I would ensure that I know my employees interest. In knowing that, the interest of my organisation as well as that of the employees will be treated as mutually exclusive within. Once that is achieved, I would identify each individuals strength and place them accordingly. For each employee, clearly define his role in the organisation as an individual as well as in a team, and how work should be carried out.
Once this working relationship has been built and is clearly understood by everyone, introduce fast, easy communication channels. Ways that allow easy interaction, with both internal & external stakeholders. It is also important that I instil a discipline of responsibility as well as encourage self-reliance.
There is a lot in being a boss that is mentioned here, these are chief-leading imperatives that needs a bosses serious attention.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Improving the quality of education (Budget Speech)
We need to distinguish truly and with frank whether the billions of rands thrown into education yearly as a tool for improvement of education will really bring the results. I’m not overlooking the efforts deployed by Government, for that matter I commend Government on their moves. However, reality must not be overlooked.
Government needs to introduce ways to encourage young people to have interest in education. I don’t think or feel that all this money will create such interest. This requires an interesting curriculum that is responsive to the nature of things around the country and our societies. It should be direct and organised based on young people’s line of interest as well as that of the country. That is if we take seriously the notion of a better South Africa and a developed people of the country.
The curriculum required should also consider the interest of teachers, to ensure that they themselves play a role in encouraging scholars. Our education system requires to be redefined to better respond to the skills shortages, poverty, mental suppression faced by the masses of people in our society. This radical approach needs to be explored in order to maximise the interest of many poor South Africans, who will participate positively in change as well as economically aspire through less criminal activities.
Fancy buildings are merely a waste where there is no curriculum content that interests stakeholder in any institution, not just education. This is just but my view of how things should be, an Africanised curriculum content, that will capacitate Africans in becoming owners of their own means, not merely borrowers as well as supplicants to the west. In order for our country to gain Nation Dignity in the Global state, it requires a radical change.
I will remain in hope that our Government has bold ideas for the future of our country. Money will not buy, not this time.
Government needs to introduce ways to encourage young people to have interest in education. I don’t think or feel that all this money will create such interest. This requires an interesting curriculum that is responsive to the nature of things around the country and our societies. It should be direct and organised based on young people’s line of interest as well as that of the country. That is if we take seriously the notion of a better South Africa and a developed people of the country.
The curriculum required should also consider the interest of teachers, to ensure that they themselves play a role in encouraging scholars. Our education system requires to be redefined to better respond to the skills shortages, poverty, mental suppression faced by the masses of people in our society. This radical approach needs to be explored in order to maximise the interest of many poor South Africans, who will participate positively in change as well as economically aspire through less criminal activities.
Fancy buildings are merely a waste where there is no curriculum content that interests stakeholder in any institution, not just education. This is just but my view of how things should be, an Africanised curriculum content, that will capacitate Africans in becoming owners of their own means, not merely borrowers as well as supplicants to the west. In order for our country to gain Nation Dignity in the Global state, it requires a radical change.
I will remain in hope that our Government has bold ideas for the future of our country. Money will not buy, not this time.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Have You Heard About The Vodacom WebBox
Vodacom has introduced a new device that will change the lives of many South Africans. South Africans will now have easy and affordable Internet access from their home television sets. Isn’t that the way to go?
The WebBox is a Vodafone innovation developed specifically for customers in emerging markets. It is a sleek, unique keyboard that comes with a SIM card and an inbuilt modem which provides a simple user interface, enabling users to navigate easily between the services which include Internet browsing, SMS and email messaging. Other services include FM radio and an online photo album as well as games, video and music players.
The WebBox is elegant and conveniently portable. It also has the Opera Mini browser which compresses data by up to 90% providing much faster and more affordable Internet browsing. It is priced at R749.00 including VAT. I visited a Vodashop and the offer includes a 2GIG SD Card, a Prepaid SIM card and 100MB of data. I was told that it’s also going to launch on contract soon. I say thumbs up to Vodacom for this, I must get one myself, and this piece of device is so convenient and it will definitely change lives.
