There are relationships, and there are relationships. As “woke” people would say, there are levels to this thing. Not all relationships are the same. It’s best knowing what kind of relationship one has with others and managing expectations accordingly than walking blind. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 January 2017. Continue reading
No doubt barriers to entry for any business have been raised unless you are content with your business remaining a small outfit and settling for crumbs. But those with a vision to expand their businesses to reach wider geographical coverage cannot avoid investing in capacity increase to attain that growth. Although technology increases the agility of businesses to grow and lowers barriers to entry, the savvy are best positioned to make it. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 29 November 2016. Continue reading
The success of Land Rover, a company originally spawned off and owned by British carmaker Rover Company, saw its successes in the 70s dwindling owing to the parent company, British Leyland Motor Corporation’s financial troubles. As declines caused one takeover after another, the brand was then bought by BMW in the mid-1990s. But that too didn’t save the carmaker from its troubles. It was given another lease on life when Ford acquired the brand as part of its then Premier Automotive Group (PAG) in 2000, which then also included Jaguar, Volvo and Aston Martin.
The car manufacturer soon experienced financial performance troubles under Ford. The troubles compelled Ford to offload Jaguar and Land Rover to the Indian owned Tata Motors, and the Volvo brand to Geely Automobile of China.
Why couldn’t such previously successful brands be rescued by more successful and formidable carmakers like BMW and Ford? And why have the initially much “deplored” Chinese and Indian carmakers such as Geely and Tata, do the unbelievable and turn these companies around so quickly?
What lessons can we, as owners of small companies, learn from the history of Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo to ensure our growth and development isn’t stunted by the same challenges they experienced? By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 October 2016. Continue reading
Human beings are marvellous. Even without zoologist and scientists explaining differences between humans and animals, any sane person can easily see the superiority of humans over other creatures. A mere look at innovation and developments humans brought about and other feats achieved, shows the greatness of humans above other creatures.
Despite this greatness, human beings seem unable to resolve age-old problems whose remedies are known and documented. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 May 2016. Continue reading
What is it about developing people that gets bosses’ backs up? Even seasoned entrepreneurs become fear-stricken business paraplegics when faced with staff development.
By Nimroth Gwetsa, 15 October 2014.
by Nimroth Gwetsa, 14 August 2014.
If employment was to be seen in the same light as business products and services where these are produced, bought and sold in the market, could it be that the high unemployment rate is a sign that many “businesses” (in this analogy, this being the unemployed) overproduce/ provide products or services that many consumers have no residual interest in?