How to recruit the right people.

Hello people! I hope that you had a great weekend and that you are looking forward to having a productive week.  I was thinking about recruitment matters and I thought that I would share with you my thoughts on a topic that I am very interested in which is how to hire employees.  It is [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:34:41+02:00March 23rd, 2015|Categories: Human Resources, Management, Strategy|0 Comments

When Micromanagement Becomes Necessary

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 [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:31:32+02:00March 21st, 2015|Categories: Management, Opinion, Strategy|0 Comments

How To Get The Most From Your Customers.

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 [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:30:08+02:00March 19th, 2015|Categories: Branding, Customer Services, Marketing, Opinion, Research, Strategy|0 Comments

How To Choose Your Side Hustle

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 [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:27:22+02:00March 18th, 2015|Categories: Marketing, Opinion, Strategy|0 Comments

How to Penetrate the Big Organisations

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 [...]

How to Make Your Reports More Useful

Good day good people!  I hope my blog post finds you well as we continue our journey to success in business.  Today I will be talking about how to ensure that your business report does not go to waste.  Many a time I have seen firms seeking solutions to their problems and not finding them [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:23:38+02:00March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Marketing, Research, Strategy|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

A Customer’s Perception is Their Reality

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 [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:20:05+02:00February 26th, 2015|Categories: Customer Services, Marketing, Opinion, Strategy|0 Comments

What Are Your Employees Really Like? Check Your Restrooms!

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 [...]

By |2018-01-11T21:54:50+02:00February 18th, 2015|Categories: Opinion, Strategy|0 Comments

The Valentine’s Day Massacre!

Hi guys.  I am sure that you enjoyed your Valentine’s Day, well, most of you.  People were feeling jittery though as this year Valentine’s Day came a day after the dreaded Friday the thirteenth.  Someone was bound to have a bad day and I was one of them.  For those who enjoyed it to the [...]

By |2018-01-11T21:56:21+02:00February 16th, 2015|Categories: Customer Services, Marketing, Strategy|0 Comments

Business Opportunities Still Exist In Zimbabwe

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 [...]

By |2021-07-15T01:15:33+02:00February 12th, 2015|Categories: Branding, Customer Services, Marketing, Opinion, Research, Strategy|0 Comments
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