The exact nature and complexity of people really surprises me. One assumption that often employers make is that money drives the motivation of their employees, the good old carrot and stick theory. I have seen many organisations use tactics like appraisals and performance bonuses to drive better performance.
Most organisations aim to direct people and expect [...]
Today the “l’Alliance de l’Avenir” released their programme for the next five years.
The guiding principle of a new modern, equal and non discriminating economic order is what attracts me the most.
Imagine a world where your success is relative to your competence only and not according to your origins. Each and every Mauritian having access to [...]
For sure it is the kind of vision that really inspires me and gives me hope for a Mauritius where everyone is equal and has his or her own share of opportunities. What are your views?
I have always been impressed and proud of Mauritius’ rich cultural diversity. Our forefathers have hailed from different continents, and at the same time have brought along their own culture with them. I am utterly impressed and proud when I see how the essence of their culture has been preserved. My opinion is that the [...]
MIT Professor, Dan Nocera, believes he can solve world’s energy problem with an Olympic-sized pool of water. Provide cheap energy to the developing world and predicts the end of the power grid as it would become cheaper to produce your own energy.
He and his team have actually discovered a catalyst to cheaply split water [...]
Rejoice iphone users! After some lobbying by mauritian iphone owners, Apple has finally launched Mauritius’ own iphone App Store.
Uptil now I have been using South Africa’s App Store to buy applications for my iphone. It was one of the few which accepted mauritian credit cards.
We can also now create iphone apps targeting the Mauritian Market. [...]
I just got entangled in a spending spree that started off out of no genuine need. Sigh!
December 2008, I was wondering how I could put my flimsy end of year bonus to good use. I thought now would be a good time to start to overindulge myself. After a half hearted failed attempt to buy [...]
2009 did bring a few developments. Careerwise I had a taste of the good and the bad. I do not feel that I have achieved anything of significance during the year. It was like I choose to lay back and let the world go its own way instead of actively trying to influence it. Life [...]
Tonight I had the opportunity of discovering, what I consider, a hidden treasure. A silent comedy of Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times (1939). I had no idea that a silent film would have that kind of effect on me. The background music and facial expressions of actors were more than enough to bewitch me for one [...]
One thing that really caught my attention in this year’s annual meeting between Tertiary Education Commission’s (TEC) top management and TEC funded MPhil-PhD students/Postdocs, was the speech from Hon. Bhushan Domah, chairperson of the TEC Board.
The well respected figure of the judiciary made a plea for more professionalism within all spheres of the Mauritian Society [...]
