Evans Barasa Consultancy

03/04/2026

23/03/2026

Watch out for this!!

23/01/2026

Effects of distraction

20/01/2026

Brilliant idea 💡💡

20/01/2026

Dog-riding or Dog Skating?

Creativity 💫

13/01/2026

Etims

08/01/2026

🪶 A short story on fishing, birds — and business acumen.

I watched a man fishing. He slipped a fish onto the bank and the bird, having observed everything, swooped in, picked up the fish... and then dropped it back into the water.

At first look it’s odd. But the bird’s choice was a strategy: it tested the value, realized the fish belonged in water (where more opportunity exists), and repositioned itself to hunt more effectively. That tiny action holds big lessons for how we build and run businesses.

Lessons for leaders and teams:

1. Observe before you act — market signals are the bird’s watchful eyes. Don’t rush; gather context.

2. Test small, learn fast — trial actions reveal whether something is truly valuable or just superficially attractive.

3. Know where true value lives — sometimes the “asset” needs to be returned, reshaped, or redirected so it can create greater long-term value.

4. Timing beats force — the bird didn’t wrestle; it waited for the right moment to capture sustainable value.

5. Protect your ecosystem — short-term grabs can destroy the environment that creates repeating opportunities.

Nature is a compact MBA. When strategy is simple and patient, the wins last longer.

What small act of observation changed a decision you made recently?

02/01/2026

Democracy was meant to be a fair race.

But imagine a 100-meter sprint where one runner starts a few steps ahead of everyone else. He holds the starting gun. When he fires it, others are allowed to run—but only under his rules. The moment anyone threatens to overtake him, he turns the same gun on them. As the race goes on, the finish line itself is quietly moved closer to him, until it meets him halfway. Predictably, he is declared the winner.

This is how democracy has often been bent by incumbents: rules rewritten mid-race, state power weaponized against challengers, institutions captured, and the “finish line” adjusted through laws, courts, or compromised processes. The ritual of elections remains, but the fairness of competition disappears. What survives is not democracy in spirit, but a managed contest designed to legitimize a predetermined outcome.

A race is only democratic if all runners start at the same line, the gun is neutral, the track is fixed, and no one is allowed to shoot their competitors. Without that, victory is not leadership—it is survival by manipulation.

31/12/2025

Don't just wait for someone to come save you. Take action and save yourself!

30/12/2025

Collaborate, not Compete

30/12/2025

If you can't explain it Simply, you don't Understand it well enough!!

30/12/2025

As a man. Act poor. Act broke. Act like a useless man. Act like you can't afford bread until they find out you own a bakery. Have more than you show and speak less than you know.