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ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL? WHAT IS YOUR PERCENTAGE AVAILABILITY RATING? - IT DOES REALLY MATTER As professionals we pride ourselves in our credentials and the authoritative power that come with them, our voice and opinion matters to those with whom and for whom we work. We execute our mandate with verve and pride. However one realises that the average well trained professional would do the same and it is almost totally expected of them, so there must be something to set apart the professional who will stand shoulders above the rest. In this instance the author has coined a term "PROFESSIONAL AVAILABILITY PERCENTAGE RATING" No we unpack the PAPR concept. Being professionals we work with other professionals from other disciplines who subscribe to their own codes. These codes dictate that they operate in certain ways and stand guided by certain standard practices. P.A.P.R however is independent of professional codes, it is a personally determined factor which every profess

TACTICAL EXECUTION MUST ALWAYS BE RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN STRATEGY AS THEY HAPPEN - HERE'S WHY Those immediate detailed tasks which we carry out in our daily routines with the best possible efficiency and effective methods define our tactical execution. Tactics need us to be as nimble, vigilant and focused as possible, it requires total responsiveness and situational presence. From an organisational context, tactics are drawn up by each respective department or function based on the technicalities of their particular line of work which could fall under the scope of professional codes and in other instances have statutory regulation. However this seemingly transcending jurisdiction beyond the intra-organisational set up MUST NOT be perceived to divorce functions from the organisational strategy as defined by the directors of the organisation and the shareholders if they are involved. Strategy generally is firm in it's definition in terms of timeframes and global organ

WHY SHOULD YOU WALK ALONE AMONG SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE? - TEAM UP FOR YOUR VISION AND MAKE IT COUNT! If you are about something and are passionate about it even without all the answers you are halfway there. Passion and commitment make the solid starting point, from there it's execution all the way through right to the accomplishment of the goal. However execution is neither straightforward nor impossible, it involves many dynamic processes both seen and unforeseen. One may have so many ideas and resources to make a project successful yet lack knowledge and full skill to execute with precision. This needs not be a stumbling block which can cause one to abort the mission of realising the big dream or intended goal. If one has conceived it in the mind and visualised it then it is possible even against odds. Is there a remedy or answer to seemingly formidable obstacles and stumbling blocks in our path to realising dreams? Surely there is an answer, we can emphatically say YES! T

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WHEN IT'S BROUGHT DOWN TO BELIEF - VICTORY IS INEVITABLE There is a principle that has held true and unfailing for all who have understood, embraced and applied it - If think you can you will, if you think you can't you won't. I'm sitting here thinking and looking at recent events in the world of football, one just has to love the good and right fitting analogy modern sport makes to illustrate principles of successful existence. Antonio Conte, the man in charge of Chelsea FC is passionate about his job one can just tell by watching the man as he deals with his charges from the touch-line and his responsiveness to all things football especially towards his team, however despite his known capabilities as far as Chelsea football club is concerned he had been operating in the shadow of his predecessor, the great Jose Mourinho, the special one. Numbers always tell and they don't lie so they have told again. Indeed Mou is a legend and towering giant in his own ri

WHO'S POINTING OUT YOUR BLINDSPOTS? - THERE ARE SIDES TO THIS THING A blindspot literally is an area where one's view is obstructed and figuratively it is an area where one lacks full understanding or impartiality. Whichever way one looks at it the essence of the blindspot is that our full and clear view is obstructed somehow making it a matter of concern. A blindspot is like the proverbial Achilles heel, a point of weakness and vulnerability which may result in disaster if discovered and exploited by an opponent. The invincible Achilles son of Peleus and Thetis, hero of the Trojan war, though having killed the mighty hector was wounded on the heel and died after being  shot by Paris, his body had been made invulnerable by his mother who plunged him in the Styx in his infancy except for the heel by which she had held him. The Styx is a river in the underworld of Greek mythology. The lesson is not about the Greek mythology underworld things but just to draw a good  exampl

WHAT HOSTILITY IS THIS?? CRY THE BELOVED MOTHERLAND - PUTTING XENOPHOBIA INTO PERSPECTIVE We are no longer hunters and gatherers as our forebears were, they  used to live on what they killed and gathered and life would go on for them in that order, each man had to "hustle" for his own and literally bring the meat home. There was no economics as we know it today and killing a leopard or lion for its skin was not a crime, it was the order of life then. Then came civilisation and innovation which brought with it formalised society and technological advancement which facilitated faster and easier movement of people and goods - enter commerce and economics. With people moving from far apart locations even beyond the seas and oceans it became necessary to monitor and regulate such movement. No longer do people have to literally hunt and gather for sustenance, we now have industry and commerce. As industry and commerce developed so did an economic phenomenon called ENTREPRENE

