Survival in the new millennium

Survival in the new millennium

For African Organisations and institutions to survive in the new millennium, they need a continuing supply of competent managers. The results of an international survey conducted by Chibaya Mbuya (2014) indicated that distinct management philosophies exist and that these correlate to perceived management and organisational effectiveness. Of the six different management types identified, the holistic approach to management, embracing the full span of management philosophies was clearly indicated as being the most effective.

"The greatest personal skill needed for this new millennium will be to manage radical change. There is unlikely to be any business or institution which will escape radical change in the twenty first century and the choice before us is to manage it ourselves or to have change forced upon us." Today's managers are being confronted by increased competition, rapid technological progress, dynamic organisational structures, greater employee needs and expectations, the ever-increasing demands from corporate shareholders for better bottom line achievements, internet, intranet,

e-commerce, e-service, e-business, e-communication,

e-banking, cell-banking, B to B commerce the list is endless.

Understanding these new age norms and their effects on the workforce and its management is critical for organisational success. Chibaya Mbuya (2014) emphasises that these issues demand new ideas and revised management philosophies from the organisation leaders if these organisations are to survive in the new millennium.

To succeed today, managers must abandon their traditional behaviour, and instead learn to empower, develop their powers of visionary leadership but at the same time become more open, trusting, learn to listen more, be more co-operative and become supporters of their subordinates as opposed to persecutors of their subordinates.

We must start questioning the effectiveness of both formal and informal management development programmes. There are no universal solutions to organisation and management problems. Business schools will be forced to revise their programmes. Those that fail will be pushed out of business.

In Southern, Central and Northern Africa today, much research is being conducted to address the problems and issues relevant to the continent.

Realising the uniqueness of their local business-sphere in terms of its diversity and dynamic complexity, Africans are looking beyond the managerial "quick fixes" and trends, and are developing appropriate leadership and management technologies for the African people.

We need to look into the philosophy and values that will underpin future organisations capable of sustainable competitive advantage. Tribalism, xenophobic, corruption and nepotism are the biggest stumbling blocks to the development of Africa. 

Professsor John Chibaya Mbuya

Email: jcjmbuya@gmail.com

INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND PERSONALITIES

 

INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND PERSONALIES

Once your focus group has been in operation for a while you may be able to use these role lists to identify the type of role you and the other group members fulfil.  Each role fits a particular set of individual abilities and personality.  For example:

Shaper: may be dynamic and extrovert.  Has positive qualities of drive and fearlessness in confronting ineffectiveness but may be liable to irritation and impatience.

Plant: may be serious, individualistic, unorthodox.  Has positive qualities of creativity and intelligence but may be impractical, or ignore practical considerations.

Monitor/Evaluator: serious, calm and careful, with good judgement and objectivity but may not be imaginative, or good at inspiring others.

Company Worker: a predictable, conservative person, hardworking, self-disciplined and has common sense; but may be inflexible and unresponsive to new ideas.

Team Worker: works well with others, adapting to them, and committed to the group; but will wait for others to take the lead, even in emergencies.

Resource Investigator: good at communicating, outgoing and curious.  Good at making contacts and discoveries, but can lose interest quickly.

Completer/Finisher: good at detail, conscientious and very focused; but perfectionism may bring anxiety and stubbornness.

Chairman: self-confident and socially skilled; calm and friendly; but does not have to be highly intelligent or creative, provided is skilled at involving everyone in the group.

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            Professor John Chibaya Mbuya

           Email: jcjmbuya@gmail.com

 

THE PUZZLE OF LEADERSHIP

To lead people, walk behind them.

True leaders inspire people to do great things and, When the work is done, their people proudly say,

"We did it ourselves"

 

 

Lao Tzu

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

 

 

Leadership is one of the most difficult subjects in the history of mankind. How do we teach people leadership? What is the best leadership style? By whose standards has that style been measured? From the president of the United States to the Ayatollahs, from the Pope to the Queen, from the most learned professors to the dull and ignorant, from Harvard to Cambridge, from Cape Town to Cairo, from the most developed fine cities to the jungles of the Amazon forest. Nobody has is all packed in his or her head. Nobody can really claim that he or she is a leader. Leadership can only be learned by watching over the shoulders of those who are experienced in a particular field.  We have fine fathers who failed to produce good sons. We have fine CEO's who failed to restructure their own companies when the recession hits. We have fine pastors whose daughters are prostitutes. We

have fine priests who sodomise innocent boys in broad daylight. We have priests who visit your houses for prayers and screw up your wife before leaving your house.     We have fine wives who are screwed by their gardeners. We have Supreme Court judges with no moral fiber. We have presidents of countries whose hands are full of blood. We have fine generals who command large armies with a bottle of whisky in their pockets. These are leaders in our societies. We look up to them for leadership and wisdom. What can they teach  us?  When  they  themselves are  rotten  to  the bone. What can they teach when they are corrupt to the core? Therefore, the world has a leadership dearth.

