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Blog PostMaximizing on Human Performance Potential Now Made easy
Perhaps you may or may not be aware that we learnt great lessons from our training and consulting engagements in the corporate world. More particularly, we continually learnt that more than 80% of employed Kenyans are totally dispassionate about the work they do. Whereas most people would perceive that to be normal, we associated it with total wastage of human capital resources and efforts, which could have been better utilized. More particularly, when people are dispassionate about work, they can’t unleash their full performance potential.
Read MoreWe Should Now Focus Energies On Much Needed Transformation
The long electioneering period is finally over and we can now focus on re-building the recently destabilized economic activities. But first, we may need to appreciate that change is finally coming, especially to our school system. The new curriculum of the educational system rolls out in January 2018. The same is expected to align our educational system with the realities of the 21st Century. Hopefully, it will lead to the desired transformation, especially for the benefit of future generations. Nonetheless, just the same way Professor
Read MoreLeading Change in a Disruptive 21st Century
The month of April 2017, was rather eventful. During the annual conferences of Secondary School Principals, I traversed various county headquarters making presentations on “Career Dynamics in the 21st Century.” Particularly, I travelled to Kisumu, Nyeri, Nakuru, Mombasa, Machakos as well as Embu, eventually reaching out to at least 10 counties. It was indeed amazing addressing principals from far flung counties as Kilifi, Lamu, Nairobi, Trans-Nzoia, Siaya, Migori, Kisii, Bomet, Kiambu and Elgeyo Marakwet. The same constitute a reasonable representative sample of the country’s leadership,
Read MoreOpportunities from Policy Shifts in Education
Though still in its infancy stages, one of the greatest policy shifts during our times is transformation from rote to competency based learning in the school system. This will eventually affect not only the way we do business, but also the kind of business that we can each pursue. The shift brings to mind, the early influences during our formative years. More particularly, during the first week upon joining secondary school in one of today’s national schools, we were introduced to all the courses expected
Read MoreQuality Education Critical for Advancement of Informal Leadership
Most people perceive leadership only in terms of positions of power, where they can exert their influence in either achieving their personalized desires or making things done their way. However, there are other forms of leadership, which invaluably lead to not only personal, but also organizational and national progress. Consider expertise as a guide to venturing into leadership. One is able to influence change anywhere only through acquiring superior skills, which could be applied in a vocation or profession. Another excellent example is moral authority.
Read MoreNeed to Harness Our Competitive Advantages
Continued deterioration of the social fabric is no doubt a setback to business and economic growth in our country. The same has now put us in the list of the 20 most corrupt countries in the world, a shameful situation indeed. We certainly need to re-think our strategies of weeding out the extensive graft that continues denting our national image. But, as we chart the way forward, we need to learn from Mahatma Gandhi who advocated that “you are the change that you want the
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