2025 Full Year Results: Strong profit growth as NBK’s turnaround gains momentum. A year of disciplined execution, improved efficiency, and a stronger foundation for sustainable growth.
TOP 3 MUST READ BOOKS IN EVERY FIELD:
Business & Entrepreneurship:
1. The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz
2. Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
3. Rework – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Psychology & Human Behavior
1. The Laws of Human Nature – Robert Greene
2. Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely
3. The Righteous Mind – Jonathan Haidt
Physical Fitness & Health
1. Starting Strength – Mark Rippetoe
2. Outlive – Peter Attia
3. Spark – John J. Ratey
Personal Finance & Wealth
1. The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
2. I Will Teach You to Be Rich – Ramit Sethi
3. The Simple Path to Wealth – JL Collins
Self-Improvement & Motivation
1. Deep Work – Cal Newport
2. Essentialism – Greg McKeown
3. Mindset – Carol S. Dweck
Leadership & Management
1. High Output Management – Andrew S. Grove
2. Radical Candor – Kim Scott
3. Measure What Matters – John Doerr
Philosophy & Wisdom
1. Letters from a Stoic – Seneca
2. Beyond Good and Evil – Friedrich Nietzsche
3. A Guide to the Good Life – William B. Irvine
Psychology of Silence:
- Quiet people observe more before they speak.
- Silence often reflects emotional strength, not weakness.
- Intelligent people avoid unnecessary arguments.
- Silence creates presence and authority.
- Quiet minds think before reacting.
- Those who understand deeply often feel less need to explain.
Sometimes the most powerful response is silence.
I don’t care how old or young you are. You should be reading.
Reading is essential. It sparks curiosity, builds empathy, sharpens the mind, and offers us endless adventure. You can study the brilliant minds. The benefits are timeless.
Pick up a book today.
Bored? Read a book.
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Rainy day? Read a book.
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Met the leadership of Access Bank, the new investors in the National Bank and a leading global financial services institution with a strong presence in over 20 countries across Africa, Europe and Asia.
Our discussions centred on opportunities for participation in our National Infrastructure Fund and Sovereign Wealth Fund, and how these strategic instruments can underpin Kenya’s transformation from a third-world to a first-world economy.
Led by Access Bank Plc Group Managing Director Roosevelt Ogbonna and National Bank of Kenya Managing Director George Odhiambo, we agreed on the need to align financial resources with national development priorities.