LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM MY FATHER Luyanda Mzimasi Mtimka aka Zet 1. Secure leaders empower their subordinates - my dad would pour paraffin or amasi for customers and ask me to stand at the till and collect the bucks (this is something our granddad did two. He would cook nice meat while we worked in the farm fetching wood, removing stones from the ploughing fields or harvesting maize, peas or beans) 2. A Business is separate from the family - we also had to buy from the shop; we could not take sweets or fruit as we pleased - dad did this even himself; he would come and buy from me/ Unathi Baxolile Mtimka / Soso 3. There is no substitude for hardwork - Dad woke up early in the morning and got on with his daily routines or during season time drive to different villages meeting all the boys that wanted to become men or abantu abolukileyo as utamkhulu would say 4. There is more to life than making money - Dads bakkie was a communal ambulance, a taxi, or even police van at times as he would be called by different families to help out with law and order. 5. A man must never be found wanting - PROVIDE CHAP - I do not recall a time when itimer was called upon to meet a family responsibility and wayeteketa 6. Be slow to anger and ignore naysayers - if people are just talking about you (all manner of things) but have not hurt you physically ignore them. There are greater things to worry about than people who do not know what to speak about. 7. Profits are better than wages - enough said
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:07:35 +0000
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