The WebBox is a Vodafone innovation developed specifically for customers in emerging markets. It is a sleek, unique keyboard that comes with a SIM card and an inbuilt modem which provides a simple user interface, enabling users to navigate easily between the services which include Internet browsing, SMS and email messaging. Other services include FM radio and an online photo album as well as games, video and music players.
The WebBox is elegant and conveniently portable. It also has the Opera Mini browser which compresses data by up to 90% providing much faster and more affordable Internet browsing. It is priced at R749.00 including VAT. I visited a Vodashop and the offer includes a 2GIG SD Card, a Prepaid SIM card and 100MB of data. I was told that it’s also going to launch on contract soon. I say thumbs up to Vodacom for this, I must get one myself, and this piece of device is so convenient and it will definitely change lives.
TWO PEOPLE COME OUT OF A BUILDING AND INTO A STORY...
.....and so the story begins. He realises that he has just bumped into his soul mate, and at first glance he is caught up in love at first sight. She, waiting outside for the cab, he approaches her, tells her his name just when the cab pulls over. She gets inside the cab, he holds the door, asks for her name gently.
Like in a movie, she flirts in her look and shuts the door behind her, living him standing on the side of the pavement. His driver pulls over, ‘quick chase that cab’, he instructs his driver, and with no hesitation the driver pulls. As she approaches home in a cab, at a red robot, a guy selling roses, he buys a bunch for his first sight soul mate.
The cab pulls over; he waits in the car to see who will open the door for her. She rings a bell and waits, the door opens, she steps inn...bang!!!! The door closes. With confidence, he steps out of the car, walks slowly towards the door....He knocks. Little did he know what was waiting for him......TO BE CONTINUED!
Like in a movie, she flirts in her look and shuts the door behind her, living him standing on the side of the pavement. His driver pulls over, ‘quick chase that cab’, he instructs his driver, and with no hesitation the driver pulls. As she approaches home in a cab, at a red robot, a guy selling roses, he buys a bunch for his first sight soul mate.
The cab pulls over; he waits in the car to see who will open the door for her. She rings a bell and waits, the door opens, she steps inn...bang!!!! The door closes. With confidence, he steps out of the car, walks slowly towards the door....He knocks. Little did he know what was waiting for him......TO BE CONTINUED!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
DESIGNER PR!!
The glits and the glamour face of Public Relations (PR) has clothed the perception of PR. It has become fashionable as well as a trend industry, with its dynamic approach in business. The designers and architects of this fashion PR are bolt from the blue with what it has become and what it still promises to become. The tone remains fairly even with slight simplicity as well as a bit of a "swagg", depending on the business of the day.
PR continues to set the trends in business communication. Communication develops a fundamental design of operation in organisations that is used across business. This design of PR communication sets a tone that reaches out to the desired audience for a desired response. For example, relationship PR differs in every way to relationship marketing & advertising due to the foundation it lays in its scope. Its fashionable trend-set appearance produces lasting brands through trust, honesty and integrity.
That is designed PR in short!
The glits and the glamour face of Public Relations (PR) has clothed the perception of PR. It has become fashionable as well as a trend industry, with its dynamic approach in business. The designers and architects of this fashion PR are bolt from the blue with what it has become and what it still promises to become. The tone remains fairly even with slight simplicity as well as a bit of a "swagg", depending on the business of the day.
PR continues to set the trends in business communication. Communication develops a fundamental design of operation in organisations that is used across business. This design of PR communication sets a tone that reaches out to the desired audience for a desired response. For example, relationship PR differs in every way to relationship marketing & advertising due to the foundation it lays in its scope. Its fashionable trend-set appearance produces lasting brands through trust, honesty and integrity.
That is designed PR in short!
DESIGNER PR!!
President Of The Republic Hails Social Media Contribution!!
On the State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma acknowledged the role played by the social networking sites. He, with compliments presented his applause to facebook and twitter. It is about time our Government came down to the people, with only the hope that action will take place. This teaches us a few lessons on how to address social related matters. Would I be wide of the mark to assert that politics is business?
