This time next week a group of 6 clients and 4 coaches will have experienced their 2nd sunset out of 3. And they’ll be around the camp fire looking up at the night sky. Something from the day will connect: the sand beneath their feet from the dry luggas of Kalama, the sounds of birds […]
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All this was written at Oldonyiro, venue of the 2019 Rhino Charge. Due to the more than two thousand people who descended onto the venue Safaricom was unable to cope with all the data demand and so I was unable to post on a daily basis. Despite it being late I am still publishing it
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Day 3 of #rhinocharge is already a blur and Day 4 was the day of realisations. I missed a post because it’s getting busy now and last 2 nights I have probably slept a total of 8 hours. Tarpo team have been working into the night because day time temperatures are ridiculous and deceiving. Day
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Day 1 of my 2019 #rhinocharge was yesterday. Everything arrived smoothly. As always it’s hot and dusty. We drove in the rain pretty much most of the way. Bringing in Tarpo‘s 8 trucks, 2 overland trucks and 70 people in a single convoy is a slow process with so much uncertainty and much of it
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About a year ago my friend Jason and I were joking about helicopter parents in the UK. We exchanged some meme’s about millennial work ethics and Jason told me a story or two and I laughed. I knew helicopter parenting was going to be a problem in Kenya because I’d already faced it a couple
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As you’re waking up tomorrow morning and drinking your freshly brewed coffee 7 trucks and 2 over landers will be arriving onto the venue for the 30th anniversary Rhino Charge. They’re carrying camp equipment for almost 500 competitors, officials, and sponsors. More than 70 Tarplets make up the advance Tarpo team that arrives onto this
I’ve spent over a year passively looking for a PA. Without a doubt I think it’s the most difficult role to recruit for. Beyond the usual assessments undertaken by any organisation that has a certain standard for recruiting, this role needs more: emotional intelligence, values, confidentiality, management competence, communication, listening – all on a level
Personal Assistant: the most difficult role to recruit? Read More »
Kenyan lecturers are threatening to go on strike again and University of Nairobi is indefinitely closed once again. Opinions aside the impact this has is on students who cannot acquire ‘the papers’ in good time to qualify for jobs. I’m a firm believer in recruiting the person for their non-academic ‘features’ – attitude, communication, loyalty
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I’ve spent 5 nights in the last 14 at the venue as we now move into the final phase of preparations for the 2017 Rhino Charge – we’re focusing on the public infrastructure to accommodate the approximately 3,000 people who will be at this year’s Rhino Charge. I finally got to see for myself the
Bottom’s Up and a Black Mamba! Read More »
It’s that time of year again – my mind is shifting gear into Rhino Charge mode with a multitude of information coming in and decisions being made as the event draws nearer. Soon I will be eating and sleeping RC2017. Admittedly I’m late with my writing this year as I haven’t been involved with the
“The venue is upside-down” Read More »