Author: Peter Kakoma
Who deserves a raise at work
Iâve never been a boss at a work place. The palm reader I went to said Iâd be boss in a few years so it wonât be long now; âBoss Peter, coming to a workplace near youâ. I imagine it is very hard being a boss. When do you allow employees to go to pee? […]
Coping With Powerlessness
The dark ages are upon us. Run for the hills. That would work if the hills werenât covered in darkness too. To avoid going home to a dark house and the sounds of mice playing hide and seek in the bathroom, the recent power cuts have us staying at work longer and subsequently watching soaps […]
The Measure Of A Good Neighbour
You may be one of those people who think that they do not have cool neighbors. You silently wish for better neighbors to move in, or for the current ones to become cooler. Â I am here to inform you of how good you have it. Is your neighbor good? Take this simple test and find […]
This is what the real world looks like
The moment you are done with school and you finally put your small bundle of books neatly away (we all know that we burn our books after school but this column is parent-sensitive). Yes, after school, one usually neatly puts away the bundle of books that has seen them through the exams. The young person […]
Questions To Ask In A Job Interview
Many times in my life I have found myself sweating behind the ears because of an impending job interview. You spend the night up memorizing all these nice things to say to ensure you get the job. It is a very trying time I tell you. Throughout this hard situation, no one takes time off […]
How To Gracefully Lay Off an Employee
I have heard of how companies lay off employees and I think there are better ways of doing it. Much as the people behind the layoffs, the ones in Human Resource, have several degrees under their belts, I have spent several hours on the internet to back my findings. You cannot contest internet findings. It […]
Save Energy, Enjoy Life
In these days of no electricity, it is only prudent that we save as much energy as we possibly can. Electricity is so scarce, if it were possible to fill basins with it, Iâd strongly encourage you to do so. I do however have some tips that will help you sail through these dark days […]
Let’s Cook
Many times you may find yourself alone at home with raw food staring sullenly at you. This sad situation is not helped by the fact that all the recipes out there are written for people who know what âspread dressing mixture evenly over each halfâ, âbroil until lightly brownâ and âbake for 25 to 30 […]
Office Tips
My incisive research and extensive interaction with Human Resource executives both locally in their air-conditioned offices and globally on the internet in my Gmail account have given me deep insights on how to make a very productive company. Because I do not want to be lonely at the top, Iâll share these insights with you […]
One Queue Three
Queuing up in banks is quite an experience. If for some strange reason youâve never been in a queue in a bank, like maybe youâve been away training circus monkeys how to do a perfect back flip, or you keep your money in a hole under the mvule tree in your backyard, Iâll be kind […]