Improving sustainability through change

Shelley Mulenamaswe was recently appointed as the organisational development practitioner focusing on change management at Namport.
Tunohole Mungoba
Justicia Shipena

Her key role is to help Namport deliver sustainable performance improvement by utilising people. Futher focusing on how change can influence, which includes changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures.

Mulenamaswe’s primary role is to create and implement change management plans that minimize employee resistance and maximize employee engagement.

“I work to drive faster adoption, greater ultimate utilization and higher proficiency on the changes impacting employees in the organization,” she said.

Mulenamaswe worked at Nedbank as an organizational effectiveness consultant before joining Namport.

She graduated from Polytechnic of Namibia, currently known as the University of Science and Technology (NUST), with a degree in human resources management and currently completely her honours degree in the same field at NUST.

She also holds a certificate in banking, obtained through the University of South Africa (UNISA), and other development initiatives including, succession management, facilitating, industrial relations programme: Namibian Labour Law.

Mulenamaswe said one of the best highlight throughout her career, was in response to a significant increase in the gap between employees and manager relationships

“There was a need to develop a tool to empower the general employees.” she said.

“I was required to design and implement an offering that will address this specific gap. I consulted with different stakeholders including both employees and managers before designing “Talent Conversations”. The conversations were attended by a great number of employees and the feedback I received was great.” she said.

She further told Careers that life’s challenges are inevitable.

“We are all faced with different challenges daily, how we respond to the, is what matters. Your attitude towards the challenge is a key part of finding a solution. It is through challenges that greatness is invoked and inspires people to think like winners. Great leaders begin to lead and set forth towards victory.”

Mulenamaswe believes if she keeps her faith and her trust in God, alongside the right attitude and being grateful, the challenges she faces on a daily basis will be turned into great opportunities.

Her plans for Namport include setting ambitious goals for her to strive towards. She also plans to set up a plan that can support the goals. Thus continually striving to reach higher each time.

“With that consistency I believe I should be able to make a positive impact on Namport and grow significantly in my professional and personally ventures,” she concludes.

Besides working in the office, Mulenamaswe makes use of her free time to volunteer, as she believes in the importance of giving back to the community and thus helping others. Her interest in cooking has also increased since moving to the Coast, and Mulenamaswe also cooked when she has time to spare.