Nelicy - 19 years old How long have you been working at IE? 1 year 9 months What IT skills did you learn here at IE? I’ve learned a lot. I did a course on Introduction to Computers, which was an introduction to Microsoft Excel, Word and Access. When I came here I [...]
Evelyn - 19 years old How long have you been working at IE? One year What are your future goals professionally? I actually want to be a doctor so probably next year I will be going to the school of medicine for pediatrics. That is why I am working so much because I [...]
Peter Thomas - 25 years old How long have you been working at IE? 1 year, 8 months What are your future goals professionally? Probably by the end of this year I will be back to school. I want do my degree in Environmental Education. I want to specify in environmental health. How [...]
How long have you been working at Impact Enterprises? Cecilia Phiri - 20 years I’ve been here for about 2 years now. What IT skills did you learn here at Impact Enterprises? I was taught how to improve online research, for instance how to research business through websites such as LinkedIn etc. What [...]
How long have you been working at IE? Moses - 22 years old 4 months What are your future goals professionally? Within the next two years I would like to get a degree or diploma in IT Management. That is why I am working here to get money for school. What was your [...]
A New Focus on Female Entrepreneurship Sub-Saharan Africa boasts some of the highest rates of female entrepreneurial activity in the world. Here, on average 27% of the female population are involved in entrepreneurship, according to a 2012 study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. What sounds like a success story is actually the result of widespread [...]
How long have you been working at Impact Enterprises? Mukala Mukala - 27 years I’ve been here since 7 months. What IT skills did you learn here at Impact Enterprises? I mainly learned project management and task delegation here. If you asked me about IT specifically, then I would say I learned how [...]
How long have you been working at Impact Enterprises? Catherine Zulu - 22 years old 1 year and 8 months. What IT skills did you learn here at Impact Enterprises? Depending on the project I am working on, I learn different things. On one of the projects I’ve learned a lot on Excel. [...]
In 2010, Tom Wujec gave a TED Talk about the Marshmallow Challenge. It’s a very simple and fun exercise: teams have the challenge of building the tallest structure possible with marshmallows, dry spaghetti, some tape and string. They have limited time and limited supplies. It’s a great activity to get people working together and thinking [...]
In 1960, Douglas McGregor at MIT’s Sloan School of Business formulated the Theory X and Y management structures. According to Theory X, workers inherently dislike their jobs. People must be coerced, controlled, or punished to accomplish their tasks. It’s all about the money. Sound familiar? Theory Y, conversely, states people are actually motivated by higher [...]
