by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 31, 2026 | Governance
The sector owned, operated and managed by the Government. Industry classification is services. The objectives being management of the affairs of the state for well-being of its people. The orientation being service to and for the people! The funding? From the people...
by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 20, 2026 | Governance, Internal Audit
Not just for pleasure seekers! But also, for satisfaction. Satisfaction precedes pleasure. Just as peace precedes euphoria. And just as sustainability precedes growth. One can’t have the latter before former. It just doesn’t work that way because it’s not built to be...
by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 10, 2026 | Governance, Internal Audit
Steve Jobs had a point! For not being a fan of consultants. He was a visionary, a revolutionary and an absolute brilliance. It’s hard to move on from his words without pondering over them. His words continue to resonate more than 3 decades later! He was that sort of a...
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 10, 2026 | Governance
Because for most managements, I’ve experienced it’s hard to grasp. Not just the independence concept but the reason why it matters or should matter. They are at a loss to understand, why would someone think or act independently and not get along with the management’s...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jun 15, 2026 | Governance
Not just sad, but upsetting. That there was to come a time when Ethics would be in Demand. And not in Supply. That ethics would have regressed enough to be celebrated as a week, or a day, or emphasized through a conference or a seminar or talked about in a networking...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jan 15, 2026 | Governance
Why not? Why re-invent the wheel? Why try something new when we already have tried and tested? Why venture into uncharted territory? Why gamble with someone new when we know someone old? What’s wrong with trusting our old comrades for a new fight? Because even though...
