Entrepreneurs from hell: Get informed

Revamp Construction Company Limited* or RC² is an upcoming construction company owned by a young promising Architecture graduate with a passion for designing high end residential properties. After securing a middle size office in Nairobi Central Business District he now settles to make the office functional and thus the company.  One thing the company needs is a functioning ICT department since the owner of RC² Knows too well that in the modern world, without ICT solutions your work is bound to fail. So Samson, the owner of the company, needs a business support system tailored to his needs and thus he engages the services of Company ABC an ICT solutions provider.

Christopher who is the owner of the ABC Company does the quotation after the deal is sealed and a down payment of Kshs 200,000 is done. When Christopher went to seal the deal, he was driving a sleek grey Nissan Noah; he was also smartly dressed in black expensive business suit and shiny pair of shoes. He also had a very nice briefcase and a big brand new laptop; a clear sign that he is very serious with his business.

After the initial payment is done, Chris suddenly gets busy and unavailable. Samson tries to contact Chris but most of his calls go unanswered and so are his emails. Unknown to Sam, he has just fallen a victim of one of the entrepreneurs from hell, who we are going to read about next.

40 Facebook Comments that speaks volumes on how Frustrated Kenyans are with KPLC

Today I decided to go through Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited’s Facebook page and to say the least I am shocked by what I see.

The Facebook page is full of concerns from KPLC customers which remains totally unanswered. There are complains all over, some bordering on utter frustration caused by KPLC poor services to the area.

As a part of my curiosity I decided to copy the comments from frustrated Kenyans as found in KPLC’s Facebook page as they are and posted them in my blog for all to see. I only copied a few of them, but there are numerous!

Read them and think, is KPLC serving Kenyans or just enriching itself at the expense of helpless Kenyans?

7 WAYS people survive in work places

How do some people survive in work places?

This is a brand new year. Back to work. The law which implies survival for the fittest will continue being applied.

That is also true in our work places where competition to continue being employed is also high. We all know that there seems to be some people who outlive and outperform others in workplaces. But the greatest question is: How do people survive in workplaces and continue working there? Read on…

10 MAJOR reasons why MOST productive employees quit

As an employer, it is always a sad moment to keep losing the most productive and promising employees due to whatever reasons. As much as the facts are clear that no one is tied to one place forever, but employee retention is as important as mission and vision of a company. An organization with a high employee turnover does not accomplish much compared to organizations that have good employee retention.

There however are some basic reasons why employees quit and knowing them can really save employees from quitting for various reasons and can guide employers to identify the loopholes and maintain high retention for the sake of organization’s stability. Read on…

8 TIME TESTED ways of nurturing AN INNOVATIVE MIND

INNOVATIVE MINDS
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INNOVATIVE:  New and creative, especially in the way that something is done. Innovative minds simply means minds that are capable of coming up with new ideas of how to accomplish the normal daily tasks that are done in order to make life easier. It’s also a way of maximizing profit while minimizing cost, something that is so crucial in our modern society and career world in General.
Depending on one’s career there are so many ways that you can appear as creative and innovative without necessarily having to invent an entirely new tool of trade or concept. Many people have a lot of concern and misconception on what it entails to have an innovative mind. Being the founder and the administrator of a Facebook group Innovative minds I am going to try and help people to understand the concept of having an Innovative mind. The concepts can also apply to anyone else in this life too.
Depending on your career line the ways may vary, so read and try to reflect and suit the ways of having an innovative mind as per your career line and your lifestyle. Everybody is innovative in this world, we only need ways to nurture our innovative skills.

11 SIMPLE TIPS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT THIS YEAR

Confidence is a major ingredient in life. Confidence can take you places, earn you greater accolades, and earn you utmost respect and much more.

Confident people have many lovers, followers and people easily associate with them. You will hardly fail in life if you are confident.

Below are 11 major ways to boost your confidence in the year 2014! Keep reading.

PROSPERITY and Evil People: What you need to know

 Nothing in the entire universe baffles humanity like how do dishonest, bad, evil people prosper and make it in life to live like the kings of the earth while the righteous people live like slaves, social rejects and doomed people. This however does not mean that all good people are not prosperous but there is a trend in the society that defines prosperity in those who use dishonest and outright evil schemes to make it in life. 

Money is often associated with prosperity.

Find out why EXPLOITATION will not end soon

What is to exploit?

This is to take advantage of somebody: to take selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain.

In our modern society there is little hope of exploitation ending soon and am going to try and explain why it won’t end soon. Consider this scenario, *Andrew has a Diploma in Information Technology and can do a wide range of works as per His profession. But due to economic stress, few and highly competitive job openings available; He has not been able to secure a job.

After two years of job-hunting, he finally lands a job in a privately owned company. Due to desperation of having had no specific source of income he readily accepted the offer of Kshs 10,000 per month salary job. He was among the few employees in the company earning the same amount. Since the job was located in urban area, he rented a house of Kshs 3,000. The rest of the money was used for other of his budget allocations.

ENEMIES: DEALING WITH THEM

The modern society is recently facing a lot of security challenges arising from situations you could in some way consider as arising from hatred that cannot be accounted for. It is true that the society cannot do without this but you can reduce its proximity to you by fighting it as an individual. At the end, individual efforts put together may change a lot of things in the area of individual and national security. Your must know that you should beware of friends that you are not sure are friends. There is this saying that, “if there is anything that you must fear most, that thing is man.”

8 MAJOR WAYS used to choose LEADERS in WORK PLACES

Organizational leaders can determine the success or failure of the organization and proper ways must be established to ensure that an organization gets the most effective leaders who will ensure that an organization is able to meet its missions, visions and goals for the betterment of the organization in particular and the whole society in general. Short term and long-term organizational success and stability is greatly influenced by the type of leaders it has in its departments.

