BNPC calls for change in work ethic
Ivy Matlho | Tuesday March 8, 2016 12:02
Speaking at a BNPC seminar held here recently, Molake said that many companies and organisations were not doing well due to poor work ethic. He said it was important for both employees and employers to assess their work ethic and improve on them. Molake said poor work ethic was one of the reasons why some companies are not productive.
“If you want to compete as a country, employees need to change their work ethic,” he said. “Smart work ethic is important as it can take the company to higher level.”
He said managers should equip their employees with skills that enhance productivity. In most cases, he said some companies were not doing well because of issues relating to lack of staff training.
“Most of the companies are grappling with poor work ethics and lack of training their staff which have a negative effect on productivity level of that company,” he said.
He also said it caused concern that Batswana were labelled a lazy nation. The only way to change this perception, he said, was for Batswana to work hard and produce results. Companies need to address work ethic issues to change the negative perception.
“We have to change this negative perception that Batswana are labelled with,” he added. “We should not be known to be a lazy nation rather to be a productive nation.”
Molake also said BNPC aims to promote good labour management relations. The BNPC fosters the relationship between employees and employers to help generate and stimulate productivity consciousness.
“Most of the businesses fail because most of the people want to be provided with grants and not technical advice,” he said.
He said organisations that provide grants should also assess individuals who have been given grants and have failed businesses and avoid giving them grants again.
“Before being given a grant, it is important to assess if that individual was previously sponsored and failed or not in order to avoid situations where we provide grants to people who end up with failed projects,” he said.