you make food look good? If yes then the Culinary Arts degree is the best for you and there is nothing better. If you adore food, then this career is made for you. This […]
Towards A Better Teachers’ Performance Management in Nigeria: The Balance Scorecard Approach
Introduction Education is sacrosanct to national development. Education and national development are the two sides of a coin that mutually reinforce and challenge each other. Jega [1997] affirmed, “Education is generally regarded as a necessary and essential requirement for national development. It is central to socioeconomic and technological advancement, and […]
