Zawadi Shiundu

I believe that my extensive, diverse course work that I pursued at school will make me suitable for various roles in the corporate sector. The concentration area that I chose which is organizational effectiveness, includes courses such as HR Analytics, Organizational Assessment & Analysis, The Future of HRM & Innovation, and Managing Complex Change have widened my perspective on how to assess various business functions & conditions.

With an understanding about The Future of Work as well as how best to manage change within an organization, I believe the following topics that I studied will place me in good stead for any type of role that I’m interested in. The topics covered include (but are not limited to) : -

dimensions of change

organizational development/change models and theories

success factors

readiness and assessment tools for individual and organizational audit, culture, actions, and behaviors that model best practices, using metrics to benchmark progress, complacency conflicts, competencies, successfully leveraging change and developing initiatives to foster positive attitudes among workplace professionals toward change management.

NB: Additionally, my in-depth understanding of organizational capacity has enabled me to learn how to assess organizational change conditions, how to detect, structure, analyze and solve a problem using various tools [such as problem definition worksheet, Issue analysis worksheet, Solution Prioritization Matrix, Risk Mitigation Inventory, and many other frameworks] that I believe will assist me bring that expertise to any organization for it to be effective.

I have studied talent management in one of the course units as a fundamental business concept focusing on key talent management processes and techniques as practiced today in business, non-profit, and governmental organizations. I have achieved this through lectures, readings, case studies, interactive dialogues, group discussions, and presentations. Additional course topics I covered included: reviewing, reinventing, and developing strategies for attracting, selecting, motivating, and retaining the best talent; engaging and utilizing superior performers; and the tools and strategies that successful organizations use to leverage human capital investments more effectively than their competitors to improve organizational efficiency.

One of my objectives is to work in a dynamic professional environment with a growing organization and utilize my creativity and innovative thinking for the benefit of the organization and the people they serve. The organizations I have been affiliated with have provided me with experience working with people with diverse needs. Further, my experiences have improved my analytical and communication skills and made me a collaborator. Additionally, I’ve learnt various HR management challenges that impact work on a global scale and this has given me a different perspective on how best organizations can improve their performance by changing various aspects of their business processes, technology, and workforce. Learning how best organizations can find ways of achieving optimum effectiveness and efficiency is of interest to me.

What I advocate:

1. Children welfare
2. Economic Empowerment
3. Health
4. Human Rights
5. Social Services
6. Workforce Career Development

One of my passions is assisting the underserved persons in the community & positively impacting the society at large. My experience at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – Nairobi, Gertrude’s Garden Children’s Hospital – Nairobi & Mother Theresa’s Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya further stimulated my desire to give back to society, hence my hope to add value to humanity as I endeavor to come up with sustainable ways to assist these persons.