Gradually but surely Ethiopians will take-over of every firm of their country from foreigners. Revolutions NaNa AGnikeGn.

Are we supposed to celebrate this news ?

QUOTE: "Gradually but surely, Ethiopians will take over their land in 99 years." (EPRDF)

Ethiopia: Know the Executives - Tekleberhan Ambaye




interview

Tekleberhan Ambaye, general manager of Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction (TACON) Plc.,
"Big-hearted"

When and where were you born and spent much of your youth?

I was born on June 20, 1956, in the small village of Nebeleth in the Adwa region of Tigray.

Can you describe your happiest childhood memory?

Anytime I had a chance to play football with my friends were sweet moments for me because my very strict parents did not let us out much.

Who was the person you felt you had to impress when you were young?

My father and mother.

Tell us about your first date with your spouse and a little about your family life.

Our first get-together was artless. Some mutual friends of ours were having coffee and invited me along. The first day I saw her I decided, for the first time ever, that this was the woman I would marry - if her personality was amiable.

Which barbershop do you go to?

Ibex Hotel.

What do you do during your downtime?

I like tennis, watching football, and reading, but I love to shop. Some might even say that I am a shopaholic.

What was the most memorable experience of your educational life?

I was forced to cram a semester's courses into one month during my third year at the Technology Faculty of Addis Abeba University (AAU). The university tried to expel a few of my friends and myself on the charge that we had not paid the 550 Br required to switch faculties; which I had paid. The University Senate ruled in our favour. I will never forget the "A" I got in Maths 331.



Can you share an incident at your first job that you will never forget?

I graduated from AAU and got my first job right there as the boss. Because of my young age it was very difficult to get people to carry out my orders. I had to resort to aggressive methods to get people to do what I needed them to do, which grieved me.


What was your most awkward or embarrassing moment?

My supervisor at AAU called me in for a planning session after he had signed my termination papers that very morning. I knew that he had already signed the papers and it was awkward and painful for me to go through a planning session when I would not be around for the implementation.



What has been the greatest challenge of your life?

My first construction project was in Borena, Oromia Regional State. No one wanted to bid on this very unstable region except me. I became the engineer and foreman for all three sites and completed the project in six months - half the time that was agreed upon. The return I got was very encouraging.

What was the highlight of your career so far?

Building Edna Mall and bringing contemporary forms of entertainment for children and adults, which includes introducing advanced movie technology to Addis Abeba.



What was your worst business decision?

A long time ago, I took on a project but I was so ambitious that I went and got an advance of many millions without the benefit of managerial expertise. It turned out to be a big loss for the company.


Do you have a management philosophy?

I macro manage. I believe in giving people the freedom to work on their own but I also hold them accountable. I let them know that I expect results.

Do you have a motto you live by?

Do not be short-sighted; look to long-term benefits.

Who is your most respected competitor?

Getachew, my younger brother, who has great business acumen.
(Getachew Ambaye is council member of the TPLF. አቶ ጌታቸው አምባዬ የመሬት ልማት ዘርፍ የከተማ ማደስና መሬት ባንክ አስተዳደር ባለሥልጣን )

Do you volunteer in any community projects?

Nebeleth (a village in Adwa), needed a school because children were being attacked during the long trips to the nearest school. I built a school that is big enough to accommodate 1,400 students there. I have constructed many others throughout Ethiopia and in the underprivileged areas of Addis.
But in the Oromia and Gambella regions where the Adwa man is looting the resources to enrich himself, the schools look like this...



Do you have any pet peeves when it comes to the personal conduct of associates or staff?

There are so many that bother me, but above all I do not tolerate managers who cannot take responsibility and make decisions on their own.



What three things are you most passionate about?

Seeing change and bringing new technology and ideas to Ethiopia.


Describe yourself using only one word.

Big-hearted.

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Would you share some of your favourites?

Book - Fikir Eske Mekabir by Addis Alemayehu;

Restaurant - Hilton Addis;

Website - http://www.themovietimes.com.


If you could go back in time, what would you change?

I could have completed so many of my plans if I only had started them when I was young and energetic. Building a water park, for instance.



