All posts by Mwangi Wanjumbi
The Writer is a Passionate Corporate Trainer/Consultant in strategy, change management and leadership development. He also provides unique SME Growth Solutions, whose expertise is tied to amongst others, an international research on SME development that was published in the Business in Africa Journal of July 2007. He was also a monthly strategy columnist for 5 years in the Monthly SME Today Magazine. He is also the author of the KICD approved Career Dynamics in the 21st Century, that was used for alignment of the new (Kenyan) Education Curriculum - CBC. He also authored the 2018 Living Beyond Survival; No More Tiptoeing in Life twitter:@mwanjumbiHeightened Efforts Towards Improving Employee Engagement Now Needed
Recent research findings on employee engagement in Kenya may now be cause for concern, particularly to employers. It has been established that 67% of employees are actively seeking better opportunities elsewhere. Previous research, based on the global perspective had found that 40% or 2 out of every 5 employees were completely disengaged with the employing organizations. Disengaged employees can largely be perceived to be in transit, an unhealthy state of affairs for any employment situation. The scenario brings to mind some observations made a while
Read MoreStrategies for Driving Success in Entrepreneurship
It is early in the new millennium that I was competitively initiated into consultancy. The very first engagement was as a part-time business counselor for an SME Clinic that focused on uniquely contributing to entrepreneurship development. The brief entailed interviewing entrepreneurs of varying ethnic and racial backgrounds, who were owner-managers of firms of varying sizes, in different sectors of the national economy. The objective was to determine their ongoing business challenges and formulate customized solutions for overcoming the same, in each case. Despite a rich
Read MoreNeed for Work Ethics Moderation
“What could be happening to my people? Their answers do not reflect well for the organization,” This is a distress that often faces many team leaders. The setting is an exercise forming part of a 3 day leadership and organizational transformation program. Each of the 20 or so members of the senior management team has volunteered the motivating factors that guide in their work routines. Of great concern is that networking or socializing, dominates all other work motives for this senior team that is charged
Read MoreBusiness Should Exist Successifully Despite the Volatile Forces of Change
If you play any role towards driving the strategic direction of the business/organization that helps you put food on the table, as well as meeting your other needs, I have some very good news for you. As you may know by now, I am an avid reader, trainer, researcher and writer. Indeed, I now realize that I have continuously and even subconsciously been putting the power to read (as was conferred), where it rightfully belongs – using the same to add value towards the improvement
Read MoreCan Business Be Effectively Safeguarded from the Ever Volatile Competitive Forces?
In 2005, I conducted an International research on SME or Entrepreneurship Growth in Nairobi. The same was based on a case study of the experiences of members of a business club belonging to one of the leading banks. In May 2006, I was invited to present the research findings, in an international entrepreneurship conference, whose theme was “Fostering SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Africa,” which I did. Finally, the research was published in the Business in Africa Journal of July 2007. Alongside, I worked on an
Read MoreAbundance Mentality:The Driver of the Next 50 Years Journey
Having turned fifty, it makes sense to visualize the Kenyan journey of the next half century. Indeed, it is visions that guide progress. Without them, people may have little to inspire them, as they continue into the future. They could end up living for the day or just whiling away time, especially in the absence of expectations. Still, people are kept dreaming and longing for promises of the future when visions are embraced. The situation is even better, when people have been involved in crafting
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