Team Building

I salute you members. It is a fact that members make clubs what they are and SHREC is no exception. This year has seen the club rise to higher levels like the phoenix rises from its ashes. We would like to thank you the member for being part of the club and not only coming up with the events but also taking part to make them a success. To recognize you as a member, the club will be having its team building later this year. All are welcome.

The annual roundtable

This year's roundtable titled "Transition" is scheduled to take place on the 12th of July. Check out our facebook page for updates. all are welcome.

THE SECRETARY?

Blogger: Peter Kibe has been a SHREC member for quite a while now, he is running for secretary of the students' council, I caught up with him and this is what he had to say:
Blogger: So why did you decide to run for this post and what are you hoping to accomplish?
Kibe: I have always had a passion to serve the people and this opportunity gives me a chance to represent all those associated with me like the SHREC members.

Blogger: What are you offering that is so different from your opponents?
Kibe: A common touch with the people and the urge to bring the student council to the people,and to promote the student council status from the level of the University to National Status, other major changes I am planning include: changing the voting system from the college system to a system of one man one vote.

Blogger: How has SHREC as a club helped you as a person and has it had any influence on your decision to run for the job?
Kibe: Through SHREC I have been able to build networks, and I have also gotten a better experience of the University, and how some activities are run, such as the club activities.

Blogger: Any closing remarks?
Kibe: Vote for me, I am a servant leader and I will serve you to the best of my ability, that is my promise.

The Potential President:

Blogger: So what are you going to do for clubs if you win this race?
Geoff: I plan to have an inter club sponsorship, meaning,we will have different clubs sponsoring each others events to enhance unity and diversity.

Blogger: So what clubs are you in?
Geoff: SBC,I have also been indirectly involved in SHREC.

Blogger: How?
Geoff: I have helped to author some of their proposals, I was involved in the arrangement of the basic communication skills workshop and generally I am a friend to very many SHREC members.

Blogger:What motivated you to run for the Students' Council?
Geoff: I have, typically, been leading behind the scenes in various capacities as opportunities arose, it was my feeling that I could now come up and serve the student fraternity in the most influential capacity so that I could make the most impact.
As Aristotle once said, part of the problem of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. I think I am the best man for the job.

Blogger: Any final words?
Geoff: I think Strathmore is a great institution, with the capacity to grow even more, I hope all students would come up, use the opportunities they are given.It made me who I am today and the best way to give back to the university is to offer the best things I received back to them as a leader.

this month.... PROFILE: SONALI SHAH:

Sonali Shah has given several Motivational speeches and Trainings, on various topics, at Workshops, Seminars and Professional Forums in Kenya and Australia.
 
For the last 6 years, Sonali has been a member of Toastmasters
International, part of the worldwide movement created to afford practice and training in the art of Public Speaking, Communication and Leadership development.
 
Sonali is multi-talented, vibrant and has a dynamic personality. She is a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. She has a
diverse educational background with immense cross-cultural exposure. She is a mentor to many and has a passion for public speaking.
 
She says “Life will always give us an opportunity to mould ourselves to become exactly who we want to be and to achieve what we want”. She aims to give people the tools to walk the path of becoming the best that they can be.
Sonali is a Biomedical Researcher by profession with a Bachelor of
Science degree from Murdoch University, Australia. She was chosen as Valedictorian for the graduating class of 1999 at Canning College in
Australia.  She is a Kenyan Citizen, currently, working in the Audit
Profession. At present, she is undertaking Professional exams with The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

An interview with Duncan Gikandi SHREC member:

blogger: Tell me how did you join SHREC?
Dan: I got to know about SHREC from afriend during the launch, when the club was still in its formative stages.

Blogger: Do you belong to any other clubs?
Dan: No, SHREC for life, I am practising club celibacy.

Blogger: Why?
Dan: When you find a good thing there is no point of seeking another, I think this club has built me and improved me, actually I know!