What do you expect the next generation will accomplish?

The next generation should be work oriented, which is what can make the difference.



If you could pick a new career, what would it be?

Scientific agricultural researcher; I could invent better fertiliser, for example.



http://allafrica.com/stories/201009131260.html

He is probably saying to himself,

We should never have left Adwa.

Now their challenge is, how to get back to Adwa without being slaughtered left and right.

revolutions


What was the most memorable experience of your educational life?

I was forced to cram a semester's courses into one month during my third year at the Technology Faculty of Addis Abeba University (AAU). The university tried to expel a few of my friends and myself on the charge that we had not paid the 550 Br required to switch faculties; which I had paid. The University Senate ruled in our favour. I will never forget the "A" I got in Maths 331.

He was 100% a 'C' student struggling between 'probation' and 'good standing'. Those students never forget the course in which they scored 'A'. When it is a routine for a student to get 'A' s, he/she doesn't even remember after so many years in which courses he/she scored 'A' or 'B', but they remember the courses in which they scored 'C' even 'B' out of resentment. Obviously the Adwite got 'A' only in that course which made lasting impression on him, LoL

Would you share some of your favourites?

Book - Fikir Eske Mekabir by Addis Alemayehu;

Restaurant - Hilton Addis;

Website - http://www.themovietimes.com.

Proves my point that he was a probation student who just nicked it to graduate in good standing. Otherwise, it is unlikely out of wealth of knowledge, intelligent people will chose 'Fikir Eske Mekabir' as their favorite book. There are millions of psychology, philosophy, novels, politics, economics, science, tech/communications etc books that shaped the world's course and way of thinking. No disrespect to 'fikre eske mekabir', but I read it when I was in my elementary school years.

The man is not intelligent as other T.P.L.Fites, he is just presented with opportunity beyond his wild dreams by virtue of his birth place like in the medieval times.

In preparation for their Abay Tigray Republic, the TPLF mafia completely dismantled the Ethiopian Air force from its original birth place of Debre-Zeit and moved it to Mekelle. A ranking member of the TPLF's business conglomerate, EFFORT, the Adwa born Ayte Tekleberhan Ambaye, received a contract to build the new Air Force base in Mekelle. Ethiopia does not have an Air Force or a standing Army of its own, and anyone who thinks otherwise is living in a fool's paradise.


Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction PLC (TACON)

Ayte EPRDF/aka/Eden,

Since you Adwans are well endowed with high IQ genes, how do you tell the difference between Steel and Stone? Or better yet, between Gold and Stone ?

Adwash,
How did your twin brother from Adwa, Ayte Tekleberhan Ambaye become so wealthy in such a short time ?

Question: Can you share an incident at your first job that you will never forget?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: I graduated from AAU and got my first job right there as the boss. Because of my young age it was very difficult to get people to carry out my orders. I had to resort to aggressive methods to get people to do what I needed them to do, which grieved me.

EPRDF/aka/Eden,
Do you think it's fair that thousands of Ethiopian college graduates are unable to find jobs and cannot even afford to buy a newspaper that they have to rent one from street vendors, while another Adwa-born graduate can become an overnight millionaire straight out of college, without having to lift a finger?


Ethiopia: Renting a read from 'newspaper landlords'



Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN) -- Garum Tesfaye is one of Addis Ababa's "newspaper landlords," a group of entrepreneurs in the Ethiopian capital who rent out papers to people too poor to buy them.

Among his customers are unemployed university graduates who tend to rent several publications a day as they desperately hunt for work.

"Most of the readers focus on vacancies rather than regular news," Tesfaye says.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/04 ... index.html



EPRDF/aka/Eden,
Is it fair that the poor and hungry Ethiopian graduates are forced to risk death in search of better life in South Africa, a country where the shopaholic Adwa-born graduate go shopping for his wife's lingerie?

What was your worst business decision?

A long time ago, I took on a project but I was so ambitious that I went and got an advance of many millions without the benefit of managerial expertise. It turned out to be a big loss for the company.

The many benefits of being just a Weyane. I bet you never paid back whatever you borrowed.