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I have worked in International development, and with respected International development agencies, for over 20 years.

I continue to get fascinated by what brings and takes away EFFECTIVENESS in both People and Organisations.

I'm especially interested in helping organisations and people become effective at what they do.

• COVID-19: back to basics with Ugandan Ubuntu

  By AB Gabazira on May 10, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  This week, we continue the Effectiveness lab’s COVID-19 monologue. We choose to discuss three socio-economic and typically Ugandan issues. We opine that the COVID-19 crisis has forced Ugandans and our always welcome visitors, to reflect on our increasingly ‘borrowed’ lifestyle…. Read More ›

• Benefit of hindsight and COVID-19 crisis – PLANNING in comatose

  By AB Gabazira on May 3, 2020 • ( 2 )

  From a rumour in China to an epidemic, then pandemic – and now, ensuing global pandemonium Traumatised by the COVID 19 global crisis – we have gone back in time and looked at the blogs we have written at the… Read More ›

• COVID-19 crisis – opportunity-laden monster, for those with the right enterprise-spectacles Series 2 of 2

  By AB Gabazira on April 26, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Friends – we are back to complete the series, Covid-19 crisis – an opportunity-laden monster for those with the right enterprise-spectacles. Last week we discussed opportunities in the professional work ecosystem and technology. We outlined the levers that one can… Read More ›

• COVID-19 crisis – opportunity-laden monster, for those with the right enterprise-spectacles Series 1 of 2

  By AB Gabazira on April 19, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  COVID-19 – on 31 December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. On 9th January 2020, China CDC reported a novel coronavirus as the causative agent of this outbreak. It was baptised… Read More ›

• Corona virus life realities – drawing-down on our life expectancy

  By AB Gabazira on April 12, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  When facing death, in Nakabugu village, the tendency is for us to run to God – the God we call “Kibumba or Katonda“ and the other tribes In Uganda call God: “Ruhanga, Deke, Kaboona, Were, O-kibumba, etc.” Today is Easter… Read More ›

• Are organisational structure and hierarchy dying on their feet? Series 2 of 2

  By AB Gabazira on April 5, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  It’s funny that as we write series 2 of this blog, the very hypothesis that we put before you in series 1 is under scrutiny. With COVID19 ravaging the globe, have we ever been in a time where military-like organisation… Read More ›

• Are organisational structure and hierarchy dying on their feet? Series 1 of 2

  By AB Gabazira on March 8, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Are structure and hierarchy at the organisation, like we have known the ‘OD-twins’ since our days at school and at work, dying on their feet? Structure/Hierarchy is so synonymous with the modern organisation that the moment we set foot into… Read More ›

• What begets business success for the small person? Series 3 of 3

  By AB Gabazira on March 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In concluding this series, we answer the question that we asked in series 2: What is the difference between the two urban African eateries and moreover, both in so-called capitals of the two Great Lakes countries, serving the same clientele,… Read More ›

• What begets business success for the small person? Series 2 of 3

  By AB Gabazira on February 16, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Our series one juxtaposed two urban African eateries that should be similar in orientation but manifest exciting differences. We use the phrase – being ‘miles apart’ to compare the two units So, what is the difference between the two urban… Read More ›

• What begets business success for the small person? Series 1 of 3

  By AB Gabazira on February 9, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  And this week, we delve into the drivers of business success for the small business souls (not the titans] and use the urban mid/lower restaurant industry sector in Kenya and Uganda as our case study. The blog situates business dynamics… Read More ›