How to Develop a Winning Culture - Robel Tsegaye - S14 Ep173
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Join us for this episode with Robel Tsegaye, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation. Robel is a seasoned construction executive with global experience and a passion for advancing Ethiopia’s public infrastructure.In this conversation: Robel’s early life and values, his civil engineering education at Arba Minch University, his 12-year journey in the Middle East working on major projects, and his transition back to public service in Ethiopia. We also discuss his time at the Ethiopian Engineering Corporation, leadership philosophy, organizational culture, and the evolving role of the construction sector in national development, along with insights from leading ECWC.Books mentioned in the episode:“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey“Multipliers” by Liz Wiseman"Raising the Bar on Construction Project Teamwork: Catapult Your Results from Good to World Class" by Jim Eisenhart “Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Resilient and Thriving Teams” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter“The Sheikh CEO” by Dr. Yasar Jarrar“Mindset” by Carol Dweck“Legacy” by James Kerr“Trust & Inspire” by Stephen M. R. Covey“No Rules Rules” by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer“How Big Things Get Done” by Bent Flyvbjerg & Dan Gardner"Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela DuckworthMore from our partners:Dashen BankWebsite: https://dashenbanksc.comTelegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopiaBPO Partnership Form:https://forms.gle/PsAVBP1vXCvhKXFP6abetlabs.comGIZ:https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2023-en-private-sector-development-in-ethiopia.pdfTo advertise on Meri:https://meri.et/advertise00:00 - Introduction02:09 - opening03:35 - Defining moment that made you.16:57 - Career and projects34:09 - Coming back to Ethiopia01:06:28 - setting the culture of a company01:09:36 - Talent Development01:13:29 - Employee training and commitment01:20:11 - Trust, having no secretary and company policy01:27:45 - Feedback01:36:24 - Partnership01:39:28 - Changing the culture of a company from scratch01:44:38 - Challenges on project delivery and management in Ethiopia01:55:15 - Challenges compared to the international standards01:57:28 - Procurement01:59:06 - Finance02:03:10 - Run Down Questions02:07:18 - Solving challenges02:13:14 - What keeps you up at night?02:16:36 - WisdomSocial Linkshttps://t.me/MERI_PODCASThttps://twitter.com/MERI_Podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKNuQ80qNSpt2x-7dsazJghttps://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1https://youtube.com/@mericlipset?si=wwa0KeQ_Nv2aPy9lhttps://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcasthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/meriethiopian/Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast:All rights reserved.The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited.For permission to use our content, please contact us at info@meri.etThank you for respecting our copyright.