WORD FOUNTAIN PRESENTS THE BOOK - RISE AGAIN! : RECOVERING FROM MAJOR SETBACKS Hello dear readers of THE GOLDEN WORD FOUNTAIN! According to the statistics by blogger, readership and audience is growing everyday, thank you! I am pleased to announce the release of my debut book titled "Rise Again!" the sub-title is "Recovering from Major Setbacks" as shown on the cover picture and the title page. The book is Published by Author House UK.  Now taking orders for the hard copy edition for $10,  get yours in Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries, whatsapp 0773561716, email mthokotshuma@yahoo.com or mgolide@gmail.com For those in the further diaspora the book is already available online, follow the link below to the AuthorHouse book store; http://www.authorhouse.com/ You can also order through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (bn.com)

WHEN THE BALL DROPS - WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE CORPORATES In 2017 we have already witnessed mess ups and mix ups at giant corporate level.  Earlier this year there was huge furore following revelations of potentially fatal defects on the compact SUV Ford Kuga, a headline by the Sunday Times in South Africa read " Angry Kuga owners get bad news as PR disaster escalates." This followed what could be described as denial on the manufacturer's part in the initial stages as the disaster unfolded. Eventually the manufacturer acknowledged the faultiness and a massive recall would follow. Just this past week there was a widely reported mix up at the Academy Awards ceremony for best picture by PricewaterhouseCoopers popularly known as PwC. La la land was mistakenly announced as the winner and then the correct winner Moonlight was subsequently announced. "What a blunder!"one may say,  "by such a reputable organisation at that" The fact is it happene

AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? - THE NEED FOR NEIGHBOURLINESS The above statement is an excerpt from the Bible, where after slaying his brother out of jealousy Cain rather rudely responds to the Lord knowing fully well what he had done. The scripture is; Genesis 4:9 KJV [9] And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? The thought that comes to mind on processing that response is "really now Cain?? Fast forward to this present moment and ask ourselves Cain's question specifically and explicitly without rhetoric, am I my brother's keeper? If the world is to be a better place our answer to that question should be a resounding unequivocal yes! No one is an island no matter how capable because as people we work with other people, through other people and for other people. Therefore it is important to be concerned about the next person's well being lest we fail to get the cooperation and collaboratio

WHAT SERVICE PACKAGE DO YOU GIVE YOUR EMPLOYER IN WORK QUALITY? - EXCELLENCE ON DEMAND OR EXCELLENCE UNLIMITED PREMIUM? We live in an era of packages by service providers, some access is only available on demand whilst some is unlimited depending on what the consumer or customer opts for. Some packages come with bundles of freebies as sweeteners to outdo the competition. Good examples are telecommunications, satellite television and internet service providers. We can take the above example to use as analogy in assessing our own performance as hired parties to employment contracts. It is easily forgettable in the minds of many of us as employees that the employer is a client of ours and consumer of our services which we sign for on the employment contract. So just as we expect to enjoy excellent service as value for our money from service providers, it is only befitting for our employer to expect excellent service from us as individual employees or collectively depending on the n

WHEN THE SALVO COMES YOUR WAY AT WORK - DON'T DUCK IT'S SCATHING BUT NEVER FATAL Some days in the workplace can just spiral out of control due to misunderstanding of our creation or by other parties, regardless of who is  responsible  as a matter of fact the salvo may just come your way blazing and scathing like that. Everybody loses their heads and tempers flare, exchanges of threats and insults fill the air, fingers point and when they point at you as the one responsible for the obtaining situation gone out of hand what do you do? Do you duck? Do you dive? Do you shift blame and find a scapegoat? As a responsible individual who understands that the only person whose control and conviction you have is yourself you do none of those things because they will certainly be met with resistance and backlash at some point. As living beings our default setting is to defend ourselves when attacked or backed into a corner, as such if one ducks in the firing line then the missil

