In the upper hemisphere of the year 2023, I got a work assignment that demanded a route and schedule change. The new company’s culture demanded that every employee be at the workstation by 7:30 am. My job description made this need even more significant. With this in mind, every minute during the working days counted. […]
Read More 5 Lessons I Learned From a Matatu Driver At a ‘Cost’, But I Give To You FreelyNetworking is the new currency of transacting the exchange between people and opportunities. If you have been keen enough, you must have heard people saying, “Your network is your net worth,” and I wouldn’t debate that opinion. Before we go further, it is essential that we read from the same page. By experience, I have […]
Read More Networking 101You are doing the same thing, But you have lots of expectations that the result would be different, Just the way you did it on the day you failed, Why act surprised that the result is the same? You leave by Train… Why act surprised that you neither land nor have to deal with jet […]
Read More Don’t Act Surprised!The new year is a time of newness and freshness. It feels like we have been baptized or rebaptized and given a fresh slate to write our story. Is your pen ready? Do you have a generous writing pad to make another dart and change your story? I wish you all the best and hope […]
Read More Master Your Year: 5 Tips Beyond Resolutions for 2025If you feel that you’re putting in the hours and not achieving the desired results, increasing your efforts may not be the answer. Think about it… Is your hard work rightly directed? Could you be putting in too much work for things that have little impact? The problem isn’t hard work, but where the pains are directed.
Read More The Myth of Hard WorkSilent prayers, defined, are prayers whose details are preserved and kept undisclosed. People present silent prayers when they don’t want to share more details or do not want to say more than they are prepared to say. This avoids giving privileges for inspections and questioning. What comes to your mind when someone presents a silent […]
Read More You Need More Silent PrayersSorry,We ain’t driving under the same instructions,Mine is not better than yours,We are just different, which makes all the difference.I cannot accelerate at whatever speed I want; I have to consult first,When I need to overtake, and the track is clear, I still must keep left,Waiting patiently until instructed to veer ahead of those ahead […]
Read More Sorry! We Ain’t Driving Under Same Instructions!Have you heard about the monkey business? If not, I will tell you. It goes thus… A man walked into an area with lots of monkeys and declared to be buying monkeys. Monkeys presented no economic worth to the natives and were often regarded as a nuisance as they destroyed crops. The natives considered this […]
Read More Face-to-Face With Monkey BusinessImage source: iStock Good things taste nice. Like a bite of a warm chocolate chip cookie that tastes great! Or a peal of good laughter with friends after a long, hectic, and tiresome day. Well, it’s not the laugh you make with mama mboga over the tightening state of affairs in the country, about everything […]
Read More A Good LaughterWe all have precious memories of our backdated wins and plenipotent achievements. Maybe we created a landmark and flamboyant testament of integrity at the workplace and got awarded for it. Or maybe you were your year’s valedictorian and went ahead to make a magna cum laude speech that has since become a blockbuster. Or just […]
Read More Knowing When To Leave Your Past Glory Alone!
The Cleaver 