Saturday, May 30, 2009

Constructive Solutions

As a people we constantly have to deal with problems, some can be classified as unintentional but most are of our own making and condemnations with follow. An animal appearing on the highway resulting in costly vehicle repairs can be described as an unintended problem. Not having adequate insurance to deal with the incident (vehicle repairs and of course, the animal) is a self-induced problem. Why would anyone drive without insurance or a healthy cash position?

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Right is Right

People make mistakes. We are all subject to the ills of life and will fail to take due care and attention in dealing with certain matters. It is the good among us who will stand up and admit errors, faults in judgment or haste to conclusions. It is the majority of us who will compound errors to defend bad actions or promote others’ bad actions as a defense to our own.

People are both good and bad. I personally believe that all persons are capable of doing good and doing bad when the opportunity arises, as a consequent there are no good or bad people, it is a matter of self preservation. When someone does something good or bad the praise is normally misplaced, from the action to the individual, no person can nor should be defined by an action. The degree of good or bad is defined mostly by publicity, all our acclaimed heroes did bad things but more people knew about the good they accomplished.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

More Civics

The current teaching is that in a democracy there are three independent branches of Government; the legislation, the judiciary and the executive branch. A case can be made to remove open politics from the execution of Government services by creating a forth branch; the Public Services.

The legislation is made up of both houses of parliament or congress, elected members representing their constituencies and appointed members representing expertise to review and make new laws. The judiciary is made up of judges and magistrates, officers of the courts sworn to without fear or favor uphold the existing laws. The executive branch runs the country’s economic affairs, policy and budget, within the constraints of existing laws and recommends changes to these laws that would improve operational delivery. The public service ministries presently falls under the executive branch and is charged to implement policy directives within budget but without the statutory power to execute.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Executive Decisions

Will thousands of job-cuts really save the organization? Many business executives seem to prioritize their decisions based on personal achievements or advancements, the protection of their salary and other retirement benefits, their personal and family security, their social standing and acceptance and finally, the preset goals and objectives of the organization, despite the fact that they may hold economic power over many subordinates.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Business Intelligence

Most Small and Medium Enterprises fail within the first five years of operations mainly due to poor planning and terrible decision-making (to put it nicely).
Proper research and development will strengthen a business plan by; identifying and quantifying customers’ needs, understanding competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, sourcing suppliers with the best prices and on-time delivery track record, building and sustaining strong banking relationships.