Category: Published Articles

In order of appearance of print within the newspaper Sunday Standard, Botswana effective Oct 21, 2012

When The Economy Speaks … Reversing National Unemployment Statistics

by sheilasingapore

When a country says it has a 20% unemployment rate, multiply that by three times to determine the rate that is closer to what could be happening on the ground for the country. These include other than those who are actively seeking work or discouraged work seekers, those who would chose not to work as well as those who are not active economically. They are barely able to create jobs for themselves, much less others. Determine what that number looks like for your country. Derive policies based on those numbers. It will become difficult to go wrong from there.

When The Economy Speaks … Growing Economic Sectors

by sheilasingapore

THE SHOCKING REVELATION OF WHY THE LESS DEVELOPED NATIONS STRUGGLE TO SHRUG OFF ITS DEVELOPING STATUS. DISCOVER THAT IT HAS NOT LOST ITS POWER BASE TO TRANSFORM ITSELF TO LIFT ITS STATUS. THE SAME POWER BASE THAT HAS TAKEN IT TO WHERE IT IS TODAY! In the last 100 years, has any country gone from … Continue reading When The Economy Speaks … Growing Economic Sectors

When Nature Speaks …. by “wildlife”

by sheilasingapore

The article discusses the vital relationship between humans and nature, particularly focusing on elephants and their adaptive responses to threats like poaching. It emphasizes that traditional cultures viewed nature as an indivisible entity. Current policies often fail to recognize nature’s agency, prioritizing human needs over ecological balance, which leads to detrimental consequences.

When Nature Speaks … Wildlife. Be calm. Love an elephant. What everybody should know about these gentle giants.

by sheilasingapore

That is … until you see them return to the lands and vegetation we have encroached into, when we settled in their habitat. When elephants leave their habitats for their watering holes, for however long, it does not mean they have resettled. And so, it becomes hard for us to imagine the way a child intuitively understands … Continue reading Be calm. Love an elephant. What everybody should know about these gentle giants.

When The Community Speaks … Cracking the Botswana Productivity Code. Short Notes. Part I

by sheilasingapore

    BATSWANA HAVE THE WORST WORK ETHIC IN THE WORLD – REPORT Sunday Standard Reporter 30 Oct 2017 In its 2015 survey of African workers, South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank found Batswana to be the laziest on the continent.  The problem is actually more acute than that. In the 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Report, Botswana … Continue reading When The Community Speaks … Cracking the Botswana Productivity Code. Short Notes. Part I

Newspaper Column Article 22: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part IX: Caring Love for Her. Trusting Love for Him

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard July 28, 2013, edition, Systemic Thinking Column  When a couple are in conflict, often times we are expecting that our partner to think, act and be like ourselves and meet our needs in the same way we think we should meet theirs.  That’s where we can get … Continue reading Newspaper Column Article 22: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part IX: Caring Love for Her. Trusting Love for Him

Newspaper Column Article 21: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VIII: To de-stress, “Men Go to Their Cave, Women Talk”

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard July 21, 2013, edition, Systemic Thinking Column  When women talk, it means it is a good sign!  They are actually de-stressing. Some of the male readers of the column shared they were surprised from the previous week’s column that the act of making social contact (such as … Continue reading Newspaper Column Article 21: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VIII: To de-stress, “Men Go to Their Cave, Women Talk”

Newspaper Column Article #19: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VI: The Twelve Kinds of Love

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on June 30, 2013, Systemic Thinking Column The column is currently exploring the link between the states of level of emotional fidelity that exists between couples and HIV/AIDS prevalence rates that exists as a nation. It is difficult to imagine that something that prevails by as much … Continue reading Newspaper Column Article #19: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VI: The Twelve Kinds of Love

Newspaper Column Article #20: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VII: Men and women in love meet in our differences – not similarities

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on June 9, 2013, Systemic Thinking Column “She’s not my type” or “He is not my type” Yet, that’s exactly what it takes a couple to come together.  As opposite genders, we do not meet in our similarities.  But in our differences.  Emotionally. When a couple are … Continue reading Newspaper Column Article #20: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VII: Men and women in love meet in our differences – not similarities

The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VI: The Twelve Kinds of Love

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on June 30, 2013, The Systemic Thinking Column The column is currently exploring the link between the states of emotional fidelity between couples and HIV/AIDS prevalence rates that exist as a nation. It is difficult to imagine that something that prevails by as much as at a … Continue reading The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part VI: The Twelve Kinds of Love

Newspaper Column Article #18: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part V: His emotional needs. Her emotional needs.

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on June 9, 2013, Systemic Thinking Column In the previous segment of this column, we concluded it was not as easy for someone to be sexually fidel till one learns to build and enjoy “emotional fidelity” with one’s partner. It can be easy to miss this point. … Continue reading Newspaper Column Article #18: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part V: His emotional needs. Her emotional needs.

Newspaper Column #17: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part IV: What Causes Emotional Fidelity?

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on June 2, 2013 “A relationship does not need the “baggage” we bring to it from our respective pasts.  Yet it serves to remind us they are there, if we are still carrying them.  Leverage the relationship to work at unloading our baggage together. The act of … Continue reading Newspaper Column #17: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part IV: What Causes Emotional Fidelity?

Newspaper Column #16: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part III: What causes fidelity? Not infidelity.

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Botswana Sunday Standard on May 26, 2013 Nevertheless, a question that has crossed millions of minds and tons of conversations around the globe.  In sports clubs, in tea-gardens, at pubs, at market places and at bus-stations.  Between girlfriends and among boys and men.  Regardless of gender. And we have thrashed … Continue reading Newspaper Column #16: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part III: What causes fidelity? Not infidelity.

Newspaper Column #15: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part II: The Difference Between Working Hard and Working Smart.

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana May 19, 2013, edition. From a systemic perspective, the causality of HIV/AIDs as a phenomenon will be no different from that of one country to another!  Be it that it is happening in India or Europe or China or here in Botswana, South Africa or Namibia.  Despite … Continue reading Newspaper Column #15: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part II: The Difference Between Working Hard and Working Smart.

Newspaper Column #14: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part I: How Does Viralness Grow?

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared on The Sunday Standard May 12, 2013 edition. It has been a while.  As the articles grew, we took the time to consider an appropriate site for the column.  That search is on-going.  However, for now, the column and I is here and we are glad we are back with you! The … Continue reading Newspaper Column #14: The Viralness of HIV/AIDs – Part I: How Does Viralness Grow?

Newspaper Column #13: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part V

by sheilasingapore

As it appeared in the Sunday Standard, Botswana on Sunday Jan 20, 2013 edition. Change Happens at the Speed of Thinking about the Whole Rather than of Our Individual Parts How did “Uncle solve the problem”?  Ignoring is not solving. Should we see a fire at the corner of our house, caused say, by dry … Continue reading Newspaper Column #13: Why do some problems defy, no, NOT change? – Part V