TurboLlew
Honorary ///Member
I am not usually a fan of these kinds of works because they normally paint the picture of a visionary annointed by God himself with business skills from birth... every bit of luck painted as being carefully architected and every failure being orchestrated against the person in question.
Having worked for Mteto in the past I was going to support his book anyway. Little did I know it would keep me hooked enough to read it in a day. I passed it along to some colleagues and also got a new signed copy. I was quite excited seeing names mentioned that I had worked with or experience. Many of these kinds of books end up being astroturfed, glossing over the bad and championing the good disproportionately. These examples were diplomatically handled but handed nonetheless.
I really enjoyed reading it because apart from being full of good stories in general, it highlights the challenges that people of colour and women faced before there was even freedom let alone things like empowerment. These are struggles that people still face today due to those attitudes and culture still being present in some workplaces. He also tackles issues of nepotism and token appointments as well as how efforts can be undermined for various reasons ranging from professional jealousy to racism.
It also shows the experiences from early childhood that shaped the man that is now so polished and accomplished. It also touches on his challenges and failures as well as how he managed to stand out.
Definitely would recommend this for some south african content that you may find enlightening even if just to read a success story woven together with some business challenges. It might make you think about the various factors at play in your own work environment, home life etc. It is for his experience, respect and acumen gathered from his experiences etc that he was a prime candidate to take Altron forward... no doubt putting all of what is mentioned in the book to use.
My experiences working with the man behind the book correlate exactly with the book which you are unlikely to experience reading a similar work from Donald Trump for instance (and perhaps I will review a couple of these which I also have). I am sure people would have different experiences of him and that my view on him together with my own experiences in life probably led me to engage with it as I did.
Having worked for Mteto in the past I was going to support his book anyway. Little did I know it would keep me hooked enough to read it in a day. I passed it along to some colleagues and also got a new signed copy. I was quite excited seeing names mentioned that I had worked with or experience. Many of these kinds of books end up being astroturfed, glossing over the bad and championing the good disproportionately. These examples were diplomatically handled but handed nonetheless.
I really enjoyed reading it because apart from being full of good stories in general, it highlights the challenges that people of colour and women faced before there was even freedom let alone things like empowerment. These are struggles that people still face today due to those attitudes and culture still being present in some workplaces. He also tackles issues of nepotism and token appointments as well as how efforts can be undermined for various reasons ranging from professional jealousy to racism.
It also shows the experiences from early childhood that shaped the man that is now so polished and accomplished. It also touches on his challenges and failures as well as how he managed to stand out.
Definitely would recommend this for some south african content that you may find enlightening even if just to read a success story woven together with some business challenges. It might make you think about the various factors at play in your own work environment, home life etc. It is for his experience, respect and acumen gathered from his experiences etc that he was a prime candidate to take Altron forward... no doubt putting all of what is mentioned in the book to use.
My experiences working with the man behind the book correlate exactly with the book which you are unlikely to experience reading a similar work from Donald Trump for instance (and perhaps I will review a couple of these which I also have). I am sure people would have different experiences of him and that my view on him together with my own experiences in life probably led me to engage with it as I did.
