Why we study African History?

WHY DO WE STUDY AFRICAN HISTORY?

The study of history is very important in the development of African in the area of state formation, domestication of crops and animal, government, divine kingship and even ideology. It is important to note that through investigation and research much has been revealed about African contributions to world civilization. According to Professor Armstrong ‘no human being is so socially or culturally backward’ that it has hotling to teach culture. 

In the past history has been justified for reasons we would no longer accept. For instance, one of the reasons history holds its place in current education is because earlier leaders believed that a knowledge of certain historical facts helped distinguish the educated from the uneducated; the person who could reel off the date of the Norman conquest of England (1066) or the name of the person who came up with the theory of evolution at about the same time that Darwin did (Wallace) was deemed superior—a better candidate for law school or even a business promotion. Knowledge of historical facts has been used as a screening device in many societies, from China to the United States, and the habit is still with us to some extent. Unfortunately, this use can encourage mindless memorization—a real but not very appealing aspect of the discipline.
Furthermore, Africa History offers a storehouse of information about how people and societies behave. Some social scientists attempt to formulate laws or theories about human behavior. But even these recourses depend on historical information, except for in limited, often artificial cases in which experiments can be devised to determine how people act. Major aspects of a society’s operation, like mass elections, missionary activities, or military alliances, cannot be set up as precise experiments. Consequently, history must serve, however imperfectly, as our laboratory, and data from the past must serve as our most vital evidence in the unavoidable quest to figure out why our complex species behaves as it does in societal settings.
Nevertheless, history serves as a basis for citizenship. African History lays the foundation for genuine citizenship to the study of the past of the people. History provides data about the emergence of national institutions, problems, and values. it’s the only significant storehouse of such data available. It offers evidence also about how nations have interacted with other societies, providing international and comparative perspectives essential for responsible citizenship. Also, studying history helps us understand how recent, current, and prospective changes that affect the lives of citizens are emerging or may emerge and what causes are involved.
In conclusion, the study of history is very vital in the trace of oneself that is, it gives a guideline of his customs and tradition; how and from were its originated. For example, the Bille people of the southwest part of Nigeria , we believe that we migrated from Ancient Benin Empire. Also some of our traditions like Marsquade festival, the coronation of kings, marriage right etc., are similar to that of the Ancient Benin people.

What a successful business really is?

A successful business is not just a business that is doing good in its outward appear.

Business according to,Dicksee Is an activity conducted with an objective of earning profit.

A business with good physical feasible, it is just a device to attact customer into buying its product.

In other to access a companies performance, one must take a critical look at the evaluation of the decision taking at the beginning of the year and that of the outcome or profit at the end of the financial year.

If there is balance, then the companies is successful for that year in meet their goals.

Crisis Management

It is often said crisis makes for stability crisis is bound to occur as long as organisation exist. What makes the difference between one organisation and another is the way a crisis situation is handled.

Barton quoted in Heath(1998: 13) posits that a crisis is a major, unpredictable event that has potentially negative results. The event and its aftermath may significantly damage an organisation and its employees, product, services, financial condition, and reputation.

Sandra Oliver (1997: 122) noted that the growth in crisis management approaches is the result of powerlessness felt by many leaders in coping not only with the turbulence of the external environment but also the turbulence within their own organisations.

Health deduced the key element that indicate the presence of a crisis situation as thus:

• Little time in which to act or respond.
• Missing or uncertain or unreliable information.
• A threat to resources and people.

He notes further that effective crisis management involves seeking ways in which:

• The sources, size, and impacts of a crisis are mitigated or reduce.
• Onset management may be enhanced.
• Response management of the impacts of the crisis event can be improved.
• Recovery management can effectively and rapidly resolve the damage caused by the impacts of a crisis.

THE STEPS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Carroll, Hoy and Hall offer four steps ethical in the management of crisis. They include the following:

1. Identifying areas of vulnerability wile some area may be fairly obvious, others are not.
2. Developing plans for dealing with the most serious threats. While certain aspect of the company’s response depend on the specific situation a overall game plan can be developed.
3. Appointing crisis teams to deal with future crisis. Not all executive work well under the kind of stress experienced during a crisis.
4. Simulating crisis drills by simulating a crisis; crisis team member have the opportunity to learn from mistake before the mistake can seriously affect the company.

Running a business efficiently from your home

The goal of thid article is only to remind you that this decision should not be taken lightly and that working fro home can be a great experience. Here are some good tips on how to make your home office work for you.

1. punch in and punch out 

first and foremost, conduct yourself while you are working from home in exactly the same way that you would if you were comuting to yor office everyday. you will find that working in your boxers maes you somewhat less poroductive; so, get dressed, walk to your office and get it done. working by yourself in this setting require a great great deal of self-discipline, but it is abusolute necessary to keep a regular schedule, if you are to stay on tas. start your day routinely and end it routinely. having a cutoff tie is important to keeping your life from bleeding into your personal life.

     2. Don’t isolate yourself

it is possible to have a 100 per cent remote team and be very successful, but the key is to not get too comfortable working remotely. keep it real and arrange at least one time per week to meet face to face with your founders or team members. whether these meetings last all day or a few hours, seeing each others faces goes a long way towards boosting morale for you and your team.

     3. Go mobile

working from a home office can be great, but it can also test your sanity, at times. just because you built an office in your basement , does not meanns that you have to get stuck ther, day in and day out. change the venue every once in a while ; a couple times a week, even.

4. Define your workspace

working in this setting can be difficult at times, especially when your family or roommate are always aroun while you are trying to work. if you have not already had the conversation, it is a good idea to make it clear to your housemates that your workspace is just that- a space for work. that is not to say that you cannot benefit from an inhouse support system, when you need it, but routine distractions from the very same peopke is something you should avoid as much as possible. beyond that, as this is exclusively a work space, feel free to organise and decorate it as such. just like holding a regular schedule, creating an atmosphere that lends itself to responsible, concentrated woork will help you keep your head in the right place.