When you take a closer look at the most successful organizations, you will realize that  they have among them the best ways for choosing departmental leaders. This ensures that there is maximum synchronization of activities in various departments and in all levels. This also helps to solidify team work in modern work places.

So what are the major ways used to choose leaders in our organizations and how effective are they? Read on…

10 SECRETS to getting noticed in your WORK PLACE

Dominic had been working as an Accountant in Environs Homeland Holdings, a real estate land and housing agency for 2 years and no one seemed to notice His presence in work place despite His diligence. Then all of a sudden, Dominic became the latest trending talk in His work place, everyone wanted to be with Him, talk to Him, consult Him even on non accounting issues, He started getting more invitations from his colleagues in their wedding committees, family get together, etc

His Immediate Boss also noticed Dominic and started entrusting Him with more sensitive and management related company issues. Even some departmental leads could at times go to Dominic for some consultation or two. The fact that everyone knew that Dominic was single, even the young ladies in His work place started yearning for Dominic’s attention, who suddenly became “hot” to them. But Dominic had discovered the secrets of being noticed in His work place as explained in this article. Read on…

FIVE Facts about the POWER of a SMILE

Ever wondered why some people seem to get almost everything with such an ease in life? Ever wondered why some people seem to succeed in almost everything they try i.e. career life, dating circles, difficult interviews, and all manners of situations? Among their most powerful arsenals of success is their smile.

A sweet, nice, hearty and charming smile is capable of making you irresistible to all people you meet in all circles of life, has the power to transform an average looking person into a very beautiful/handsome and attractive individual that people wish to have around every time. 

So, what does a genuine, hearty and nice smile make you to be? Read on.

OFFICE ROMANCE: Be smart and informed (Part One)

*Imaginary Situation

Anthony has just been employed as the Systems Analyst at a local Travel and Tourism agency based in Mtwapa Township in Coast Province. Next to his office is the Company’s Help Desk Office where there is a score of young, beautiful customer care ladies who have such wonderful voices that could cast a spell upon any sane man who knows what it means for a lady to have such a melodious voice. Anthony soon gets attracted to the most charming lady among them called Annabel. The innocent office affair between the two catches momentum until the two becomes the latest grapevine in the office.

BRAGGING, BRAGGING, AND BRAGGING! Is it a normal behavior or a disorder plaguing the modern society?

It is on a typical Friday evening. Karis and Joel are on their favorite nyama choma joint in a group of friends and they all are sipping their favorite beer brand. “Hey, didn’t I tell you the other day that I will soon buy a Panasonic Video Camera before Christmas which I will use to shoot my sister’s wedding video who lives in United States of America? Guess What, I bought it yesterday at a cost of Kshs 260,000. I was thinking it may cost more but was surprised to find that it was so cheap.” Joel ostentatiously said. “My sister will be coming aboard the new Virgin Atlantic Boeing 767 which is set to be making its maiden journey to Africa this week. Karis, will you join me to go and meet my sister?” To the surprise of everyone in the restaurant who was eaves-dropping the heated one sided conversation, Karis turned down the offer. You have nearly guessed what type of scenario I am talking about. Why did I give the above scenario? Read on and know.

OFFICE POLITICS, Be smart and Informed

Consider this scenario from a modern work place in our day to day career life.

*Names are fiction.

It is 10:36 AM. A group of workers are chatting during a tea break. “As from tomorrow the director said that all the submissions from the field work entries on sales shall be submitted before noon and failure to do so will be met by a disciplinary action, which might mean getting fired.” , said Husna who every one dreads due to her usual cutting remarks and ‘close connections’ with the company director. And she continues, “On top of that, all entries must be typed and printed and must be on a paper which has the company’s letter head”. 

From the following day, almost everyone complied with the ‘new rules of operations’ from the director. What they did not know is that the director said none of the ‘new rules’. Husna just came up with the rules and knowing that the director is a harsh no-nonsense man, took advantage of it to holistically lie to everyone to her advantage. Initially it was her work to receive the entries as written by field officers on their data collection sheets, type them and have them with a company letter head, file them in accordance to departments and dates of submission and present the whole work to the director at the end of the month. Why am I giving this imaginary scenario that replays itself so often in our work places? Read on….

Important People to Know and be in-touch in our WORK PLACES

Important People to Know and be in-touch in our WORK PLACES

Andrew’s phone rings on Monday morning and he reaches for it. At the other end is Jacqueline, a Company’s secretary who works at one of the regional centers of the company. “How do I switch on this new Epson Scanner and how is it operated? I have tried everything in the manual but do not seem to get things right.” Andrew being the company’s Information Technology Help Desk Personnel, this is an easy task for him.  “Make sure all the power cords are properly fixed, switch it on using the red button which is beneath the sticker marked EPSON INC, then……”. And we can be sure Andrew solved the secretary’s problem. Why am I giving you this scenario that is repeated almost every day in many work places in our society and in our careers? If you wish to know, then read on.

DIFFICULT PEOPLE IN WORK PLACES

In our modern work place, we are bound to meet all types of people. In order to work well with them, we must know how to deal with them. If you are a departmental leader or a manager, knowing how to deal with all types of employees and tapping the potentials in them is the key to having harmony of work in the work place. There is a category of people whom I call “Difficult people”. These people are complicated and at times frustrating and dealing with them poses a challenge not only to the management but to other colleagues in the work place.

Let us analyze the seven types of the most difficult people who you are bound to encounter in the work place.