Doing Business
Communicating effectively
More often than not, managers and business owners do not communicate effectively with their workers. It's important that communication with staff doesn't only occur...
Doing Business
Anniversary
Earlier this week I attended a 25 years anniversary reception of a company which specialises in body beauty and care. I have known the...
Doing Business
Managing change
Sometimes I go to a development or donor organization to discuss possibilities of partnership or funding for projects and chances are that the answer...
Doing Business
Not now
Ethiopia is a society in which personal relationships and social obligations are very important. Ignoring the basics of one of the most important values...
Doing Business
Be ready
With the rains now just behind us it is important that we take stock of whether or not different regions in the country have...
Doing Business
Competing together?
I watched a film the other day about chefs who worked in top restaurants and fiercely competed to be recognised as the best. At...
Doing Business
You reap what you sow
How do we expect workers to be productive if they don’t have a job description, if they don’t have targets to work towards, if...
Doing Business
Workplace hazards
While watching workers at the many construction sides in the city or seeing how roadworks and maintenance are carried out for example, I cannot...
