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Ramadan Kareem

Managing Employees

Hello readers, today I will be writing about managing employees. It is common knowledge that employees of an organisation are not owned by the organisation they work for. Thus, employees should always be treated as humans and not assets. An employee will be motivated to deliver high quality results if the employee enjoys his/her working environment. In other words, employees deliver good results when they work with employees that act nicely, when the working environment is conducive and when managers implement decisions that does not lead to dissatisfaction.  There is always a relationship that exists between an organisation and its employees that requires each party to satisfy each other's needs. It is usually perceived as a psychological  contract. Thus, both the employees and the organisation will be doing the giving and the receiving. The initial impression that a employee perceives about the relationship between the organisation and employees goes a long way in in

How can your strategy be successful

Hello readers, today I will be telling you about ways to make your strategy a successful one. The scope is your strategy must be fit, in other words your strategy must be consistent with the environment your business operates in. When I say environment, I am talking about both external and internal environments. Thus, you must understand the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological and legal environments your business operates in. The environmental protection that affects your organisation must also influence you when formulating your strategy. Therefore, PESTEL analysis can be used to understand the external environment of your business. The internal environment also needs to be understood, as your strategy must also be in alignment with the internal environment. Understanding your internal environment will help you know the resources your business has, the capabilities of your business as well as the structure and system. The SWOT analysis can be used to help y

Becoming an effective leader

Hello readers, I hope you are all good.  I will be writing about becoming an effective leader. Everyone can lead effectively, you can always learn to lead. To become an effective leader, you have to study one to understand why they are effective at what they do. The key qualities of an effective leader include having a dream, having the ability to motivate others, exuding integrity, having the ability to deal with challenges and making decisions. To be a successful leader you must set realistic high goals, be a positve thinker and must be willing to learn from others. A leader must be willing to add value, people skills will have to be decoded in order to become a great leader. To be able to motivate people positively you need to have a clear sense of direction. Your followers will become demotivated if you lack clarity. By this, I mean you need to learn to have clear ways of achieving your goals this could lead to making effective decisions that you will stick with. Chang