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Go the extra mile
We all have minimum, average or standard measures of performance or output expected from us. Many people target that expected…
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Develop a cross functional learning spirit
It is always important to know a bit of everything in addition to the vast body of knowledge we have…
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Copy not the style but standard
It is human nature to admire those that are successful. We quickly wish we were equally successful. The immediate…
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Changing objectives to match reality
It is important to set very ambitious goals and objectives for the tasks that we embark on. However,…
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Boost your top of mind awareness— Part 2
Last week, we demonstrated that if you can boost your Top of the Mind Awareness (TOMA), people are likely…
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Success tips for students
Recently, the wife to a friend of mine excelled in her Masters’ degree programme. She came top in a…
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Reshuffle your personal ‘Cabinet’
There is a popular quote by motivational speaker Jim Rohn, which says you are the average of five people…
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Drive effective and efficient meetings
One of the things that many people hate at work is having to attend many long meetings. Since nearly…
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Academic performance turn around
Approximately half of our population in Malawi is pursuing some studies. We know that half our population is below…
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Choose happiness
You will have observed that some people are nearly always happy. They look happy all the time. They smile…
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Finish the Year in Style
We only have few days before the year 2015 ends. At the start of the year, you probably began…
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Empower the people around you
Some of the employees fail to go on leave because they believe that their absence will badly affect the…
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Live Your Life
Every one of us gets attracted to the lives of others from time to time – or we sometimes…
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Make your job count
Imagine that for some reason, your employer wants to keep say only two out of your team of three…
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Understand coded language
From time to time, we encounter coded communication. If you do not understand coded language, you may find yourself in…
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Beat General January in 2016
We are all familiar with ‘General January’! It bites. We have all been there. I have been there several…
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Getting a job in highly populated India
It is hard enough to fight for a job in Malawi whose population is around 15 million. Can you then…
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Important to avoid major mistakes (MMs)
When I was a student at St. Patrick’s Seminary, we had a great teacher for Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and…
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Devices versus meetings: critical tip
What do you think about the effect of using technology devices in meetings? To varying degrees almost all of…
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Post MSCE exam results decision making
Last week, we discussed how you can make your decision for next steps after the release of MSCE results.…
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