DDDela`s Musing

  Photo: Rev. Dr. Moses Asaah SVD “Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This week reach to someone that might need a lift” –Pablo Our world is replete with a myriad of challenges; daunting challenges that can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed. What we ought to bear in mind, however, is that we are not individually called upon to find solutions to all the problems in our community, society, nation and the world at large. We have the moral obligation to make a difference in our spheres of contact, however small or big that might be. Many have and are doing their bit at home, at places of work, in communities, in their nations, and on the world stage to make the world a better place. One of such persons is Rev. Fr. Moses Asaah.   Rev. Fr. Moses Asaah is a Catholic priest in the Bongo district of the Upper East region of Ghana, West Africa who is revered by both the young and old in his community...

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” - Robert T. Kiyosaki The business or career challenge you are faced with at the moment is not unique to you. You might have lost your job or perhaps seen a business you invested so much time, effort and money suffer ‘a shipwreck’. The reality, however, is that this obviously disastrous turn of events is not peculiar to you. Scores of others have walked down the same road. This is not meant to make light of your current predicament but to assure you that you are not alone and that more importantly, irrespective of the mess you might find yourself in at this point (and the many times you have failed) in time, it isn’t over until you say it is over.   John Asaraf once noted, “pretty much every self-made billionaire slipped & fell on their way to the top, so if you have too, don`t take it too hard. Persistence is the key.”...

On the occasion of Mother`s Day and just a day after my mum`s 70th Birthday, I though t it fitting to put together a write-up in honor of my mum. This is unlike my usual blog posts. Kindly bear with me. Thank you. “Dela, Dela, wake up”, Esther Lawer, my beloved mum will call in h e r attempt to wake me up from a cozy sleep. Getting up from bed seemed drudgery sometimes but mum will ensure that I am up from the bed. She will wake my other siblings up and demand that we join her at the dining hall for our morning devotion. This was usually around 5am and so some of us will struggle to keep our eyes open as the devotion went on. My mum will lead us in prayer and through a brief moment of worship and would read a portion of Scripture to us. She would sometimes make us read in turns specific passages of Scripture. Mama Esther would also read from the devotional - ‘Light for our path’, taking her time to expatiate. While she did so, she would ask us questions based on the Biblical...

  Photo source: www.mysolutionsmagazine.com " Management is nothing more than motivating other people." -Lee Iacocca Many scholars in the field of human resource management are generally agreed that motivation is a critical ingredient for eliciting positive work outcomes from employees. All things being equal, a well-motivated staff will be the more predisposed towards creativity, innovation, and productivity.                It is in your best interest as an employer or team leader to keep your staff or team members motivated. Shirking this responsibility comes with dire consequences. Go to an organization where employees are bitter, dissatisfied, frustrated and demoralized, and you will find a company that is performing far below its potential. Now, I share with you a couple of ideas that when deployed will motivate your employees and keep them motivated while they expend their energies towards the a...