Working With Africans

Management and Change in Africa

In the business literature, change management is a field of its own. In the reality, change managers and leaders often rely on their gut feelings and on their past success. Some get inspiration from the change management literature. All too often the change literature draws on the premise that psychology is the main avenue to [...]

Managing People in Africa

During almost two decades, I have been dealing with expatriates who expressed their challenges to work with the local human resources. In many sub-Saharan countries, the first comment that surprises many foreigners is the cultural diversity of the local population.  Usually through cultural preparation, they have learned about the many ethnic groups that compose the [...]