Problem solving was never so delightful, as when I put my bet on a time-tested solutioning tool/process – when in trouble, connect with your roots, the fundamental elements, or solutions of a core nature, that provide the much needed structure to business processes.
A case in point are how the Swahili people, one of the early tribes of east Africa, overcame rising concerns of strife and war, by resorting to their unifying cultural elements, their roots. With the advent of modernism in Africa, the Swahilis, like many other indigenous people, faced a crisis of identity whenthe Swahili people living on the coastal regions and islands formed a more liberal and urban outlook, than their African mainland counterparts. Consequently, they were viewed with suspicion and disdain by the Swahili people of the African mainland, leading to a rift amongst this once prosperous tribe. However, before this rift could take a violent turn – as has happened on so many occasions in Africa – sane voices from within the tribal bodies took certain measures to ensure peaceful co-habitation. One such measure was to highlight their common ethnicity – their shared historical, cultural and linguistic roots. Thus, Mizizi, meaning roots in Swahili language, became a buzzword, a word associated with Swahili pride, and an important aspect of Swahili lore.
When entrepreneurship offered me wide-ranging opportunities of problem solving, the approach of the Swahili people of returning to their ‘Mizizi’ became my guiding principle.
Mizizi Management System thus reinforces the spirit and strength of simple solutions to complex problems:
- We recognise that HR loses its competitive edge by doing essential, but basically manual and transactional work. HR Assist is our cloud-based solution that reboots HR processes digitally.
- SMEs and Start Ups find sustenance difficult as they have to deal with unstructured organisation design, unscientific position mapping, subjective practices, and vagaries of talent. Our Consulting Services provide the much-needed structure for them to function within the framework of robust HR processes.
- Employees lack an understanding of businesses and are often not engaged with business outcomes – Our Engagement solutions and Communication Design helps organisations manage expectations and positions activities effectively.
- Learning is of no value, unless you can apply it - Our Learning Solutions adopt blended learning, assessment parameters and simulations to provide learners and organisations a distinct advantage in the Learning Life cycle.
- Recruiting Talent remains the biggest challenge for all. Our Recruitment services onboards right talent at the right time.
