Ladies and gentlemen! How are you? I'm great so let's get into the business of the week. The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2016 is upon us and some of you are going to attend I am sure. I have never been to the ZITF business exhibition. The reason is because I do not have [...]
Hi guys, how are you? I am back again with yet another article. Let's get right to it. It seems as if Total is the kingpin in Zimbabwe when it comes to fuel. Everyone that I come across says that they prefer it over the likes of ZUVA, Engen and others. People say that Total [...]
Hello people! I hope I find you well. Many a time I hear customers complaining about poor customer service in Zimbabwean stores or by Zimbabwean firms. One thing that I have seen happening a lot is that a lot of customers highlight the fact that customer service in developed countries is better. They tell the [...]
According to Wikipedia, Micromanagement is defined as a business style whereby a manager closely observes or controls the work of subordinates or employees. The definition goes on to state that being a micromanaging boss generally has negative connotations. This is probably because employees will get demoralised by having a micromanaging boss looking over their shoulder all [...]
Many a time I hear managers talking about how they want to explore new markets and bring in new customers. It is often the case that they engage in these exercises because their current customer base will not be as profitable as they would want it to be as it will have a low customer [...]
Hello good people! I apologise for not posting for such a long time as I was attending to Plexis Strategy related issues. I hope you did not miss me too much. There is one thing that determines whether or not a startup survives in its formative years and that is money. Money affects so many [...]
How are you good people? I was having a chat with a few marketing managers in Zimbabwe and they told me that there are always opportunities for startups to get consultancy jobs in big organisations. This is simply because the more established service providers either do not have the resources to provide a full range [...]
Hello guys, I know it has been a few days since my last post. I apologise for that I was having a few problems with my website. Today I want to talk about Customer Perception versus Reality. I will start by saying that ‘Customer perception is Reality’. What I mean is that whatever a customer [...]
Hello people! Yesterday I posted a tweet on Twitter written ‘Want to know your employees’ real characters? Check the state of your restrooms’ (visit https://twitter.com/PlexisStrategy to view the tweet). What I meant by this is that a restroom is where employees believe that no one can see them and as a result their true characters [...]
Many people are of the notion that there are little to no business opportunities left in Zimbabwe were starting a business is concerned. They look at the players in industry, their financial wealth, their numbers and their products among other things and they lose hope. Capital and other issues are a big stumbling block I agree [...]
