Professional Development

Why you Need to Institutionalize Your Work

Last week I wrote about Laying the Foundation where I delved into the specifics of ensuring that as a founder or leader, you set in place a framework upon which others join in to support you realize your aspirations. In subsequent discussions and further reading, I\’ve gotten more convinced on the need to institutionalize our …

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Laying the Foundation Right

\”The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.\” – Thomas a. Kempis Yesterday when I restarted my journey back to blogging I penned down an article with focus on leadership in organizational culture setting. This to a greater extent was informed and influenced by the discussions I\’ve been having with my colleagues …

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What are our prospects with AI? ChatGPT Case into the Future

“AI is the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on. It is even more profound than fire or electricity or the internet.” — Sundar Pichai, Google CEO Artificial Intelligence has been argued for to be a gamechanger in human civilization and development. The ability of machines to process information autonomously, make …

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The Science of Socialization – The Role of Schools as Drivers of Social & Economic Mobility

“Education teaches languages and allows people communicate with each other according to positions in society.” Education has often been considered the greatest driver of social and economic mobility as attributed to the opportunities individuals are exposed to by the virtue of being educated. This is a bold argument that stands the test of time. However, …

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How Intra-organizational Information Sharing and a Culture of Accountability can Drive Growth

Last week was a reflective one deliberating with my team, colleagues and friends working with different organizations and teams on corporate dynamics. The focus of our discussions to a great extent have been on the performance of different companies with regard to the abilities and perspectives of the very employees of these corporations. At an …

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Removing the Negative Connotation from Feedback to Drive Value

“Not giving any feedback is easier than giving it. Anyone who goes out of their way to give you feedback should be appreciated for it.” – Anonymous In the last couple of weeks I have been taking courses in my professional development and one of the topics of interest has been feedback. As a norm …

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Education and Professionalism Under Attack: Professional Societies Can Save the Situation

In the current political season in Kenya, integrity has been put to question to a great extent partly in relation with academic qualifications of contestants running for respective offices in government. As much as this is worrying, the more reason for concern is that we have learned individuals question whether leaders really need academic qualifications …

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Education on 4C’s: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Book Review

“Humans could never predict the future with accuracy. But today, it is more difficult than ever before because once technology enables to engineer bodies, brains and minds, we can no longer be certain about anything – including things that previously seemed fixed and eternal.” – Yuval Noah Harari I am a believer in education and …

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