Workplace

As you miss your train stop — you didn’t know what you were getting yourself into who does? you were no prophet in your mother’s womb you were more like a passive tourist shopping too much with your eyes — a prey to suggestion, hypnosis of the senses wouldn’t be your first time around the block either …

Are you constantly feeling overwhelmed by the vicious cycle of office politics? You’re not alone! Almost everyone has experienced it one way or another. …

A Mental Wellness Approach in the Workplace — In today’s fast-paced and competitive work environments, it’s easy to get caught up in our own tasks and goals, often forgetting about the people around us. However, taking the time to boost and support our coworkers not only creates a positive work culture but also has a profound impact on…

Or are you using niceness to allow bad people and behaviors to thrive? A few weeks back, Nairobians and the greater Nairobi were up in arms on Twitter over a circulating story that put the spotlight on a local influencer- accused of treating others within the professional context in a very unkind manner. The story that began with a single tweet was soon…

I told the owner of my home-away-from-home the truth a lot, because I wanted to help her with her business. I told her truths like: “Every time you send down what you want done, it doesn’t get done and here’s why: We, the waitresses, know we don’t have to do it…

Despite their prevalence, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have varying levels of impact. Sometimes, the differences can get a little spooky. ERGs are voluntary, employee-led communities that provide a platform for their members to foster connections, develop skills, and enable organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) objectives. ERGs are not a…

Personal Development Techniques for Innovation — Creativity and innovation are essential for success in today’s fast-paced business landscape. Did you know that personal development can play a crucial role in unlocking creativity in the workplace? …

Moving things forward when everything stands still — What if you want to explore but no one cares? How to move things forward in a stale situation? How to prevent pointless meetings? Countless hours of meetings — no action point. You propose something — you get put down. …

But that is a big “if” sometimes, isn’t it? — It was up there on the wall, framed, A reminder to them that everything is possible, As long as it can be imagined, As long as the scriptwriter has given it thought, Has described the effect or the creature in his script, Has properly engaged their imagination, Has communicated it to the team, Before they get to…