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Build your career through volunteering
Many people only want to work for money. They will not do things for free. In fact, some of them…
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People build people
Sometimes we use our energies wrongly. Instead of using our energy and power positively, we expend it negatively. In particular,…
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Earn your value
We can group employees into three when it comes to earning. First is the group of those that earn equivalent…
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Rise and Shine
My best ‘Raw Stuff’ lesson
With the passing away of veteran journalist Edward Chitsulo, Malawi has lost one of its greatest sons. I had the…
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Boost your networking quotient (NQ) – Part 2
Last week, we discussed the benefits and importance of boosting your personal networking quotient (NQ). We also illustrated how you…
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Boost your networking quotient (NQ)
The last two weeks, we have been discussing measures that you can take to manage your career. One of the…
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Manage your career – Part 2
Last week, we began to look at measures that you can take to manage your career. We argued that you…
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Manage your career
Recently, I was hired to deliver a motivational speech on how staff can manage their personal careers at an international…
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The 40-70 Colin Powell rule
Many of us fear to make tough decisions and when the moment comes to make the big decision, we look…
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Encounters with Bishop Zuza
We have all heard so much from many people over the last one week on how shocked they all were…
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Discover opportunities behind problems
There is a well-known story about how Sir Richard Branson, a successful British Entrepreneur founded his Virgin Atlantic Airline. It…
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Congratulations Professor Grant Kululanga– Part II
Last week, we gave background to the event in December where Professor Grant Kululanga was inaugurated Professor of Engineering. Today,…
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Healthy finance life
I’ve received so many great pieces of advice over the years, from family and friends, from great books, and from…
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Build your Vision 2020
Today we start a new year 2015. By the end of five years, we will be hitting the year 2020.…
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Create and preserve goodwill
Goodwill is a precious opportunity to have. Many of us underrate the power of goodwill and so we do very…
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Evolve with change
There is a well-known saying by an English author Israel Zangwill that says that “Everything changes, except change itself”. Others…
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Effective approaches to delegation
Delegation is a powerful practice once it is well embedded in day-to-day business operations. At the same time, delegation is…
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Annual career reflections
You might have read or heard of the quotation from a popular novel that was used on Malawi School Certificate…
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Management lessons from Sir Geoffrey Colby
Many of us will remember from our primary school history classes that Sir Geoffrey Colby was a British colonial administrator…
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Operating in multiple modes
In modern jobs, we often wear multiple hats. Those who best understand this reality, are best positioned to excel in…
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