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Mthabisi Tshuma, Online Reporter
Zimbabweans have been urged to have confidence in their economy and country in order to ensure the country’s economic recovery is on the right path.
This was said by businessman Mr Clemence Kunzekweguta, who was the guest of honour at the Zimbabwe Institute of Management Southern Region Excellence in Leadership and Management Awards held at a local hotel last week.
Mr Kunzekweguta said organisations, like all living organisms in the universe, are in constant interaction with all the forces of the universe.
“The Zimbabwean companies are not spared from the challenges that prevail globally. Our major challenge, as I see it, is the lack of confidence in our own economy and our own country. For a long time, Zimbabweans have been sold a dummy to think negatively about themselves and their country.
“This is a scam guys, don’t buy into it. Our main weakness is the familiarity with the word impossible, kunzima, zvakaoma. We know all the rules which will not work. We know all the things that cannot be done and we apportion blame to all factors in the environment ranging from politics, economy and even the weather,” he said.
Mr Kunzekweguta said people have been programmed by the system to believe that there are shortages and lack.
“People now believe that uncertainty and scarcity is normal and that we are failures. That is not true. This idea is a psychological racket designed to control people. Especially you inhabitants of the rich continent of Mother Africa. The racket is meant to keep you in line, making you fearful, subservient and afraid, thereby continue to languish in poverty. Don’t buy into that.
“While you are in this slumber, they are jetting in and looting the resources of this land right under your nose. Most managers leading struggling companies are suffering from a limited mindset. They have no comprehension of just how much resources and opportunities are available for anyone with the will to step up and collect. My dear colleagues, we are a rich people, a blessed people, endowed with intellect and a great deal of natural resources,” said Mr Kunzekweguta.
He said the challenges businesses face are universal and just need a strategic approach to manoeuvre.
“The global economy is undergoing drastic changes that are accelerating the rhythm at which organisations innovate. The decreased cost of communication and the ease of data flow, the reduced barriers of trade, and liberalisation of labour and financial markets in many parts of the world are forcing organisations to confront agile and low-cost competitors.
“This in turn has forced organisations to consider a major revision of their innovation strategies such as closure, downsizing or a greater reliance on open innovation. In order to create wealth and be rich in all circumstances, I propose that we look at the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) – a powerful strategic framework that offers a pathway to resilience and renewal in precisely the kind of environment we are in,” said Mr Kunzekweguta.
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