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As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Jan 13, 2013 edition. Change Happens at the Speed of Thinking about the Whole rather than of Our Part What causes change to be real? Understanding it with a story: “The Healing Poison” Hope all of you had fabulous New Year festivities with family loved … Continue reading Newspaper Column #11: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part III
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get … Continue reading 2012 in review
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Dec 23, 2012 edition. Seeing the Trees and the Forest If the problem is solved, it should not come back. Period! We would be seeing results. If it recurs, then this is a sign that we have not solved it. Yet. Period! Last week, we ran a … Continue reading Newspaper Column #10: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part II
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Dec 16, 2012 edition. Dynamic Complexity vs. Detail Complexity We face problems daily. And, we do not doubt our ability to deal with them. Sometimes, this confidence can pull wool over our heads that we can deal even with the stubborn ones, in much the same way. We would … Continue reading Newspaper Column #9: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part I
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Dec 9, 2012 edition. Actions have consequences When we bring a bowser to a place that needs water, is that a solution to, or a relief from the problem? The test will be, if that’s the only time we have had to do it. Then … Continue reading Newspaper Column #8: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part V
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday December 2, 2012 edition. All is not what it seems So was your answer similar to or different from that of your friends? In last week’s discussion (Part III) we saw gradual increases in rainfall levels rose levels of vegetation as well. Vegetation begins to grow in … Continue reading Newspaper Column #7: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part IV
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday November 25, 2012 edition. What goes around comes around. The Good and Bad. Today we move to the more exciting bits of this series! We will uncover the vicious cycle causing water tables to decline and learn how they contribute to growing aridness to seeing the economy turn … Continue reading Newspaper Column #6: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part III
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Nov 18, 2012 edition Cycle? What cycle? In Part I last week, we were concluding that the water tables in the region were possibly declining. This series of articles in November is a dedication to this subject. It explores issues of primary industry (raw material) development to water … Continue reading Newspaper Column #5: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part II
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Nov 11, 2012 edition. How high is the Water Table? One of my favorite subjects of the work that I do here is working with the water cycle. Well, all of us learned about it in school. In Grade 5. Evaporation leads to rainfall. Rainfall leads to seepage and runoffs. … Continue reading Newspaper Column #4: Have Greens, Will Rain! – Part I
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Nov 4, 2012 edition. Labour is a cost It can assist to generate revenue but it is firstly, a cost. When we add them up, it can rack up into billions of dollars. Easily. Hence a situation of ‘that we have labour’, will not be enough reason why … Continue reading Newspaper Column #3: Is unemployment, the real problem? The Story of Supply of Labour – Part III
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Oct 28, 2012 edition. Supply of Labour Industries (be they by locals or foreigners) do not exist for the sole purpose of employing citizens. Hard as it may be to accept this point, it really is not that difficult to see the reason. What is harder to see … Continue reading Newspaper Column #2: Is unemployment, the real problem? The story of Demand for Labour – Part II
As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Oct 21, 2012 edition (maiden print). This is the 1st of a three part series of this article. Each part will build on the earlier article to an eventual conclusion. We invite you to participate in the column as well as do your ‘own homework’ – searching and … Continue reading Newspaper Column #1: Is unmployment the real problem – Part I
Dear all, Hope this mail finds all of you in good spirits among all that you wish for in your life. Some of you may know that I have been away from Singapore since 2007 being part of a programme here in Botswana where I had assisted the government learn and appreciate the five disciplines … Continue reading Article 1: The Magic of Systems Thinking!
Under construction (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The two however, does not exist together. It is one or the other. But not both.
Under construction (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Find the vicious cycles and turn them around.
“We are peaceful people,” because we do not talk to each other when we are feeling angry (about something or somebody). Instead we keep it (bottled) inside within us (causing our body blood pressures and the cost of running the Ministry of Health in the country both to rise). We do this, because, “should we … Continue reading Article 3: We are peaceful people
REACHING THE GOALS YOU HAVE SET IS NOT EASY TILL …. WE FACE AND DEAL WITH STUBBORN PROBLEMS It is a management question. Are you there yet? What are you doing to get there? Have you set goals for you and your team? Yet, setting of goals is really the easy part. And there are … Continue reading Article 2: Setting goals is the easy part. Reaching them is not!
Most countries think supply of labour should drive demand. We forget then (or choose not to admit to ourselves) that it is demand that drives supply in any situation. Not the other way around. It is just not realistic to believe that because we have so many ‘young ones’ here, that there should be jobs … Continue reading Regional Article 23: Unemployment, labour disputes, economic diversification and fertility
Despite our efforts to set up judiciary courts to preside over cases involving employers and employees embroiled in disputes with each other as well as educate ‘people’ on ways to avoid disputes with each other, why do relations between employers and employees continue to sour and such disputes tend to soar year after year? Surely, … Continue reading Regional Article 20: Why do disputes by labor (with unions) and employers go up?
We know what causes infidelity? But what causes fidelity? Whatever that causes fidelity, when it is not there, causes infidelity! So, what causes fidelity? A couple goes through different stages or types of intimacy during their times together and experience one or more stages in their lifetime. To the extent the couple moves through the … Continue reading National Article 19: What causes fidelity?
Should we pay attention to: Curing the disease when it is already transmitted (attack the problem that we can see)? or Preventing the disease from being transmitted (defend ourselves from the problem?) or ‘Cure’ ‘the reason that causes the disease to be transmitted (what causes the problem)? Let’s take this situation. Suppose there is a couple, both … Continue reading National Article 18: What would it take to ‘cure’ HIV?
UNEMPLOYMENT = SUPPLY OF LABOUR > DEMAND FOR LABOUR In a country, where levels of unemployment stay persistent over time, then it is a sign that the rates of growth of the supply of labour (population numbers -” child creation”) each year is growing at rates faster than the rate of growth of the demand for … Continue reading Regional Article 17: Is unemployment real?
Stressed so I took my boss hostage (thesun.co.uk) I found this part interesting: Thompson then tied his victim to a chair and subjected him to a 20-minute ordeal that left Mr Grady suffering depression and post-traumatic stress. He remains off work five months later. The court heard the worker (Thomson) told his boss: “This is the … Continue reading National Article 16: So, who is the (real) criminal?
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