| Why public health officers should inspect city eateries |
| visit to a modest restaurant recently with a business associate left us with a bitter taste in our mouths when we both woke up the next day to cramping stomach pains, nausea and diarrhoea. A quick consultation with people more knowledgeable about diseases and symptoms left us with no doubt that we had had a bout of food poisoning. |
| Date:Fri 7 May 10 | 0 Comments |
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| Why ill-gotten fortune is soon filtered away |
| Last week on the streets of Nairobi, a friend and I met a colleague that we used to work with many years ago . It was somewhat of a nostalgic meeting bearing in mind all the trials, intrigues and tribulations that we went through together when we were in our earlier corporate careers. Having not seen him for close to a decade, we were curious and interested to find out how he was getting along. |
| Date:Fri 30 Apr 10 | 0 Comments |
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| Duplicitous characters to avoid in the work place |
| The concept of “duplicity” is associated with environments and individuals of ill repute.
The word “duplicity” can be defined as double dealing, deceitfulness and deception.
When one hears of such words, we think of the illicit drug world that the likes of Pablo Escobar lived in and controlled. We also associate it with the dark underworld of crooks, smugglers and hustlers |
| Date:Fri 23 Apr 10 | 0 Comments |
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| How to outsmart arrogant people in the business world |
| Over the week I met a close friend who described to me the character and appearance of a successful businessman that he was partnering with in a project who had apparently come from "very far" According to my friends description, although he was from a humble rural background, the businessmans solid gold cuff links showed that he was unexpectedly fastidious. |
| Date:Fri 16 Apr 10 | 0 Comments |
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| When low emotion intelligence drives out employees |
| A friend of mine told me recently of a businessman who had been a long time supplier to the Government for various goods and services who had gone bankrupt after a regime change. His gravy train of lucrative contracts had dried up. |
| Date:Fri 9 Apr 10 | 0 Comments |
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| Business leaders have to embrace blogging as a research portal |
| It is said in business that the only difference at times is one of method, not of purpose. Every business leader is focused on achieving the bottom line, some at whatever cost, as this is what is used to define their success. |
| Date:Fri 2 Apr 10 | 0 Comments |
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| How prepared are you for a customer-led audit session? |
| Optimistic entrepreneurs tend to have a glandular, almost bullsh view of the future. As those more politically inclined are fully immersed on the intrigues of the current political environment, smart entrepreneurs are going the extra mile and risking their capital to make much anticipated returns. |
| Date:Fri 26 Mar 10 | 0 Comments |
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