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Blog – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Thu, 22 May 2014 11:07:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg Blog – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 The World in 2030: What are We Doing? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/world-2030-climate-chang Thu, 22 May 2014 10:54:42 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11576 By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager It is estimated that by 2030, 40% of the world GDP and 85% of the world population will be in regions where water resources exceed supply. Scary? Alarming?  I think so. But there are actions we can take now to save the planet for ourselves, our children and their children, or …

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]]> There will always be Garbage In http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/filter-out-garbage Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:39:00 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11526 By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager There is a popular saying that ‘garbage in, garbage out’.  What this means is that if you receive poorly refined instructions, codes, methodology, you act on it as you receive it. When this is true, it reduces one to the level of a robotic machine or a lower level being. What …

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]]> Motivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Doing it While the Plane is Still on the Runway http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/motivate-leaders-ghana-kirbymanager Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:35:06 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11511 by Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager Doing something and feeling at the end that you did the right thing at the right time gives a kind of a sweet feeling. Last week I was at Aketenchi, a village in the Western Region of Ghana to help train health workers as part of the Ghana’s grassroots healthcare delivery …

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]]> Less Can be More in Speeches: Beware of Selfishness http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/time-conscious-speaker http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/time-conscious-speaker#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:12:14 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11504 by Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager Why do speakers often go over the time offered to them by their host or organizers? The simple answer is that we’re just selfish. We love to take more than we are given. It’s a pleasurable thing to do. When you’re going to give a speech, one thing you need to …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/time-conscious-speaker/feed 1 On the Ground, How I see the ‘Emerging, Sub-Saharan African Economies’ http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/ground-emerging-sub-saharan-african-economies Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:56:46 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11424 I am currently in Ghana volunteering with Jhpiego to assist the Ghana Health Services in the implementation of a rural health care planning service. I have mixed impressions on the state of affairs in Ghana, which applies to most of the so called ‘emerging Sub-Saharan economies’. Political stability, infrastructural development, the ‘IMF/World Bank economy’ and …

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]]> Timing is Moneying http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/motivation-self-help/timing-moneying Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:39:07 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11420 By Dr. K Amponsah-Manager When you are not sure you have something to say, it is better to keep quiet. When you feel you have something to say, say it when the PASSION is high and the moment is HOT. Because this is when your words are going to have the most impact and you …

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]]> Malaria: Focus on Prevention and Get the African Privileged Engaged http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/malaria-focus-preventionp Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:27:11 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11412 by Dr. K Amponsah-Manager I have written on malaria in the past. Since then, much has changed and nothing has changed. There are more than 400 million cases of malaria annually. Most of malaria infections and deaths occur in Sub-Saharan African where the most vulnerable are infants, pregnant mothers and seniors. In fact, it is …

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]]> “Happy” World Malaria Day http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/world-malaria-day-africa-progress Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:35:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11382 Today is April 25th. It is designated as World Malaria Day. Unlike other celebrated days like New Year, Valentine, Independence, today is meant to remind us of the scourge of a pernicious disease that kills a child every 45 seconds.  Malaria Day commemorated with speeches, seminars, symposiums and workshops that are meant to petition all …

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]]> Showing Up is the First Step to Success http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/showingup-first-step-success Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:03:40 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11339 I heard someone say that 80 percent of life is merely showing up. I thought about it for a while and I couldn’t agree less with him. You have an awesome idea that can change the outcome; you have a question to ask that no one has thought of, but the first step is being …

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]]> Beyond Showing Up: Did You Change the Outcome? http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/showing-up-change-outcome http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/personal-branding/showing-up-change-outcome#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:51:19 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11317 It’s tempting and comforting to put in an appearance and do what is anticipated of you: nod, take notes, and enjoy the refreshments and leave. Being negative should not imply actively pulling down only. If you’re not putting in the effort to add something, it’s equivalent to actively taking something away. It hurts all of …

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