Want to think better? Use your legs! Friday, June 13th, 2008 Business Daily | 2 Comments »
1. You learn 20% faster immediately after exercise than after sitting still. 2. If our ancestors sat still in the savanna for eight hours straight…they became somebody’s lunch. Our brains developed while we walked about 12 miles a day, seven days a week, for several million years. 3. The brain’s ...click here to read the full article.
Why financiers periodically set fire to the economy Friday, June 6th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“Twenty-five years ago, when most economists were extolling the virtues of financial deregulation and innovation, a maverick named Hyman P. Minsky maintained a more negative view of Wall Street; in fact he noted that bankers, traders, and other financiers periodically played the role of arsonists, setting the entire economy ablaze. ...click here to read the full article.
When will Kenya produce an African market leader? Friday, May 16th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“In 2005, the Chinese computer company Lenovo bought I.B.M.’s P.C. division, and the Mexican cement company Cemex acquired the British cement giant RMC. Last year, India’s Mittal Steel paid thirty-three billion for the Belgian company Arcelor, and Tata’s steel company bought the British-Dutch steel producer Corus for more than ...click here to read the full article.
Is coffee a great business to be in? Friday, May 9th, 2008 Business Daily | 7 Comments »
“For coffee farmers in Meru Central, every waking moment is a constant reminder of the good old days when the berries were synonymous with wealth. In the late 1970s…during the so-called “coffee boom”, many millionaires were made as the region, which lies at the foot of Mt Kenya, benefited ...click here to read the full article.
Are you one of the New Nomads? Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Business Daily | 2 Comments »
“…research shows that in America (knowledge workers) spend less than a third of their working time in traditional corporate offices, about a third in their home offices and the remaining third working from “third places” such as cafes, public libraries or parks. And it is not just the young ...click here to read the full article.
Does experience matter in leadership? Not much! Friday, April 25th, 2008 Business Daily | 3 Comments »
“Most of us accept the common-sense notion that experience is a valuable, even necessary, component for effective leadership. Voters, for instance, tend to believe that the jobs of U.S. senator or state governor prepare individuals to be effective U.S. presidents. Similarly, organizations buy into this notion when they ...click here to read the full article.
The Edge - A New Order for Kenya Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Business Daily | 1 Comment »
The Edge (Issue 2) is out - and it focuses on the re-invention of Kenya. I am the Consultant Editor, and in conjunction with Business Daily and Strathmore Business School, collected a wide range of contributions from thinkers in Kenya and beyond. Writers have offered their (often radical) ...click here to read the full article.
How your strategy can blind your company Friday, March 14th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“Strategies are to organisations what blinders are to horses: they keep them going in a straight line, but impede the use of peripheral vision. By focusing effort and directing the attention of each part within the integrated whole, the organisation runs the risk being unable to change its strategy ...click here to read the full article.