Amidst the chill and greying medley of the early morning, I led my team of staff from the Optiven Group Foundation to the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. Not that any of us were going behind bars for a wrong doing but to reach out as is the clarion call of the foundation, “Eyes on the Community”.

We have had an opportunity to discuss the topic of flourishing and its connection to favor.   While it is readily available to all, favour however comes with responsibility in order to flourish.  This responsibility calls of diligence as is the case when we sow and harvest.   The analogy here is that if one does not plant by taking action especially at the right time, then they have nothing to harvest.  So then how can we tap into favour in order to flourish?

The month of August is a significant time to look back at our achievements and look forward to seeing the goals we set come to flourish. The month itself was so named in honor of Augustus the great around 18BC. Well now that we are face to face with the last quarter of 2021, it’s time to use the available raw materials to survive.

We all have performance targets and many times we find that we do not achieve them. However, there are those among us who are almost always on target. So how can we push past your limits? We look at some of the ways we put limits on ourselves.

From my experience from way back in my university days, I can say confidently that mentorship of young leaders is the best strategy towards a successful future. My contribution during the Emerge Young Leaders Summit on 15th July 2021 was a privilege as I mentored young leaders from various universities across Kenya.

Why is it important to be extraordinary when a majority are doing just fine being ordinary? When a staff member fulfils their job description to the fullstop without taking any other duty, probably because that is ‘someone elses job’, then they are being extremely ordinary.

As we celebrate the milestones achieved after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look back at the reflections of the icon Nelson Mandela. Today as Optiven, we join the rest of the world in celebration of Mandela, on the World Mandela Day. His Impact years after his demise continues to be felt and his legacy is a source of inspiration across the globe. ,

In life everyone wants to be excellent regardless of age. When at work it is a choice to be good at what you do. Excellence is a catalyst for corporate excellence. Excellence is quality of being extremely good at what you do. WHY is it important?  Excellence improves your performance. Ask yourself how to improve your performance to be complete

The year is fast spent and more and more a great time to look back at how far we have come, or how far we have gone.  We look at opportunities for being outstanding in our approach even as we move into the next half of 2021.  Moving forward is not automatic as it requires us to be ready because if we are not, we will loose out.

As the world observed the International MSMEs Day 2021, George Wachiuri, the Founder of the George Wachiuri School of Mentorship has urged corporates to upscale the role of mentorship of those in the sector.

Identify
Identify your next step in order to know what you need to achieve it. Because goals are usually long-term and represent vision, they must be identified early and followed through. By identifying your goal define strategies or implementation steps to attain the identified goals.

Many people are not able to move to the next level of their lives, be it in professional circles or their individual lives. We look at some of the things that stop you from going to the next level

The need to look forward to doing something is what propels the energy behind the action. While some are ardent planners, among us there are those that have no idea what is happening next. The process of knowing however involves simple steps like, taking time out, understanding your emotions, exploring your passions, taking inspired action and letting go of the outcomes after you have done your best.

The correlation between excitement and success is unquestionable. If you were to watch a group of successful people talking about achievements, it is evident that they are all excited about what they do.

A high achiever is said to be someone who looks to the future. Such a person often takes a project and turns it around positively. Additionally, they also take a vision and turn it into a reality. A great achiever is the one that makes a plan and turns it into action.

Hatua Project is an initiative by the Fellowship Of Christian Unions (FOCUS), which aims at building Students Training and Development Facilities in order to help raise responsible citizens and value-based, transformational servant Leaders for a better Kenya.

Ability is also defined as capacity capability and aptitude. There are many times we fall short of meeting our targets and aspirations because we believe we are incapable. How then do you determine and work on being able?

Optiven Walks You Through ARDHISASA

it’s safe to say that now more than ever before, innovation is the unrelenting drive to break the status quo and develop anew where few have dared to go. For years there has been little happening within the Ministry of Lands, with some citizens loosing faith in the system altogether.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) launched an incubation and acceleration program called the Ibuka. Ibuka is a Swahili word meaning to emerge. The program seeks to embrace small and medium sized companies through a 10 month incubation period.