ADAPT AND STRIVE

The world is forever changing, with billions of data and new technology being introduced daily. Our world is expanding at a rate which we as human are lagging when it comes to getting a grasp of all the changes. And the speed at which it is happening increases exponentially. Many fear these new changes and developments, and some love them.

It is a matter of which side of the fence you are on. These technologies can make your life easier or a living hell. The reality of today is that we have to adapt and embrace these changes, in order to fit them into our daily lives. Resistance is what will make it difficult for us. I am not referring to operating a smart phone or personal computer, but rather adventuring into different productivity softwares, and understanding at least one of the language these machines and technologies communicate in.

I know it looks like I am crazy with actually advising to learn the languages, but the world of tomorrow will favor those who understand at least the basics of these languages. And the languages have recently gotten much better for anyone to just take them up and do wonders with them. Learning these technologies, both hardware and software, give you a much better understanding of them, which will allow you to modify, streamline and even create newer processes which help you complete your duties much faster.

The world is running faster than those who are driving the changes, and it calls for all to adapt quickly. Lagging will be repaid by redundancy. The world of tomorrow will be for those who befriend these technologies and harness their powers to make their lives better. Those are the people who will incorporate these technologies in their daily lives and make these technologies work for them. The startups of today are born global due to these technologies. Technology rewards those who embrace it and it isn't so kind to those who don't.

Do not fear these changes. ADAPT AND STRIVE.

WITH LOVE...
Mbuelo Ramafamba

RESTRAINT OF TRADE

A company that retains its employees by limiting their ability to move to other companies, through unreasonably tight 'non-competes' or 'restraint of trade' contracts, does itself more damage. Most likely a worker will be unhappy, and thus work inefficiently. Furthermore, such employee will discourage anyone trying to work there. Word of mouth travels fast. If the employee ever finds a way of escaping, they will cause more damage on social media and the internet as a whole, through honest reviews of their experience. 

Some companies go as far as using these agreements as a way to pay their employees less competitive salaries. By limiting the employee's chance of leaving to a better company within a financial viable geographical location, the employee has no choice but to stay within the employment of such a company that enforces such agreement. They realise that if they want to work for another company/organisation within their field, they would have to relocate.

 Restraints of trade are fair and understandable in term of protecting company IP, but when they are used to trap employees and pay them less, they become a double edged sword which hurts both employee and employer. These employees who feel trapped become cancers which destroy the company from within.

Giving employees freedom in the workplace also frees their minds to come up with new ideas. Happy employees have no reason to leave a company. Sometimes they will be so loyal that they stay with a company even if another is promising them a little bit more in terms of pay, because they are happy and satisfied where they are. Strive for employee satisfaction.