All posts by: Osinachi Akanegbu

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Hiring Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions: A Business Consultant’s Perspective

From a business consultant’s standpoint, hiring mistakes are rarely just people problems. They are structural failures that reveal deeper issues in how a business makes decisions, designs roles, and aligns talent with strategy. Many organisations focus on revenue growth, cost control, and operational efficiency, yet treat recruitment as a secondary activity. This disconnect is one […]

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What HR managers often get wrong when recruiting

Hiring fails rarely because of a lack of andidates. It fails because of flawed assumptions. Here are a few common mistakes that quietly derail recruitment outcomes: • Prioritising speed over suitability • Treating CVs as proof of performance • Hiring for today’s tasks instead of tomorrow’s demands • Overlooking cultural and behavioural alignment • Assuming […]

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Why Bad Hires Destroy Profitable Businesses

Many businesses focus intensely on sales, operations, and growth targets, yet overlook one of the most powerful drivers of profitability: hiring. While revenue strategies get boardroom attention, recruitment decisions are often rushed, delegated, or treated as routine administrative tasks. This oversight is costly. Bad hires do not simply fail to perform. They quietly erode profitability, […]

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Growth Exposes Weak Systems: Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Its Structure

Growth is often celebrated as proof that a business is doing well. Revenue increases, customer numbers rise, and operations expand. But for many businesses, growth also brings confusion, stress, and declining performance. This is not because growth is a problem. It is because growth exposes weaknesses that already existed in the business. When systems are […]

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What Professional Consulting Actually Fixes in a Business

Professional consulting is often misunderstood. Many business owners assume consulting is about advice, motivation, or high-level strategy sessions that sound good but change very little. In reality, effective consulting is far more practical and far less glamorous. Professional consulting fixes the structural problems that quietly limit growth, drain profitability, and keep businesses dependent on their […]

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Why Most Business Strategies Fail: The Real Reasons and How to Fix Them

        Business strategy is supposed to be the roadmap to growth, profitability, and long-term success. Yet, research consistently shows that over 60–70% of business strategies fail to deliver their intended results. Why? Not because leaders are unintelligent or lazy- but because most strategies are poorly designed for execution in the real world. […]

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When Policies Exist Without Systems, This Is What Happens

Many businesses have policies, manuals, handbooks, and SOPs – but still struggle with chaos, inefficiency, fraud, missed deadlines, and employee confusion. Why? Because policies without systems are just words on paper. If your company has: Employee handbooks Finance policies Procurement rules HR guidelines Internal control manuals … but still experiences: Poor accountability Repeated errors Cash […]

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Navigating the UAE’s New Electronic Invoicing Penalties: What Every Business Must Know Before Implementation

The United Arab Emirates continues to strengthen its tax compliance framework in line with global best practices. As part of this evolution, the UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) has officially released the violations and administrative penalties associated with the Electronic Invoicing System (e-Invoicing). This development marks a significant milestone for businesses operating within the UAE, […]

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