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For those who have survived
downsizing, the challenge is to learn to sail with the
wind of change—and learn fast. The key is, if you had
not planned to leave before downsizing started in your
organization, stay in the boat. When the storm is
raging, in most cases, the most secure place to be is
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The impact of this economic downturn has been
compounded by excessive fear of the unknown. We are
charting a course we have never been on before. The
outcome of this voyage will depend on how leaders and
employees navigate the tides.
Leaders responsibility:
Leaders/managers and supervisors can learn a
3,000-year-old lesson from the Egyptians. When they
mummified their Pharaohs, Egyptians removed the dead
leader’s brain but left the heart intact. They
believed that for a leader to be great, a
compassionate heart was necessary during and after
life.
Caring leaders in these turbulent times are a rare
commodity. But leaders with vision, an ability to
share that vision and motivate others will help keep
their remaining employees enthused, energetic and
focused on the new horizons.
These are the leaders who will care enough to: place
people in the right position; build competence;
encourage individual ownership; provide opportunities
for professional growth; channel efforts toward smart
and measurable work; respect the individual; recognize
progress and achievement; build a workplace that is
rich in trust, fairness and fun.
As a leader, you need to model the way, inspire a
vision that is shared with others, challenge the
process (what’s working and what’s not), empower
others to act and have sense of ownership and
encourage the their hearts. |
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Employee’s Responsibility
With the massive changes associated with workplace reorganization,
surviving employees also suffer. After seeing coworkers leave, they
wonder, “Why did my friends lose their jobs, or why didn’t I see
this coming? Did I in any way cause them to be downsized? Will my
position be the next to go? Can I trust this organization any
longer? What can I do to prepare for the unknown, should my position
be eliminated?
Survivors also feel the fear of accepting new responsibilities,
learning new skills and tasks, adapting to an new boss or customer
base.
However, it is of paramount importance to know that the survival of
the organization, and thus your position, may largely depend on your
ability to keep rowing the boat to get it out of the storm. To do
this, you may need to change the perception that you work for
someone else. We work to pay our own bills. We work for our
children’s school needs. We work so that our retirement may be a
rewarding experience. Therefore we all work for ourselves.
In these down times, how you use your creativity, effort, time and
the resources you have is what will keep you employed.
Self-initiative, the ability to identify something that needs to be
done and without being asked, start doing it, will set you apart.
That is giving more than you are required to. To be self-initiating,
you don’t have to have all the skills or knowledge, but the
willingness to help. You don’t have to ask for permission, either.
Understand the big picture of your organization. Know how what you
do relates to what others do. Identify what elements are not working
well and in what way you can make a difference. Identify the
benefits of the solutions you are thinking about. Share your
concerns with someone who can help with knowledge, contacts, skills
or finances. State how you can help. Start with the skills,
knowledge and abilities that you have already.
There are invaluable benefits for being self-initiating at work,
home and in community activities. You automatically develop a rare,
but powerful quality – the ability to discern a problem and do
something to resolve it. You develop a positive mental attitude
toward other people. You build your confidence in your skills,
knowledge and abilities. You become self-reliant. You attract the
attention of others, including your superiors. This permits you to
become indispensable. In return, nature compensates you by
liberating other people to help you with your personal projects.
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Shanna and Dean Tucker, founders of Prime Equity
Mortgage, a leading firm for ethical mortgage
operations, provided a $500 sponsorship for the Moving
Forward in Chaotic Times workshop organized by Dr.
Vincent Muli Kituku at Nampa Civic Center.
More than 100 Idaho workers who have lost their jobs
registered for the workshop. Julie Levitt trained
participants to write winning resumes while Boise State
Career Planning expert,
Bae Emilson, provided tools for developing a
fulfilling career.
The group also learned from Rhea Ann of Peppershock
Media Productions, based in Nampa, the advantages of
video-based resumes. Shanna and Dean shared tips on how to
use mortgage options and reduce financial burdens. Roger
Madsen, Director of the Idaho Labor Department
and his deputy Rogelio Valdez, explained to the
participants how the department can help them find jobs.
Nampa Civic Center provided the facility free of charge.