Professor John Chibaya Mbuya
Email: jcjmbuya@gmail.com
 

THE PUZZLE OF LEADERSHIP

                                        THE PUZZLE OF LEADERSHIP

 

To lead people, walk behind them.

True leaders inspire people to do great things and, When the work is done, their people proudly say,

"We did it ourselves"

 

 

Lao Tzu

 

 

 

 

Leadership is one of the most difficult subjects in the history of mankind. How do we teach people leadership? What is the best leadership style? By whose standards has that style been measured? From the president of the United States to the Ayatollahs, from the Pope to the Queen, from the most learned professors to the dull and ignorant, from Harvard to Cambridge, from Cape Town to Cairo, from the most developed fine cities to the jungles of the Amazon forest. Nobody has is all packed in his or her head. Nobody can really claim that he or she is a leader. Leadership can only be learned by watching over the shoulders of those who are experienced in a particular field.  We have fine fathers who failed to produce good sons. We have fine CEO's who failed to restructure their own companies when the recession hits. We have fine pastors whose daughters are prostitutes. We

have fine priests who sodomise innocent boys in broad daylight. We have priests who visit your houses for prayers and screw up your wife before leaving your house.     We have fine wives who are screwed by their gardeners. We have Supreme Court judges with no moral fiber. We have presidents of countries whose hands are full of blood. We have fine generals who command large armies with a bottle of whisky in their pockets. These are leaders in our societies. We look up to them for leadership and wisdom. What can they teach  us?  When  they  themselves are  rotten  to  the bone. What can they teach when they are corrupt to the core? Therefore, the world has a leadership dearth.

Professor John Chibaya Mbuya
Email: jcjmbuya@gmail.com

SEVEN KEY RISK MANAGEMENT LESSONS

Seven Key Lessons

Below I have listed the "Seven Key Lessons of Holistic Risk Management." They are as useful guidelines for risk managers as I have seen, worth posting over your desk. Re-read them regularly.

Ÿrisk can be good and bad.

ŸIntegrated risk management enhances stakeholder value.

Ÿrisk management requires commitment and buy-in from senior management, and the board.

Ÿeffective risk management programs are designed centrally but implemented locally.

Ÿcommunication is essential to integrated risk management.

Ÿrisk management programs generally include a risk framework, system and champion.

Ÿrisk measurement is one of the next frontiers of integrated risk management.

 

 

Miracles of Alkalizing Diet

NATURE CURE

 

Miracles of Alkalizing Diet

 

The human body is  composed of various organs and parts, which are made up of tissues and cells. These tissues and cells are composed of 16 chemical elements.

The balance or equilibrium of these chemical elements in the

 

body is an essential factor in the maintenance of health and healing of disease. The acid-alkaline balance plays a vital role in this balanced body chemistry. All foods, after digestion and absorption leave either an acid or alkaline ash in the body depending on their mineral composition. The normal body chemistry is approximately 20 per cent acid and 80 per cent alkaline. This is the acid-alkaline balance. In normal health, the reaction of the blood is alkaline and that is essential for our physical and mental well-being. The pre-ponderence of alkalis in the blood is due to the fact that the products of the vital combustions taking place in the body are mostly acid in character. Carbohydrates and fats form about nine-tenths of the normal fuel of the body. IN normal health, this great mass of material is converted into carbon dioxide gas and water. Half of the remaining one-tenth fuel is also converted into the same gas and water. This huge amount of acid is transported by the blood to the various points of discharge, mainly the lungs. By virtue of alkalinity, the blood is able to transport the acid from the tissues to the discharge points.

