Yes we are marketing Kenya as a world class ITES location. I do
not believe that in our marketing pitch, the ”pool” is exclusive to
university degree holders. High school/ mid –level college level staff (which
is where the bulk is in Kenya) do and can work in the ITES industry, as long as
they have the right attitudes and basic skills (COEs will be doing this). I
have had better success with this group than university graduates!
The establishment of the COEs for instance, is to turn this
around and impart the KSAs that can be marketable, and, this is based on the broader
premise that the initiative will take away the extra cost of training to organization
such as mine.
Call centers (in the pure sense) and depending on the process
complexity should never be primarily marketed as of having x-number of
graduates but rather on a wider range of metrics such as FCR, adherence,
attrition, technology, top management experience, vertical/horizontal market
expertise, etc.
Leadership and entrepreneurial skills are acquired through
experience (Never credit hours), and in the case of turning around a
non-performing entity such as Posta, this can never be restricted to just
having “papers”. Just my thoughts drawn from observation and
experience.
Kind regards,
Edwin
From: Sam Aguyo
[mailto:saguyo@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:46 AM
To: Edwin Onchari
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Yawe for Post Master General
Edwin,
I believe your company does outsourcing work, i have gone through your website
and that is the indication that am getting not sure though. We are
engaded in marketing Kenya as a world class ITES location and one of the flags
that we raise is "a large talent pool" where is this talent pool
coming from? graduates from other universities outside Kenya or
here? Would you pull this to an investor And going by the recent
quality of our graduates (not to belittle our universities any manner), I would
go for experience and strategy before anything else meaning even the graduates you employ
at your company should not be there and if there is, your company should not be
marketed as a call center.
Leadership requires intiution first, peppered by academics then salted by
"being adequately socialised"
Regards,
Sam
From: Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com>
To: saguyo@yahoo.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 9:23:25 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
And going by the recent quality of our graduates (not to
belittle our universities any manner), I would go for experience and strategy
before anything else
Edwin
From:
kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Rad!
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 2:45 PM
To: Edwin
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
Add to that list
Which is not to say a university education is useless, but
it should not be the only consideration.
We could also look at what have the candidates achieved
prior to coming to PCK. What businesses & institutions have they
nurtured/grown?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:38 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
Hi,
Please read the profile of Micheal
Joseph & his successor, in addition would you have hired any of the
following fellows;
1. Bill Gates - University
drop out
2. Micheal Dell - University
drop out
3. James Mwangi - CPAK
4. Alexander Graham Bell -
Grade 5 dropout
5. Njenga Karume - Unknown
6. Sir Richard Branson -
O'Level
I do not want to belittle paper qualifications but they work
when you are looking for a fellow to maintain the status quo which is something
we definitely do not want to do with PCK. No college in the world can
prepare you on how to turn around an organisation in the state that PCK is in
right now.
If you are looking for relevant experience then you will
need to get an expatriate as the only national postal corporation in Kenya is
PCK. What is Major Ali's qualification that makes him an ideal candidate as the
PMG?
If you where sleeping & was then awaken by a hissing
sound on turning on the light you see a snake what would you do?
1. Call KWS to send a team of experts to take capture
the snake
2. Call the Police
3. Call KSPCA and ask for instruction on how to safely
deal with the snake
4. Pick the nearest available to through at it
Regards
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
From: Sam Aguyo <saguyo@yahoo.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Mon, 8 November, 2010 13:31:59
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
Robert,
It is good to offer yourself to be elected the new post master general. If i
was the appointing authority, i would demand to know what your qualifications are
and what measures you would use to turn around the supposed limping
organisation. I would ask you your qualifications because it would inform me
whether you have the fundamental background and skills required to deliver the
service. I would look at both academic and professional experience to
take the organisation forward. This also forms a criteria for selection
acceptable to all, then we will not have "ya wenyewe" etc.
Regards,
Sam
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