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:@mwanjumbiProduction Oriented Competitiveness of Counties Could Excite All Stakeholders
By Mwangi Wanjumbi – Newtimes BS Chief Strategist, Trainer & Researcher In the 2006 Nairobi International Trade Fair, I happened to have served as a judge for the occasion. One stand was particularly striking and the experience has been memorable ever since. The same was for a renowned tea growing and marketing agency that had a tea bush, which was alongside, followed by intricate demonstration of the tea processing dynamics. The tea bush seemed so real, as if it was a permanent plantation, regularly used
Read MoreHealing the Nation through Making the Best Out Of Our Rich Ethnic Diversity
By Mwangi Wanjumbi- Newtimes BS Chief Strategist, Trainer & Researcher In this blog site (now receiving more than 10,000 visitors daily), as well as our communication training programs, I have passionately pleaded with Kenyans to totally ignore negative ethnicity. The same as always demonstrated is a tool prominently employed by our politicians for the sole purpose of dividing and ruling this great nation. Apparently, the word tribalism had for about 5 years, taken a forced break (until during the recent electioneering process). This had happened
Read MoreWelcome Evolution of The Kenyan Political Culture That Needs To Be Safely Guarded
By Mwangi Wanjumbi- Newtimes BS Chief Strategist,Trainer & Researcher Finally, Kenya could be back to work after being bogged down by the long electioneering process. That leads to need for clear comprehension on how politics could continue affecting our economic activities. But first, ever heard of the expression culture shock? That is the experience people go through upon encountering unexpected changes, especially when negative impact is involved. Think of somebody who suddenly loses a job. Consider also losing a relative or suddenly learning that one
Read MoreWhy and How We Need to Preserve Our Kenyan-ness That Could be Threatened by Devolution
By Mwangi Wanjumbi- Newtimes BS Chief Trainer, Strategist & Researcher Up-to now, I am still quite excited about an occurrence of last week, that depicts the seriousness and practicality of our solutions. In spite of the fluid situation that the country is experiencing, as we await the fate of the Presidential elections of 4th March 2013, there are those who are undeterred. A mufti-ethnic management team that we first interacted with in 2010, through a 3 day training program had called once more. This time,
Read MoreEven as Kenyans First, We Will Be Global Citizens by Default -Tupende Tusipende
By Mwangi Wanjumbi- Newtimes BS Chief Trainer/Consultant Two or three days before the general elections of 4th March 2013, something unique appeared in the newspaper advertisement pages. One political party placed a booklet of about 8 full colour pages depicting the situation of the country in 2018. This translates to 5 years since assumption of power by the said party. That to me and many others was quite captivating. Wasn’t it? In strategy, it is referred to as future forward planning. It is about envisioning
Read MoreCould Statutory Management for ‘Turnaround’ of Concord Insurance Be The Beginning Of The End?
By Mwangi Wanjumbi- Newtimes BS Chief Trainer/Consultant. Even as the new national governance modalities take shape in Kenya, business activities continue albeit some restlessness. Others are seriously threatened. In that regard, did we read clearly or could it have been a language mix-up? The latter is the impression that came to mind after carefully interrogating the process of putting Concord Insurance Company under statutory management. But, the whole matter is intriguing. Why? The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) considered the statutory management option and at the
Read More