 

 

Acidosis

 

Whenever the alkalinity of the blood is reduced, even slightly, its ability to transport the carbon dioxide gets reduced. This results in the accumulation of acid in the tissues. This condition is  known  as  acidosis  or  hypo-alkalinity  of  the  blood.  Its symptoms are hunger, indigestion, burning sensation and pain in the pharynx, nausea, vomiting, headache, various nervous disorders and drowsiness. Acidosis is the breeding ground for most diseases. Nepthritis or Bright’s disease, rheumatism, premature old age, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, skin disorders and various degenerative diseases are traceable to this condition. It seriously interferes with the functions of the glands and organs of the body. It also lowers the vitality of the system, thereby increasing the danger of infectious diseases. The main cause of acidosis or hypo-alkalinity of the blood is faulty diet, in which too many acid forming foods have been consumed. In the normal process of metabolism or converting the food into energy by the body,. various acids are formed in the system and in addition, other acids are introduced in food. Whenever there is substantial increase in the formation of acids in the system and these acids are not properly eliminated through the lungs, the kidneys and the bowels , the alkalinity of the blood is reduced, resulting in acidosis. Other causes of acidosis are depletion of alkali reserve due to diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera etc., accumulation of carbon dioxide in asphyxia and anoxia as in circulatory and pulmonary diseases and accumulation of acetone bodies resulting from starvation, vomiting and diabetes millitus. Acidosis can be prevented by

maintaining a proper ratio between acid and alkaline foods in the  diet.  Certain  foods  leave  alkaline  ash  and  help  in maintaining the alkalinity of the food, while others leave highly acid ash and lower the alkali reserve of the blood and tissue fluids to a very large extent. Eggs do the same but less strongly than meats. Cereals of all kinds, including all sorts of breads are also acid-forming foods , though much less than meats. All fruits, with exceptions like plums and prunes and all green and root vegetables are highly alkaline foods and help to alkalinize the blood and other tissue fluids. Thus , our daily diet should consist of four-fifth of alkaline-forming foods such as juicy fruits, tubers, legumes, ripe fruits, leafy and root vegetables and one fifty of acid-forming foods containing concentrated proteins and starches such as meat, fish, bread and cereals. Eating sensibly in this manner will ensure the necessary alkalinity of the food which will keep the body in perfect health.

Whenever a person has acidosis, the higher the ratio of alkaline

 

forming foods in his diet, the quicker will be the recovery. Acids are neutralised by alkalies. It is, therefore, imperative that persons suffering from various ailments are given adequate alkaline ash foods to offset the effects of acid-forming foods and leave a safe margin of alkalinity. The most agreeable and convenient means of alkalizing the blood are citrus fruits and fruit juices. The alkalizing value of citrus fruits are due to large percentage of alkaline salts, mainly potash, which they contain. Each pint of orange juice contains 12 grains of potassium, one of the most potent of alkalis. Lemon juice contains nine grains of the alkali to the pint and grape seven grains.

 

 

Diet in Disease

 

In the diet during disease, breakfast may consist of fresh fruits, lunch  may  comprise  raw  vegetables  with  acid  and  sub-acid

fruits,  and  for  dinner  raw  and  cooked  vegetables,  or  light starchy vegetables like beet, carrot, cauliflower, egg-plant and squashes may be taken. Sweet fruits may be added to this diet after seven days.

Foods  are  classified  as  acid-producing  or  alkaline-producing

 

depending on their reaction on the urine. Calcium, magnesium, sodium  and  potassium  present  in  foods  contribute  to  the alkaline effect, while sulphur, phosphorous and chlorine contribute to the acidic effect. Depending on the pre-dominating constituents in a particular food, it is classified as acid-forming or alkaline-forming. The effect of food stuffs upon the alkalinity of the blood depends upon their residue which they leave behind after undergoing oxidation in the body. It is an error to presume that because a food tastes acid, it has an acidic reaction in the blood. For instance, fruits and vegetables have organic acids in combination with soda and potash in the form of acid salts. When the acids are burnt or utilised in the body, the alkaline soda or potash is left behind. Hence the effect of the natural fruit acids is to increase the alkalinity of the blood rather than reduce it. Based on the above observations, the following charts show the common foods with acid and alkaline ash :

 

 

A - Foods Leaving An Acid Ash

 

(One-Fifth Class)

 

Barley Eggs

 

Bananas (unripe) Grain Foods

 

Beans Lentils

 

Bread Meats

 

Cereals Nuts except almonds

 

Cakes Oatmeal Chicken Peas Confections Rice

Corn Sugar

Chorolate Sea Foods

Coffee Tea

B - Foods Leaving An Alkaline Ash

( Four-fifths class ) Almonds Melons Apples Milk

Apricots Onions

Banana (ripe) Oranges

          Beets Parsley Cabbage
          Peaches Carrots Pears Cauliflower Pineapple       
          Celery Potatoes Coconuts Pumpkins

Cottage Cheese Radishes

          Cucumbers Raisins

Dates Spinach

Figs ( Fresh and Dry) Soyabeans

          Grapes Tomatoes Lemons Turnips Lettuce

         Dr John Chibaya Mbuya