Author: Dr. Deji Daramola

From an organizational design point of view, the role of the position of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is to, inter alia, under-study the CEO for possible assumption of the position in the future. It is essentially an executive leadership development position. The problem is that at SABC, the COO, Mr. Motsoeneng has been in that position for over 10 years, a period during which 5 CEOs have come and gone. All these CEOs were fired. Yet Mr. Motsoeneng never assumed the role of the CEO each time it has been vacant. Continue reading Poor Organizational Strategy and Design at South African Broadcasting Cooperation (Part 1 of 2)

Pimples or Acne as it is better known in medicine is a disturbing and troublesome problem for many. Although it is common in adolescents and young adults, it may continue to adult life in up to 50% of the people affected. Acne is more common in the female population and is a common cause of low esteem, social inhibition and in some depression and suicidal ideation. Continue reading Dealing with Pimples

Storytelling remains perhaps the best way to convey information across. It is a method that president Obama has mastered and used successfully in speech and in writing. He sees life as a story and tells it like a master story teller. Bruner (1991) opines that humans draw on a lifetime of relevant experiences to explain stories, to tell stories, and to help choose the most appropriate actions, in real-life settings. Thus, story-telling is a key feature of narrative intelligence. Continue reading Barrack Obama-The King of Narrative Intelligence (Part 2 of 2)

You may not agree with him for whatever reason you choose but most would agree that today on mother earth, there is no world leader more persuasive or articulate as president Obama. He might even be the greatest orator that has ever led the USA. Obama exhibits high narrative intelligence. Steele (1986) considers narrative intelligence as an active ability to produce a story. Continue reading Barrack Obama-The King of Narrative Intelligence (Part 1 of 2)

Life isn’t fair, it has never been. That is perhaps the best way to introduce a skin disease that is caused not by germs but by your body fighting itself. After the self-destruction exercise, the body leaves behind a skin lesion that is a clearly demarcated patch with silvery white scales that might itch although some never itch at all. Continue reading Living with Psoriasis

Just to put things into perspective- SAA had received more than R30bn (approximately, US$3 billion) in government guarantees and loans from the Government of South Africa since 1999. Recent financial reports indicate that the SAA had no equity and was surviving on R14.5bn (approximately, US$1.5 billion) of government guarantees given to it since 2007.

Continue reading Things fall apart at South African Airways- A retrospective look.

I had a chat with a friend recently who told me that life insurance costs more for men than women. This is so, he argued because ‘men tend to die earlier than women’. I gave it a long thought and said ‘sure’. Continue reading Medical Tests Men Must Have

Blanchard and Miller (2014) argue that the secret of great leaders is that they serve others. Great leaders are also focused on the future and have high levels of credibility. Within that context, Blanchard and Miller (2014, p.6) present the SERVE model, Continue reading Leadership lessons from the President of Tanzania (Part 3 of 3)

‘President Magufuli has started to sweep away the country’s reputation for endemic corruption and poor public service’ Muvunyi (2016). He opines that Dr. Magufuli left no doubt about his aims immediately after he was sworn in. “I’m telling government officers Continue reading Leadership lessons from the President of Tanzania (Part 2 of 3)

Dr. John Pombe Magufuli is the 5^th President of Tanzania. He was born on 29 October 1959 and assumed office on 5 November 2015. He succeeded President Jakaya Kikwete. Dr. Magufuli previously worked as the Minister of Works in President Kikwete’s administration. Continue reading Leadership lessons from the President of Tanzania (Part 1 of 3)