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:@mwanjumbiTaking Rightful Positions Could Radically Transform Our Situations In life
By Mwangi Wanjumbi – Newtimes B.S. Chief Trainer/Consultant Whenever training on team leadership, I always remember to do something that seems to initially destabilize the delegates. That is in attempts to achieve great lessons on the age old principle of teamwork. I make all the teams to go through the motions of a challenging, but interesting team exercise. Watching as senior organizational executives agonize through the paces, with the rest of the team, is quite an exciting assignment for all stakeholders. Everybody MUST participate in
Read MoreStrategies For Safely Guarding Against Change Resistance In 2013 and Beyond
By Mwangi Wanjumbi, Newtimes B. S. Chief Trainer/Consultant One of the most talked about organizational challenge is change resistance. No matter the preparation, it always persists. Why so? Quite a simple yet baffling observation and question that arose during a recent trainer of trainers’ program. But, based on experience, such questions are occasionally aimed at sincerely sensitizing understanding and debate. Other times, they are simply meant to test the trainer’s wit. Thus, the motive this time was unclear especially due to the fact that it
Read MoreMastering and Minding Our 4 Natural Intelligence’s Is Crucial To Fulfilled Living
By Mwangi Wanjumbi, Newtimes B. S. Chief Trainer/Consultant It is still in the early days of 2013. Not, surprisingly, many are yet to fully recover from the moods of Christmas and New Year festivities. No doubt, they were enjoyable and relaxing for the majority. Nonetheless, there are always two sides of any situation in life. Indeed, opportunities and threats must somehow go hand in hand. Thus, it is not surprising that many may have enjoyed at the expense of punishing their pockets in the New
Read MoreHow Well Are You Prepared For The New Light Expected To Shine In 2013 and Beyond?
By Mwangi Wanjumbi, Newtimes B. S. Chief Trainer/Consultant A story is told of one woman whose homestead was situated on the side of a steep hill. This hill had during the better part of a lifetime completely blocked her enjoyment of sunlight. Nevertheless, she believed that through the power of prayer, she could one day enjoy this sunlight, right in her homestead, like those others that were living elsewhere. Thus, the lady kept praying religiously, but to no avail. She invited pastors and other religious
Read MoreWishing For Visionary Leadership, In A Transformed Nation
By Mwangi Wanjumbi, Newtimes B. S. Chief Consultant/Trainer Finally, year 2013 is no longer a wish. It is now here with us. Will the year be better as we continue experiencing modernity? Hopefully yes but, there is a challenge for us here in Kenya. We are already in an election year. Elections have always presented tense and uncertain moments, as we witness the fight for power amongst our political elites. As a registered voter, my vote is for some reason still up for grabs. My
Read MoreSpecial Year End Message:Continually Building On The Gains From The Recent Past To Fast-Track Desirable Progress
By Mwangi Wanjumbi, Newtimes B. S. Chief Consultant/Trainer As we prepare to cross over to the New Year 2013, allow me to remind you that since 2006 September, our change inspiring Newtimes-E-Newsletter and the weekly blogs initiated in January 2012, have extensively brought out the challenges affecting our personal, leadership and organizational growth/progress. Alongside, suggestions on what can be done to improve on the prevailing situations have also been floated. Some recent topical issues have included organizational culture change; change resistance and management; coping with
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