Blogger: How has the club built you?
Dan: Well... I have improved my interpersonal skills,learnt how to network and sell myself(Brand Dan).

Blogger: what do you see for SHREC in future?
Dan: I see a club that gives each and every person a chance to develop themselves without discrimination.

Blogger: What is your take on the current SHREC activity, the communication workshop?
Dan: I think its great, I have been able to tap into resources that I never knew I had before.

Blogger: Any closing remarks?
Dan: Being in this club is like being in a safe ship in times of storm.


Blogger: Well that being said straight from the horses mouth, need I say more?

The Chief: Joseph Kongoro

Joseph Kongoro is the chairman of SHREC.
"SHREC for me has presented an opportunity to finally own something in Strathmore, to play a role in something, to finally be involved.
I was once a class rep, but as a class rep, you could never really influence opinion, you were limited in terms of the activities you could conduct.
SHREC has also given me an opportunity to appreciate people more, I am reserved by nature, but somehow SHREC has taken care of that, I feel more like a whole person, not just a bookworm (chuckle).
Academically? I am a CPA K and I am in my last semester of third year Bcom exempt finance and accounting options, I went to Starehe by the way (chuckle)
For fun I go for excursions, I sing acapella, play soccer and swim."
Overall Joseph is a warm and friendly person and perhaps the only evening student in Strathmore who chairs a club.

MEET the Patron: Beatrice Dimba

Mrs. Dimba is an administrative woman/academic. Her authority as a 3rd level teacher is based on 26 years of experience as an administrator and academic. Her competence and capabilities are well spoken for in her career. In her 3rd level teaching career in Academia (2002-present), she has distinguished herself as a lecturer of HR management, with particular emphasis on the ‘strategic’ aspects of HR and its influence on the very core of business, namely performance. She has also distinguished herself as a student mentor, and academic researcher. Her administrative work with the Central Bank in Kenya and her later work with the EU in Kenya have given her a very mature mind, which allows her to bring mature reflection to all aspects of HR management and to her present research interests.
Mrs Dimba can draw on her general reading to support her capability and competency resources. She is well read, and has an informed world view of HR management, and international business management. Her competency and capabilities have distilled for her a special interest is human resource management and in particular the relationship between strategic HR management and firm performances, especially in the foreign multinational companies; but also in the indigenous Kenyan firm. Her capability to participate and contribute to the HR management stems from a sharp intellect demonstrated by her recent publications in the area of firm performance and HR management. Her competence has been amply demonstrated by progressing from a basic BSc qualification in Business Administration (cum laude) from the US African University, to an MBA degree and to graduate in 2010 with a PhD in HR Management. Her dissertation title is:
The influence of employee cultural orientations on the relationship between strategic human resource management practices and performance of the large foreign multinational manufacturing organizations in Kenya.
Her capabilities and competences have supported her publishing profusely in the area of her special research interests, which include:
1- The effect of strategic human resource management practices on performance of manufacturing companies (small, micro and medium) in Kenya
2- The effect of role of employee cultural orientations on strategic human resource management practices and performance of multinational manufacturing companies in Kenya
3- The development of small and medium size enterprises in the Kenyan Informal Sector Business through training and business counseling.
Mrs. Dimba is a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), a member of the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) and member of African Association of Business Schools (AABS). Below are some of her present publications which reflect her research interests outlined above.

LEADER'S profile.... Yvonne Muchama

Yvonne Muchama is the current serving vice chairperson of this great club called SHREC.
“I will forever be grateful for the numerous opportunities SHREC has given me to grow in all aspects of my life.
I am a third year student at Strathmore University taking a BCOM in Finance and Business Administration. I also have a CPA section 4.
I love to read, fiction mostly, because they give us a glimpse into a world we may never get to experience. I also enjoy a game or two of chess with my brother. I love live theatre; I find plays extremely interesting and entertaining.
My dedication to success is my forte and I always believe that “when you let go of what you are, you become what you might be”.