Its good as a business owner to follow up stuff, but I think if you have employed people to take care of certain aspects of your business, it becomes absurd when you go around doing what you employed them to do, imagine Atul Shah going around the cashier counters at nakumatt confirming the collections, checking if all the products are being scanned and stuff, I mean you have a branch manager to do that, give them targets and let them give you reports which you act on.

In this case a report showing how many cars go through, the number scanned, the time frames involved, e.t.c would be a better indicator of efficiency, discuss the same at cabinet level, task the minister and his technocrats to do what they are employed to do, not going to scare junior employees, I mean for those employees, just talking to the head of state is a big occasion, now add to it that they have to explain some processes that were put in place by the minister and the technocrats and it becomes a daunting task.

Just imagine (steve jobs) going to foxconn, and on the production line asking some ka hungry guy why the production line is moving in an anti-clockwise direction and not in a clockwise direction.

Good argument Sitaki but you are making an assumption here that is invalid.

That Kenyan gov't or Tanzanian gov't is run like Apple. It isn't the case and everyone knows it. In fact, that is the reason he was elected. Because Tanzania gov't is not run efficiently.

I know for a fact that Steve Jobs would fire you if he found you not working on a project.

Please read his autobiographies and if you can't read, watch the movie Jobs.

Yes, he was right in the middle of creating code and fighting with his employees.

I know Kenyan MBA's are taught that their work is to get a car loan, sit in the office and read papers. but I've worked for fortune 500 companies and dare you not work on your turf when the CEO is passing by.

You are given armed escort out of the office hapo hapo.

Are you suggesting that if Uhuru when doing one of his tours in these projects should just shut up when he sees a glaring ommision in the running of the system?

Maybe he should write a letter, call the CS and have the CS write another letter confirming that what he saw was really not what he saw.

Maybe he should leave his annoyance to the 2pm gang. Let Itumbi issue another pastors moment and blame Raila for it.

No.

In my view, as he was doing his national duty as president, he discovered a glaring anomaly. Instead of waiting for a report, he decided to deal with it insitu.

Try running those bureaucratic processes you love so much in Kenya at an American company. Utashangaa.

The problem in TZ is right there for you to see. Even when the President is taking a walk, these fellows can't even hide that they aren't doing their work.

What do you want him to do? Shut up and go back to state house? That's not management, that's Kenyan MBA stuff.

We shall agree to disagree.

There are different types of management. Ask Safcom employees about Michael Joseph.

If there is a crisis, getting a nice guy just won't work.

There was a crisis in TZ. Right now, the only people who are complaining in TZ are

1. Former crooks in that former president's regime
2. Lazy gov't officials
3. Kenyans

There was a time in TZ where a few Kenyan shillings in hongo would get you very far. Please try any hongo in a gov't office in TZ right now. Jaribu tu.

Hapa Kenya we are still making speeches and retweeting Maghufuli movies.

That is why he was elected. Rid gov't offices of corruption and lazy officers.

If that means there's collateral damage to junior welders who are feeling wamedharualiwa, so be it.

You need to understand why you are hiring a CEO. He was hired precisely because Tanzanians were tired of corruption. That was the campaign theme and its still the campaign theme. Hapa Kazi Tu.

Now look at yourself and ask why you hired Uhuru to be president. That is his JD.

I know some hired him to get rid of Raila, so they are happy.
Some hired him to not to to the Hague, so they are happy.

Those that hired him to get rid of corruption, well, let them tell you how they feel.

Hapa TZ we are happy. Everyone is paying taxes. Everyone..No hongo in Gov't and that annoying bureaucracy that was a Tanzanian gov't office is slowly disappearing.

He's doing the job he was elected to do.

Sasa, kazi ya Sonko ama Kidero, ilikuwa nini ama ni nini?

I've a TZ friend. He says "everything is under control my friend... no deal at all... you have to work so as to get money... no shortcut at all! And we love it as wananchi. Sijui kwanini watu wa nchi zingine wanalalamika na hapa tunaona mabadiliko mazuri kwa huduma za serikali..."

He tells me the prezo is leading by example!

Steve Jobs was one maniacal micromanager and a dictator he only reformed in last years. Please check online on how steve Jobs was running meetings and you will think Magafuli is an angel. Jobs went into his research lab shutting down the AppleII until he found the guy working on the Mackintosh.

Steve Jobs and the "No Asshole Rule: Be a jerk"

@alma hapo sawa, I understand the political angle and all the mess that comes with it, tz also have had a certain tradition of doing things.

@AlphDoti most of us here are not tanzanians, we are not discussing this as a means of changing whatever they are doing huko, its just a discussion on the leadership style and management of one Magufuli.

@wukan and @Obi look objectively at this scenario, a president going into a government office and start to cause hell for guys whose work is to look at computer screens, thats the equivalent of say steve jobs going to foxconn and causing hell to the production line workers.

In ever system there is always an aspect of designing and implementing, there is no way say steve jobs or even akina bob or mj would go to an implementing guy huko kwa last part of the chain and start arguing with them about processes, thats not in their jd, and even if they seem not to be performing arguing with the on tv does not aurgur well will the rest of the command chain.

My question is, in the two popular instances where he has gone on to argue with employees on tv, both of those happen to fall under the docket of a certain ministry, and both instances happen to be mostly to do with processes, its not like he went and found only a court on a chair or found a guy deep in sleep, these are guys who are just doing what they are told, following a process that he is supposed to be helping formulate.

Has it ever occurred you that he is trying to communicate something to Tanzanians and government employees.

He wants to stamp out corruption, laziness and non performance, what better way to make every Tanzanian govt employee think that it may be them tomorrow.

His berating of incompetent low cadre staff is probably a better mode of communication than reading some inspiring speech during mashujaa day (as I expect we will soon have)

Remember again that Magufuli probably has more leeway than a manager in the private sector in regards to how he deals with employees. Offcourse managers are restrained by culture and legal consequences on how far he can berate employees.

Tafakari hayo

H.E. Pombe will be in town tomorrow for two day state visit. The government of Kenya calls on all citizens to be in their best behavior and be well groomed. How i wish this man will address the nation

Someone should alert him akae randa akikutana na hawa wazee. Otherwise simu na wallet atabaki na viulizo ??????