africon team meeting in Kenya
Meeting with the whole team from five countries
December 8-11th was marked as the first africon team meeting since its registration and change of ownership with Marc-Peter Zander and Sonja Mattfeld as the founding partners of africon GmbH.
The team meeting was held in Kenya, one of the countries that africon operates. The team meeting was necessitated by a number of key developments in the company that had since inception, established itself as one of the leading European management consulting firms with a sole focus on Africa. Key among them was announcement of the board of advisors who were uniquely selected for their expertise, knowledge and contribution on various development and commercial aspects in Africa. The blend of knowledge brought by the board is a statement of africon’s strategy and positioning for the African market. The other key highlight was also to recognize the diverse team that africon employs across the many countries it works in while delivering projects for its clients and evidently so, africon’s footprint in Africa is growing by the day and so is the team.
The setting for the team meeting was 90 kilometers away from the hustle and bustle of the capital city, in the cool of Lake Naivasha. The scenic location was breathtaking and insightful enough to bring forth fresh strategies for the coming years. The refreshing environment shared with hippos roaming freely at night, waterbucks and zebras feeding leisurely in the expansive lawns did not deter the team from a day of critical thinking and evaluation of our mission, vision, values, culture and targets as individuals and as an organization.
On the last day of the three day event, as we enjoyed the awesome views of Lake Naivasha at the Crescent Island, we all hoped that the mandate ahead of us would be a walk in the park. As a motivated team hopped back to the boat, we looked forward to building bridges for Africa to the rest of the World.
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