MANAGEMENT LESSONS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

"Ubuntu is the foundation for the basic values that manifest themselves in the ways african people think and behave toward each other and everyone else they encounter."

The human interdependence leads people to a situation where they will need other people to complete a chain succesfully.

Mzamo P. Mangaliso describes de abuntu philosophy as a competitive advantage we all as future managers should be aware of in order to create the perfect working environment.

Ubuntu focuses on people's loyalty and realtions with each other. It could be undestood as "I in you, you in me".

How this concept changes the group job process is by creating a workplace behavior.

Managers must undestand the importance of working with the employees feeling and needs keepping in mind that almost every human brings his worries, dreams and personal issues to the job,which makes even harder the interaction and understanding feeling between job parteners.

I also risk myself by affirming that working with the pygmalion effect Ubuntu would be easy to implement in a company because every employee, every escential part of the company will feel irreplaceble as a community. Bringing harmony, value and social attitud to the mision of every activity the company does.