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Articles for the month – August 2008

1. Managing Change: Re-tyrering the Retiring and  

2. Leadership: Reclaiming our Schools from Anarchy

 

Editorial Comment: One of our cherished Core Values is continuous improvement. We not only practice it but also encourage those we continually interact with to embrace the same. This need not only happen in their in their personal circumstances but also their formal or informal employment situations. That is the only way to counter rapidly changing situations as dictated by circumstances beyond our control. In this regard, we will no longer be sending the full articles as part of our Monthly Newsletter. Instead, we will be sending highlights of the article(s) chosen every month.  Consequently, all articles written by the undersigned and published in the media will be uploaded @ http://www.newtimesconsultants.com/newsletters.html  soon after appearing in the print media.  This will naturally have an added benefit of enabling our readers to have access to the articles when still fresh. In any case, the articles are geared towards answering pertinent questions that affect us on a day to day basis.

 

The Focus of the Month

The article titled “Re-Tyrering the Retiring” – Management Journal (KIM) is  motivated by  need to address a  few questions which include:-

When are you due for retirement? What will you be doing during your retirement? Do you ever plan how you can be economically active during this retirement?

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Kenya has been on fire once more. This time, it is through courtesy of secondary school students who have been torching their dormitories eventually causing massive destruction not only to the structures but also their own personal effects including books. One year ago, this writer predicted occurrence of self destruction if decay of our cultural values was not checked. This was through the article titled “The Management Challenge in a Thieving Nation – Management (KIM) July 2007.” Everybody knows what happened in January 2008. Our students have continually been witnessing all these events. The same loss of cultural values has invaded the workforce as brought out in the article titled “Culture and behavior at the work place”. Where is our country heading? Read the writer’s views in the leadership article titled “Re-claiming our Schools from anarchy” which was published in the Business Daily in July 2008 and now uploaded @ http://www.newtimesconsultants.com/newsletters.html. You can also refresh yourself on the earlier referred articles in the same site.

 

All Articles Written by Mwangi Wanjumbi   

Thought For the Month – Aug 2008

To Cane or not to

As I grew up, I feared even the slightest mention of the cane. It became even worse especially whenever applied to me either by my parents or teachers. Today, I still respect this behavior management tool which I believe contributed to making me who I am today. To this end, I am guided by the theory of motivation (Douglas McGregor’s theory X and Y) which advocates both negative and positive behavior reinforcement. Positive reinforcement on one hand involves rewards for continued good behavior – imagine school presents. Negative reinforcement on the other hand involves rewards for wrongful behavior, causing the same to be avoided or feared. Just like failure to follow the laws of the land in any country should attract penalties, the same should apply in schools. The cane becomes a handy tool for this purpose as long as it is applied diligently and by specified officers therefore avoiding misuse. Secondary school head teachers are free to help me in modifying the behavior of my own children. This is only as long as they do it responsibly. In any case why ape the west when we can hardly cope with their resources and technology. Imagine lie detecting technology which facilitates catching up with law breakers. Here, we only swear by the bible as our measure of honesty. I wonder how many people stand up, live and walk the truth even under oath.

 

 

 

 

MEMORABLE QUOTES

“When people cannot find anything to eat, they can end up eating their leaders,” Professor  Merera Gudina, a renown Scholar and Ethiopian MP while addressing his Prime Minister, Menezes Senawi in a parliament opening session in 2005. ( Think of Kenyan leaders’ headache  caused by Mungikis, Sabaots , Talibans and now Siafu amongst others) Think of the menace at Naivasha where grown street urchins have now matured into vampires (at least one known case). May God help Kenya from mature street-boys.

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Inspiration for the month

“No rain drop can ever claim responsibility for a flood, but combined efforts result to the flood,” Zig Ziglar a motivational speaker and writer. The lesson is that right now you can choose to make a difference. Any of our human activities influences the welfare of mankind either positively or negatively.

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