At the time of going to press, five were pronounced dead and 150 people injured. This was the result of two Chechnyan Muslim brothers who planted three bombs at the Boston Marathon.The logic of the violence seems incomprehensible.Take the example of Richard Martin, wife, Denise, a librarian and…

The situation is really rapidly getting out of hand … I mean the infighting that has suddenly flared up among members of our party in  different provinces … I can see that the party leaderships in the provinces are literally at each other’s throat. I really wonder what…

Through the Ministry of Finance it increased the excise duty on fuel imports and as a direct effect thereof, increased the costs of both public transport as well as goods/services. The logic given was that these increases would raise revenue to fund both the constitutional referendum as well…

 While NIEEB is mandated by government to see to it that all companies operating in Zimbabwe comply with the law, it mustn’t conduct itself with the zeal of a child soldier armed with a bazooka. NIEEB should understand that a good driver is one who navigates the terrain.…

 This week we flip the script and focus on those things that (some) women would also like to say out but may end up not saying either to keep the peace, to be diplomatic and/or spare their men’s feelings. (Most of these were suggested by readers.)Gosh! I can’t…

 Many have gone through changes but in many cases with very little success. Employees are getting to a stage where they are getting tired of the many changes with no results to show for it.“Dead-End” organisations include profitable and those not profitable. Signs of a “dead-end” organisation Traumatised employees:…

 Traditionally, that is the responsibility of the state through its designated statistical office or department. However, continued efforts to revamp the national statistics body, Zimstat, are beginning to bear fruit and it is anticipated that going forward, this organisation will generate credible statistics on a regular and timely basis…

This climate is created by universities and public think-tanks. On the whole conservative think-tanks are far behind the liberal intellectuals in influencing public opinion. The New York Times sets the pace of what is acceptable as liberal dogma. It is the mother of all intellectual leaders.The prevailing intellectual…

He is making a big show of doing everything he can to raise money for this landmark event, and even giving the impression that without him the elections can- not be held. Silly boy! You saw how he tried to mess the loan deal with our South African…

Most of the answers I have received focus on disciplining the courageous subordinate.  Most  managers have brilliant subordinates and are aware they can do a better job. The right thing to do in such a case is to give such subordinates an opportunity to flourish. If you truly…