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Hope Collins, a Borah high school senior, is the
recipient of a $1000 Boise Youth Leadership scholarship that
was founded by Dr. Vincent Kituku and Mrs. Theresia
Kituku, owners of Kituku & Associates and Born to
Succeed Early Care & Learning Center through the
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. Hope will start her
college education this fall at the College of Idaho. The
Kituku family started the scholarship to encourage Idaho
students to pursue higher education and contribute to
building their families and communities. They plan to have
two scholarships, instead of one, presented to a male and a
female student. For 25 years, Boise Metro Chamber of
Commerce has provided leadership training opportunities for
students nominated by their teachers in all Ada County high
schools.
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Read what
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 Vincent,
thanks for leaving me a signed copy of your book!...God’s
timing was perfect (again). I took that book and read it
while on a church mission trip in Mexico (building houses in
Reynosa)…and it became sort of a daily devotion and it put a
lot of things in perspective…
Jim Gilchriest
Executive News Director, KTVB News Group
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Hi
Vincent…I have almost finished reading the book, which so
far I have enjoyed and is certainly in line with the changes
we are striving to make here at Bartercard...
JUSTINE HAYEK
National Franchising Manager, Bartercard Australia Pty Ltd
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…So
you are right. The best gift is to have daddy home. Time
with family is much more important than any material things
that fathers can provide. More dads need to read Chapt. 30…I
have been trying to find a way to involve dads in the school
learning process. The NFL has a program and I have looked
into some others. Hopefully, with the encouragement you
provide in this book, I can finally get something
started…May God richly bless you in your work! Also: Could
you send me 2 more copies of the book Overcoming Buffaloes…
Rick Bollman
Principal Cynthia Mann Elementary School
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…I
was moved immediately as I read a portion of the "9 Must
Know Lessons..." booklet. I loaded the CD and listened all
the way through as I looked up your website online.
Obviously I was very affected and wanted to let you know
right away. In an effort to help others feel similarly
impressed, I wonder what your options for keynote or short
motivational seminars might be…
Teresa Schwarz
Blue Cross of Idaho
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VINCENT.
. . .LOVED THE BOOK AND WANT TO GIVE 2 COPIES AS PART OF
LEADERSHIP BOISE CLASS AND 2-MORE TO FRIENDS. CAN YOU SIGN
ONE FOR SANDI, ONE FOR LORI AND TWO FOR LEADERSHIP BOISE
CLASS OF 2009…
James G. Murray
AIA, CSHQA
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afternoon Vincent…We would still like to purchase 200 books
from you to give to our delegates…
Anna Parfrey
Executive Assistant to Justine Hayek
National Franchising Manager, Bartercard Australia Pty Ltd |
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If your answer is yes, then you are ahead. Instead of
focusing on the adversities of these tough economic, take
a look at the goodness in your life…maybe you have good
health, family, great friends, hope for a better tomorrow.
Instead of looking at what has gone wrong, look at what
has gone right.
For millions of people on this earth, a glass of clean
water fetched within a few minutes’ walking distance is an
elusive hope. When a village realizes the dream of a
common water source, the whole village population kneels
in adoration, thankful for the bright future ahead.
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The agony of people suffering just to have clean drinking (not
cooking) water, settled in the back of my mind after I became
accustomed to living without the reminder of people trekking
for miles with gourds or metal tins on their heads to fetch
water.
The painful memories of the past came into my focus from two
incidents. The first happened when I visited my friend, Kasey
Lewis, a chiropractor. After reviewing my neck's X-rays, he
asked whether I had been in a major accident in the last
fifteen years. He was puzzled when I said “No.” Further
discussion led us to conclude that the unexpected shape of my
neck's bones was a result of carrying water containers on my
head during my youth. It’s hard to think of the many people of
my community whose necks suffer from the same practice.
The second incident occurred when the Pacific Northwest
Section of the American Water Works Association invited me as
the opening ceremony keynote speaker at their annual
conference on May 14, 2003. I learned of their challenges as
they strive to provide communities with clean and safe water,
especially in these times of random terrorism. Like any other
organization, they have to do more with limited manpower and
material resources.
