My motto: “Slowly but surely… chip, chip, and chip” is
beginning to pay off.
So far on the work front and in just 5 weeks I have already
had a couple of wins. I have worked on an IT budget over the past few days and
today it was submitted to Finance Committee for discussion and approval. A nice
surprise on my way back from the markets this afternoon when I bumped into the
Hospital’s accountant and found out that the Finance Committee have support my
recommendations and will put it to the Board next week for final ratification.
It’s only K80,000 (approx. $40,000) but together with a Container full of
hardware donations arriving shortly and cabling that has already been installed
I believe that this money can and will go a long way.
The other win I have had is the forming of an Information
Management and Technology (IM&T) Working Group. We have met on a weekly
basis for the past three weeks with yours truly as Chairperson. Current
Hospital staffs on the Working Group are members of the Hospital Executive
including the CEO and all three Directors, the Hospital’s Accountant also
attends as well as a couple of clinical specialists.
The obstacles that we are facing on this project are not so
much to do with people as it has to do with the processes and systems that employees
follow. PNG government institutions appear to blindly follow processes
established pre
days which are still adhered to and never seem to be questioned or improved. I
have a saying that applies to this situation: Papua New Guineans will find the
most convoluted and inefficient way of carrying out a task. It seems to me that
devising a structured approach to completing a sequence of tasks is still
beyond reach o the average PNG Manager. Having said this I need to add and
state clearly that Papua New Guineans are smart by nature and very eager to
learn (when willing). They are also a very stubborn people and will sit their
nodding and agreeing until the cows come home and then go and do it their own
way regardless. When confronted with this dilemma they will first smile at you
and then try and explain why they had to do it so, eventually the original
point is lost and all walk away confused, except for the Papua New Guinean of
course!
Slowly but surely… chip, chip, and chip!
tingting bilong yu…
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