The approach used by the National Presidency is a business move and I do applaud them for that strategic move. Politics in SA have always been distanced by politician from social network platforms and here Mr. JZ is setting a trend. This is the new dawn in politics of the day in Mzantsi.
Government has no excuse in ensuring service delivery, as this creates direct engagement with the public. Government must be critical as well as pay enough attention to the social engagements shared in these sites. As citizens we are the critics and watchdogs of this Government, and I only hope and pray that based on this new approach, we will not be disappointed.
On the State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma acknowledged the role played by the social networking sites. He, with compliments presented his applause to facebook and twitter. It is about time our Government came down to the people, with only the hope that action will take place. This teaches us a few lessons on how to address social related matters. Would I be wide of the mark to assert that politics is business?
The approach used by the National Presidency is a business move and I do applaud them for that strategic move. Politics in SA have always been distanced by politician from social network platforms and here Mr. JZ is setting a trend. This is the new dawn in politics of the day in Mzantsi.
Government has no excuse in ensuring service delivery, as this creates direct engagement with the public. Government must be critical as well as pay enough attention to the social engagements shared in these sites. As citizens we are the critics and watchdogs of this Government, and I only hope and pray that based on this new approach, we will not be disappointed.
Monday, February 14, 2011
WHAT SONGS TO SING OR NOT TO SING?
I really don’t know what’s becoming of this country. Since when do we have people who will tell the public and their leaders which songs to sing in public? How much do we have to give up of our own, just to be accepted? South Africans have given up so much in order to be part of the world and it worries me.
A lot has been taken away from South Africans, what belongs to as well as who we are. We good theorists of what an African child is, but we fail to compliment that with action and actually define it in action. Songs about ‘kill the boer’ were sung even after 1994, this is not new. We ignore the exploitation that leads to farmers being killed, and quickly blame it on songs. Men have lost their dignity at their homes, because they simply unable to put bread on the table and leads them in things such as murder and crime. Pardon me; I am not complimenting murder and crime in any way.
Farm labourers are experiencing a lot of exploitation and all we are led to concentrate on is a false impact a song has on the repercussions. South Africans must learn to put politics aside and observe situations from a human perspective.
This required no court cases about the song from the beginning; it required a radical address on the exploitation that is taking place on farm labourers. Beyond anything else it required human moral. This was a deliberate mechanism for us to lose focus from the truth. When a man’s dignity and being is stolen, that requires human, real human. Finish and Klaar.
A lot has been taken away from South Africans, what belongs to as well as who we are. We good theorists of what an African child is, but we fail to compliment that with action and actually define it in action. Songs about ‘kill the boer’ were sung even after 1994, this is not new. We ignore the exploitation that leads to farmers being killed, and quickly blame it on songs. Men have lost their dignity at their homes, because they simply unable to put bread on the table and leads them in things such as murder and crime. Pardon me; I am not complimenting murder and crime in any way.
Farm labourers are experiencing a lot of exploitation and all we are led to concentrate on is a false impact a song has on the repercussions. South Africans must learn to put politics aside and observe situations from a human perspective.
This required no court cases about the song from the beginning; it required a radical address on the exploitation that is taking place on farm labourers. Beyond anything else it required human moral. This was a deliberate mechanism for us to lose focus from the truth. When a man’s dignity and being is stolen, that requires human, real human. Finish and Klaar.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I AM
I am Mandleni Gwili, enrolled at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology doing my B-Tech in Public Relations Management. I hold a National Diploma in Public Relations Management from the afore-said institution.
I am forward facing, young enthusiastic marvel ready to climb. I am the modern brightness that shines before the eyes of those that shall come after I. I am the imagination of tommorrow that promises liberation of an African child. I am fostering big ideas with bold intentions.
I am Mandleni Gwili of this place, comfortable and proud. I am driven, and dedicated.
I am forward facing, young enthusiastic marvel ready to climb. I am the modern brightness that shines before the eyes of those that shall come after I. I am the imagination of tommorrow that promises liberation of an African child. I am fostering big ideas with bold intentions.
I am Mandleni Gwili of this place, comfortable and proud. I am driven, and dedicated.
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