Wednesday, May 17, 2006

 

Traditional Values, Innovative Ideas

Last week was quite an interesting and busy time. Together with completing our normal tasks each day, I had the opportunity of helping organise an induction for the new employees. What a fantastic day. I have met many people on that day, from those who have been working at RMB for a while to those who have just started. I also had the honour to sit in on the induction and listen to some of the presentations given my established employees of RMB. The presentations were very informative on the workings of RMB. I always had a broad understanding of what merchant banking is and what RMB does. And this was now an opportunity to learn even more.

I also listened to the presentation of Michael Pfaff. The culture of RMB came through strongly in his speech. He explained how RMB is a company who appreciates traditional values, and thrives on innovative ideas. It is everyone’s duty in RMB to care for an environment where intellectual capital can flourish and businesses can grow. Like Paul Harris, Director of First Rand Bank, says, “You owe it to yourself and the people around you to nurture and build the corporate culture, as this will ensure that this is a company you will be proud of and happy to work for”.

I made my own assumptions on what type of character belongs in RMB and what sort of character will get the job if applying at RMB. Five aspects of a person should be strong and prominent: A person should be smart, competitive, hard working, a self starter, and a person with set values.

It is great to work for a company with those types of ideas of what they want. Personally these are aspects I deem very important in my life. I believe in empowering myself, being confident in what I do, and taking pride in every aspect of my life. And to sustain these characteristics, I believe in the importance of care, dignity, and respect of one self and those around you.

Comments:
That’s it Celeste,
At least you can see the difference between now and two months ago, just by reading your latest posts. Your previous posts were all good but now there is a plus, you are moving from theory to praxis and finding a right symbiosis between the two. That’s why u guys on the WOW [not on the seminar room where we were all] have to share from time to time. Someone can learn corporate culture and that can make his application or interview successful at RMB or with another employer.
Thanks for sharing and please let’s keep it high. I know it’s not easy for u guys to cope with the work load, but I hope u gonna make it.
Cheers,
Cyrille
 
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