By aCatalyst Staff Holy Grail of business must be the illusive change programme that genuinely transforms business performance. In many cases, despite excessive doses of new age management voodoo, and an often jargon filled optimistic start, with time, the balance sheet starts bleeding red ink. With the company worse off, than it was before the […]
By David J. Abbott “We see the world not as it is, but as we are.” What are some of the key factors that shape doing business in Kenya and East Africa ? And, how can one can compete to be up there with the market leaders ? Get in 10,000 of hours of focussed
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By David J. Abbott Do you feel that you are working extremely hard and yet it does not seem to be hitting the bottom line ? Are you very busy and almost could not take on any new work, yet the firm’s profitability seems to be stagnant ? You might be surprised how common a
By David J. Abbott Business books and the management press are filled with jargon. Everyone is searching for the next mind boggling bright business idea. Ever sit in a meeting and listen to a presentation, filled with all the right corporately correct words, nodding one’s head politely, yet it was totally incomprehensible? One of the
“There are “serious and widespread doubts about human resources (HR) contribution to organisational performance.” “The activities of HR appear to be – and often are – disconnected from the real work of the organisation” wrote Dave Ulrich of the University Of Michigan in the Harvard Business Review in 1998. “Indeed if HR were to remain configured as
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Non-governmental organisations [NGO] operating in Kenya [numbering more than 6,000] range from the extraordinary, those who have won the Nobel Peace Prize like the French Medicins Sans Frontiers [Doctors without borders] through to the ordinary,those that were formed last week by two well meaning individuals. Heart of the matter for NGOs is to answer the question, what
aCatalyst Consulting www.acatalyst.co.ke is looking for a switched on ‘people person’ to contribute to our business development. Innovative ‘market entry’ products – services have been created in our practice areas, and we require an outgoing bright individual to introduce them to clients. Working hand in hand with our consulting staff, you will assist in identifying
We are looking for business partners in two areas: market research and HR. Likely profile of the partner is that you are sharp, switched on, ideally with a flair for business development. It may be that you are working within a larger organisation, and would like to have a chance to break out with more
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Based in part on Moore’s Law, the volume and diversity of existing and new data generated are almost mind boggling. As this growth continues, so do the opportunities for organizations to use their data to create change. Our analytics practice helps clients identify and capture significant value from data, and turn them into competitive advantages.
Creating an effective organisation What makes an organisation effective? Not an easy question, no easy answers. Often organisations find they deal with problems – or symptoms of problems separately. For instance, reviewing systems and processes – without consideration about how this interacts with the organisational culture, staff and skills, the organisational structure, and more that