Rise and Shine
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Avoid information vacuum
In the past, it appeared noble, humble and professional not to fight back when attacked. Today, for achievers, it…
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Avoid surprising your boss
One of the things that all bosses singularly and collectively hate is to be surprised by their juniors. In…
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Raise your career bar in 2017
The year 2016 is gone and we are now beginning a new year 2017. This gives us the chance…
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Becoming a high performer—Part II
Last week, we listed five of the attributes that you can develop if you are to become high potential…
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Becoming a high performer-Part 1
Many people want to shine at work, but they lack the tools and techniques that they can use to…
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What is your job description?
What is your answer when people ask you: “What do you do?” Have you tried to compare your answer…
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Qualities of a high performance team—Part II
Last week, we began discussing the qualities of a high performance team (HPT)- group of people that is highly focussed…
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Qualities of a high performance team—Part 1
A High Performance Team (HPT) is a group of people that is highly focussed on their goals and achieves…
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Building an effective ‘project’ team
Many projects fail because of the lack of a coherent and effective team. Even in operations, many companies and…
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Boost employee productivity
Researchers have been able to link how happiness at work can lead to greater employee productivity. In fact, some…
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Why managers should understand personality types
We have discussed before the importance of knowing and understanding one’s personality type. It is also important for managers to…
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Using value-adding approach in life
Last weekend, I took my nephew to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), formerly Bunda College as…
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Do you believe?
Christians know that Jesus once said that if you believe, then with faith you can even move mountains. This also…
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African agriculture powering economic transformation
We live in a very dynamic world. As we always hear, everything changes, except the law of change itself.…
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Self-discipline is key to success
Many people want to achieve a lot but very few are prepared to travel on the long journey to…
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Gain head start at work
We all get bombarded with lots of work at work from time to time. Some people have less work…
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Planning lessons from Monsignor John Ryan
This Saturday, Monsignor John Ryan, a former Mathematics Professor, will be consecrated as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of…
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Experience the joy of a teacher
Both my parents are retired primary school teachers. They both taught for nearly 40 years each. They have combined…
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Know your worth
As a keen follower of your weekly column, kindly allow me space to share a recent experience which made me…
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Inspiring story of director Sukez
This is a story of a very inspiring young graduate of Business Information Systems. He graduated last year. He has…
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