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Principle of inevitability—Part II
Last week, we discussed The Principle of Inevitability—the idea that you can prepare so well that the only possible…
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Principle of inevitability
In a competition, it is not always the best qualified contestant who wins. This is true in football as…
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Making tough choices
From time to time, everyone finds himself or herself in a situation where they have to make a very…
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Conduct your 360 degree feedback survey
At work, we rarely get structured feedback. Of course, we do get feedback from peers and colleagues in the…
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Is your attitude appropriate for success?–Part II
Last week, we discussed the question of having the right attitude for success. We looked at a model that categorises…
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Amazing patriotism of Charles B. Chipofya
A couple of years ago, we featured under this column critical thinking and planning lessons that we can learn from…
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Is your attitude appropriate for success?
In general, people expect that individuals who are smart in school and always scoring high grades would excel in…
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Congrats Unima @ 50!
We may debate on what has been achieved in Malawi in the last 50 years. We can debate especially…
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Ten qualities of good leaders
The last couple of weeks, we have been focusing on different styles and levels of leadership. The next logical…
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Send off for Rhodes scholar Norbert Nthala
There are certain things that do not happen always and are not expected to be regular. On the academic…
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Six leadership styles
If you observe many successful leaders, you will discover that they all use different approaches or styles of leadership.…
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Six leadership styles
If you observe many successful leaders, you will discover that they all use different approaches or styles of leadership.…
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Managing career moves versus ‘career stability’
When I left college, I observed with keen interest the changing career of an accountant friend who graduated same…
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Reward your helpers —Case of MaNoma
You cannot get help and then think you have zero obligation to those that help you. And this is…
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Beat your targets
Last week, I was chatting with a friend of mine who works as a sales manager in a very dynamic…
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Have an open mind
Most of us are quite inflexible. We get stuck to our ideologies and our ideas. We are comfortable with…
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Reboot, refresh through holidays
periods lasting between one and four days. Usually, I take leave because I have other non-work related activities or actions…
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Seize the opportunity
The difference between seizing the opportunity when it strikes and missing it often determines whether you make it in…
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Managing deadlines
Today, we want to focus on how you can manage deadlines. We start from the fact that everyone struggles with…
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Discover your rhythm
A few weeks ago, we discussed the importance of organising your weekend in a manner that empowers you to take…
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