Irene Joseph Magebo Top Performing “Executive” In 2020

By Marunda Oko Kitaru, Moshi, Tanzania December 20, 2020

The pur­pose of per­for­mance man­age­ment is not only to improve per­for­mance but also to improve rela­tion­ships between peo­ple. After all, with increased famil­iar­i­ty, trust, and con­fi­dence in lead­er­ship, employ­ees are able to thrive and achieve high­er lev­els of suc­cess. At its heart, per­for­mance man­age­ment is all about peo­ple, which includes our mind­sets and rela­tion­ships with one another.

With this in mind, Ms. Irene Joseph Magebo, the Principal of the Moshi based Kilimanjaro Information Technology College (KITC) have distinguished the dif­fer­ences between a tra­di­tion­al boss and a real leader.

She has proven that while a boss might pos­sess a lot of tech­ni­cal know-how, they won’t nec­es­sar­i­ly have the abil­i­ty to inspire and moti­vate. For a leader to be tru­ly effec­tive, Irene has stirred growth and devel­op­ment, care for KITC’s employ­ee engage­ment and cul­ti­vate great rela­tion­ships. At the KITC, this is some­thing we all remem­ber Irene for!

While Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence (AI) is influ­enc­ing near­ly every field today, from teaching enablement Irene has cultivated a cross-cultural engagement with employees to inspire and encourage them to deliver on time.

This management approach is also hav­ing a huge impact on the programs that KITC covers such as Gender-based Violence (GBV), Tonya Muro Global Network for Leadership, Access, Workforce Development and Empowering, Incubation Program and have gently influ­enced the per­for­mance of its man­age­ment.

Irene understands the importance to create a culture where you can openly discuss and manage mental well-being. She has simply created a channel of open communication KITC employees and emphasizes that mental health matters and encourages them that being open.

She occasionally organizes regular meetings to let them know that she is there to listen and support them. This approach has helped to make KITC employees aware that their workplace is a welcoming and supportive space for everyone. Sharing her own stories has helped empower KITC employees to share theirs too.

She also conducts one-to-one catch-ups and meetings to openly talk about personal issues that have comforted the employees. Irene uses this time to ask how employees are feeling and if there’s anything they’d like to talk about. If there is something on their mind, she encourages them to seek support or share any helpful initiatives they have.

KITC is proud to celebrate Irene’s tenure as the Principal, in pomp and splendor.