Let Your Workers Rebel – Africa Business RoundUp

Employee engagement is a problem. To fix it, encourage your workers to break rules and be themselves. Francesca Gino shows who does it right and how you can too.

• Encourage employees to reflect on what makes them feel authentic
• Tell employees what job needs to be done rather than how to do it
• Let employees solve problems on their own.
• Let employees define their missions

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A fresh start for TZ, Kenya relations

President John Pombe Magufuli’s decision to visit Rwanda and Uganda ahead of Kenya sent tongues wagging, but on Monday the President dismissed the fears revealing that he had been always in touch with his colleague all this while. “We call each other on many issues, but because these phone calls don’t get seen in public, some people don’t know,” he said at a joint press conference.

“Our relations go back a long way, not just because we were both colonised by the British but because out nationals are also related. We are like siblings,” he argued. He said his visit was “to cement the good relations between Tanzania and Kenya.”

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Why Africa’s Oil Crisis Could Lead To Growth

The future of the African agriculture market is bright because the continent has a lot of natural resources and agricultural conditions that other continents do not have.

Africa’s oil history lasts over a period of several decades, and in some countries, the history is even longer. Many African countries have relied on this natural present for too long, and now it is the time for them to look elsewhere. Decreasing oil prices will push Africa to the top of the global economy because the countries have so many business opportunities that are waiting for future investors.

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After Apple’s Disappointing MacBook Pro Refresh, What’s an Engineer to do?

Apple recently announced the most magical, insanely great, life-changing computers in their history — or did they? The Internet is displeased, and so am I.

The new machines are thinner and lighter — and more expensive, and less expandable than ever.  While this may be fine for someone handed a MacBook Pro by an employer (thanks, LinkedIn), it does make me wonder who would spend so much of their own money on such a machine, and it made me reflect even more on the optimal environment for engineering.

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