[kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General

Tue Nov 9 10:19:08 EAT 2010

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 at 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

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From: Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com>
To: saguyo at yahoo.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at 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 at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com at 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

*	Richard Branson
*	Larry Page
*	Ralph Lauren
*	Steve Jobs

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 at 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

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From: Sam Aguyo <saguyo at yahoo.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>

Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at 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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