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03 May 23

Good is the Enemy of Great

During a training on strategic leadership, board members of a teachers’ based Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) – except the Chairman – boasted of how their institution was better than all others in the region. Using financial data, they demonstrated to me how the SACCO had more members, deposits and assets compared to their competitors. […]
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25 Apr 23

Theory or Practice? Two sides of the same coin

In November 2022, as I was facilitating a leadership and supervisory skills training, I initiated a discussion regarding staff motivation. A heated debate arose when I highlighted about theories of motivation as taught in management and leadership courses. One side of the debate asserted that theories do not apply in real life and are therefore […]
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18 Apr 23

THE STICKABILITY DILEMA

While facilitating a financial management training session for entrepreneurs, I was struck by a comment made by one participant to the effect that he had initiated and closed 5 business ventures over a three-year period. While interrogating the comment further through an open forum, I realized how often people change from one business venture to […]
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11 Apr 23

CAREER RIGIDITY

I recently met a former colleague whom I worked with between 2003 and 2007 and jokingly asked him to offer me a job with his current employer. His response, “we do not have jobs in banking operations” though unexpected, did not surprise me. I decided to engage him further regarding my current skills and why […]
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28 Mar 23

Delegation without Abdication

Cathy Muringo’s business, Experience Mitumba Bales, grew faster than she expected. She opened a shop in Gikomba Market and also established herself as a broker in second hand clothes. She had also taken up a part-time commission based sales job with an Australian second hands clothes wholesaler while at the same time marketing her company […]
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20 Mar 23

Industry Experience can be Overrated

I recently co-facilitated a SACCO member education day where my co-facilitator, Cathy Muringo of Experience Mitumba Bales, shared her experience about quitting employment for business. She started off her working life as a worker in a beauty products processing factory. She later transitioned to sales and marketing within the same company before later moving on […]
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15 Mar 23

THE EMACIATED COW

During the month of February, as I followed up on a potential sales lead, I bumped into a former classmate whom I had not seen for a number of months. We had a lot to catchup on and we therefore agreed to talk on phone and arrange a lunch or coffee date with a view […]
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08 Mar 23

THE ENGAGEMENT DILEMA – PART 2

During my career, I have come across engaged employees who have gained a lot due to their commitment to an employer. Some have grown from entry level positions to senior executives while others have benefited financially through long service awards and personal financial development through subsidized loans. In addition, employees have gained from professional development […]
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28 Feb 23

THE ENGAGEMENT DILEMA – PART 1

In 2005 or 2006, I was appointed as part of an employee engagement program with my then employer. The bank had hired a consultant to drive the process. The board and management had realized that the bank was lagging behind in a number of strategic objectives primarily due to lack of employee commitment. The terms […]
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