As I prepared for this conference, I realized how blessed
people in industrial areas are. Having clean water is not
something we think about. It is there, at all times and in any
quantity. Sometimes we are even shocked when we move from an
apartment to a house and learn that we have to pay for
water––every month.
I grew up near a river where we fetched cooking water, and a
spring where we got our water for drinking before 1976, when
Dad paid for tap water to be brought into our compound. The
revelation of the value of water came when I worked with
pastoral communities in eastern Kenya, an area with scarce
water sources. In late 1985, with my field crew, we met a
pastoral family in transit, moving to a new area in search of
water and grass for their camels, cattle and goats. The family
had traveled for about two weeks. They had not a drop of water
when we met. The head of the family asked us for some water.
When I responded to his plea, he stopped his camels, took
empty water pots from their backs and handed them to me. I
noticed that the pots needed to be washed before we could put
drinking water into them.
As I was about to throw away the water I had used to clean the
pots, that man––the head of the family––held my hand and said,
“Give us this water, don’t throw it away! It is precious!”
After I finished transferring some water into his pots, the
man pointed to a goat and said, “Thank you for the water. Have
that goat.”
In African cultures it is considered rude to refuse a gift,
but I turned his offer down. I did not think the water I gave
him equaled the value of the goat.
It has been about 23 years since that man offered me a goat in
exchange for water. But I clearly see that man’s face again in
my mind as I think of water. I see his hand pulling mine to
stop me from throwing water away. I see the goat he offered
me. I know why he was willing to give a goat for water.
In most areas of our world people have all sorts of modern
conveniences, including modern appliances, electronics,
automobiles, airplanes, and even vehicles that can take them
into space and back. In some areas, though, it is still just
hope-against-hope for millions of families to know where they
can get clean water, or have the promise of a glass of clean
water every day. In areas with water scarcity, a major portion
of a day for several family members is to search and fetch
water. In such places, infant mortality rates—as a result of
diseases long eradicated in other areas, is still alarming.
Development, in the eyes of people with no water, is not
economic or military strength but having clean water. A
miracle for them is not having an extra piece of German
chocolate. It’s finding a place with water to sustain a family
and their livestock for a few days.
When you get a glass of clean water, be thankful. Challenges
in life, come in different ways. With a glass of clean water,
you are ahead.
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Native of Kenya, Africa, and resident of
Idaho since 1992, Vincent has been a featured speaker
and trainer at numerous Real Estate conferences and
training programs. An award winning speaker and writer,
he is one of the less than 7% of all professional
speakers to earn a CSP (Certified Speaking
Professional), the highest award for professional
speakers. Dr. Kituku has worked with championship sports
teams and trained leaders on how to inspire productivity
all the time. What sets Vincent apart is his ability to
weave life experiences in Africa with corporate America
and culture in providing solutions for personal and
professional growth. |
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Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku is known as a research-based
motivational speaker. He presents motivational keynotes
and training programs on leadership, employee
motivation, overcoming buffaloes at work (change),
customer service and living and working with cultural
differences. Vincent is the founder and president of
Kituku & Associates, LLC, a business that is dedicated
to developing leaders and employees in business and in
life.
What has set Dr. Kituku apart is the ability to use his
experience in research to evaluate/assess client needs
and then tailor his keynotes/training presentation to
meet their objectives. Harold G. Delamarter,
President/CEO, Prestige Care Inc. said, "Before the
Retreat, Dr. Kituku gained as much information as
possible about our company and the industry we are
involved in. He made telephone calls to management team
members to tailor his seminar very closely to the needs
of our employees and the circumstances they face each
day in the present economy. Dr. Kituku was so widely
received in July, the decision was made to ask him to
return to again present to our company in October."
Vincent's clients list includes Cisco Systems, Micron,
Hewlett Packard, Genworth Financial, US Fish and
Wildlife, US Air Force, Women Council of Realtors and
National Association of Mental Health. He has been the
motivational speaker for the successful Boise State
Football Team since 1998. Dr. Kituku works have been
featured by numerous publications including the
Presentations Magazine, SkyWest Magazine, National
Speakers Association Magazine and many newspapers which
publish his weekly columns. Vincent holds the Certified
Speaking Professional designation that is earned by
fewer than 7% of all speakers worldwide.
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