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO  & GIVE OF YOURSELF FOR YOUR DREAM, YOUR ONE THING? Every worthy achievement, I mean worthy by any standard, comes at a cost in one form or another, the cost may be so high that it literally becomes sacrifice. It is natural for us to wince and tighten up at the mere mention of the word "sacrifice" because sacrifice is never easy, it takes us out of our comfort zone. Sacrifice discards convenience, it cuts away all the frills and leaves necessity with clear demands and requisites for the realisation of particular ends. Sacrifice is in the means to achieving specific ends, desired results are always glorious when achieved and show no sign of sacrifice at face value. For the reason that positive results are glorious, often coming with pomp and fanfare it becomes hard to convince onlookers that the same glorious and celebrated victories are the result of untold sacrifice and austerity of one kind or another. However the truth and facts

WHEN THE BURDEN SEEMS TOO HEAVY IN BUSINESS & IN DAILY LIVING, REMEMBER THIS - CHANGE IS GUARANTEED FOR EVERY SITUATION! Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5 KJV. Sometimes weeping, distress and suffering overwhelm us to the point of blurring our vision or blinding us altogether from looking ahead with hope. The situation gets desperate and we feel helpless and nearly hopeless. However as the scripture quoted above, we are encouraged and strengthened by the acknowledgement that yes suffering may be encountered, not only that but it may endure that is to say it may drag on and be drawn out for a while. The scripture goes on to say BUT, joy comes in the morning. Therein lies our message and lesson. Joy comes in the morning, yes, after that grueling, seemingly unending  ordeal we get to experience new happiness and get over the gloomy feelings of sadness and pain. In day-to-day living, it is not a question of if difficult situations wi

DO WE REALISE THE DISGUISED OPPORTUNITY OF ADDING VALUE & UTILITY AS CONSUMERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES? - LODGING CLAIMS & COMPLAINTS "The customer is king", "the client is always right..." These are common cliches in the business of dealing with clients and customers. They are premised on retaining a client even in the worst case scenario where the client is seriously aggrieved about the service rendered to them or the quality of goods consumed and rightfully so because the clients part with their valuable and in most instances hard earned money for goods and services daily. However there is another angle and twist to the customer services situation which many a consumer misses, we are HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS in the business equation. This is contrary to the popular belief of being powerless vulnerable victims of corporate greed and disregard for the little ordinary person on the street. There is hidden opportunity in every consumer complaint s

WHY EVERY TASK AT WORK MATTERS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE BOSS SAYS IT IS - DO IT WELL! It's very common to have one's boss come up and say something like "hey so and so, I have a very small task for you..." Uhm okay BUT truth is no task is too small or trivial, if its a task then it's work and if it's work we go for it guns blazing no exception, we go for the jugular right away! It's your low-hanging fruit, a chance to exercise your swing, hit it with a big stick and complete it in record time. We get appraised all the time in the workplace every second of time spent in the employer's premises during the employer's time has a bearing on the result of our appraisal hence the need to bring our "A" game  to the work situation always. There are mundane routine tasks which feel like a grind and are so boring that given a choice we would avoid altogether or pass over to somebody else, if we couldn't pass them over we push to the back

HOW PASSIONATE & INTERESTED ARE WE WHEN WE RISE UP DAILY TO DO WHAT MUST BE DONE MEETING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES? Passion and interest are two major determining factors in the quality and rate of delivering results in a manner of direct proportion. The more passion and interest we bring to our work and responsibilities results in more frequent results of better quality each time we get down to business. These are two inherent personality traits which will only bear fruit and results by individual choice and decision, passion just like interest must ensue from one's conviction to follow a particular course of action. It cannot be wished upon a person to be interested in a task at hand, neither can an individual be coerced into being passionate about one's work. Indifference, laziness and arrogance are common vices whose traits we exhibit as people when we are called upon to cooperate with others who depend on our contribution and work input. These traits stifle progress

HEAR THIS ONE MORE TIME; PREPARATION IS KEY FOR BOTH PLANS & DREAMS ALIKE NO MATTER  THE STARTING POINT  "I will prepare, and someday my chance will come". These are the words of a man who belongs to the ages, an iconic man whose impact on humanity continues to reverberate through generations ad-infinitum, President Abraham Lincoln of the United States of America. Sometimes we know what we yearn for and have a fire within to move in the direction of that which we yearn for. However it is not always a straight forward or clear cut path linking our starting point and our envisaged end point. We may assess ourselves personally and our circumstances generally and almost  get convinced that we are merely dreaming to pass time because of the seeming impossibility of achieving the dream. No matter how dire or impossible it appears initially, we should always know that all thoughts that we entertain in our minds held and nurtured long enough nourished with encouragement, fa