I am taking the Google Project Management Certificate course to refine my project management skills with a structured framework and industry best practices. I have led diverse projects, including marketing campaigns, market entry research, industry events, and FDI project portfolios. While I have extensive hands-on experience, this course will help me reinforce my knowledge with formal...
I’m taking this course to deepen my understanding of how our brains learn and how we can use tools like ChatGPT to enhance our cognitive abilities. It covers practical topics like prompting, multimodal learning, and AI for personalised practice. Led by my favorite professor, Barbara Oakley, along with Jules White, the course offers a hands-on toolkit for applying these techniques across...
In the dynamic landscape of business, success is rarely achieved alone. It’s the result of collaboration, unity, and the collective efforts of a dedicated team. As Henry Ford famously said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” This sentiment rings true across industries and continents, and it’s particularly relevant...
Intial years of my career, I struggled to understand the financial terms and key metrics to find out if a business was healthy. My approach is to take a simple analogy to break down complex terms and make them more memorable. Here is one example of how to understand the business performance of any business. Every successful business operates like a healthy tree. Strong roots support steady...
I have completed the Coursera course on Doing Business in Europe, which is highly relevant to my role in trade and investment promotion. It has enhanced my understanding of EU market regulations, company establishment, employment laws, cross-border dispute resolution, tax compliance, and environmental standards—strengthening my ability to support businesses navigating the European market.
I recall our previous conversation about bringing someone new into M&P. This individual comes from a solid background in industry and technology, rather than consultancy. While discussing our team’s expectations, we uncovered several benefits of hiring individuals from different industries: Seeing Things Differently: When you hire someone from a different industry, you gain fresh...
Everyone forgets the fourth “C” when they go into a new market. A client and I talked about their plans to grow into Europe over lunch a few weeks ago. As we talked about what makes a market launch important, they said, “It’s all about the company, the customers, and the competition.” I was a bit surprised and asked. “What about culture?” The client...
Reaching revenue goals, growing teams, and establishing strategic alliances are all accomplishments that we all enjoy celebrating. But what about the soft skills that keep everything from collapsing like a house of cards? These abilities, which are frequently disregarded, are the cornerstone of successful leadership. This insight led me down a rabbit hole of readings, articles, and introspection...
With my experience in strategic consulting and business development, financial modelling has been an essential tool in my professional journey. I have worked extensively in this area, I believe in continuous learning to sharpen my skills and stay updated with the best practices. I attended this refresher course over the past two days. It was a great opportunity to revisit the core principles and...
