The Global Management Challenge Kenya 2019-2020 edition concluded a few weeks ago with a tense final that would see teams Valenca Aga, The Invictus and Managemen finish on the podium. The ultimate prize – an opportunity to represent Kenya at the International Final – was won by Valence Aga. Congratulations to Viviane, Nicholas and John for their […]
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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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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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Yesterday I was recognised as one of Kenya’s Top 40 Under 40 men for the 2nd year running, by the Business Daily. I’ve pasted the unedited version of the profile (minus the typos!) below. Thank you to those who nominated me – I don’t actually know who you are! I am humbled and inspired by
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The maturity of our Kenyan graduates stems from…? A few weeks ago, while doing my campus visits to speak to students about the Global Management Challenge I tripped over a realisation – the maturity of our graduates is so much lower than the graduates I meet from other countries. Granted there are the odd few who through
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There’s a growing expectation amongst Kenyan graduates that having a university degree entitles them to a job of their choosing. When they get a chance to show who they are at an interview, they behave as if they know better than the vastly more experienced interview panel. It doesn’t work like that. And we’re now
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I have cried tears of joy today. I cannot remember the last time I felt this sense of pride and elation. I couldn’t speak for ages because I was in a state of positive shock – “what have I managed to do!” I have changed the lives of five individuals. Five students who 6 weeks