Goke Ilesanmi (standing), Managing Consultant/CEO, Gokmar Communication Consulting, training participants during an in-house training programme tagged “EffectivePublic Speaking and Business Presentation”, at Quaditect Consultants, Abuja recently.
GOKMAR COMMUNICATION CONSULTING, Lagos invites you to 4-SATURDAY “PUBLIC SPEAKING/BUSINESS PRESENTATION COURSE”
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LECTURES:LECTURES FOR THIS SESSION HOLD SATURDAYS JUNE 1 , 8, 15 & 22
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By Goke Ilesanmi
In August 2010, our National Economic Management Team and the World Bank endorsed a pact with stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors to stem the wave of unemployment in the country. Then, Mr. Richard Sandall, a private sector-development specialist with the World Bank disclosed that 10 per cent of Nigerians were (and are) in gainful employment; 50 per cent in low-paid and insecure employment while 40 per cent were (and are) unemployed.
Naturally, one would be tempted to conclude that employers have an advantage of easily making the right choices from the pool of available job-seekers. But this conclusion is wrong. Getting the right candidates is a challenging and costly task for any business anywhere in the world. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more business owners want to employ. While the economy has not regained its former strength, the number of U.S. job openings rose by nearly 26 per cent between June 2009 and June 2010. The most shocking revelation is that it is not many leaders that will successfully fill these positions. Read the rest of this entry
By Goke Ilesanmi
Credibility is one thing that is very critical to corporate survival. It is also known as “truth”, “honesty”, “integrity”, etc. When organisations are just desperate for survival and profitability without being conscious of building their credibility profile, chances of long-term success will be greatly slim. How would you rate your workplace in terms of integration of trust and teamwork? Is a seed of credibility regularly sown and allowed to germinate? The reason for these questions is that research has shown that many executives and managers do not yet seem to grasp that credibility is a business asset that has enormous clout and needs to be carefully nurtured through conscious efforts.
By Goke Ilesanmi
Most people get stuck on the ladder of career advancement just because they lack the skills of effectively managing their boss. If you are one of those experiencing retardation in your career despite having the skills required to succeed, you need to review your relationship with your boss. If you know it is not cordial, you need to urgently do something about it. Maintaining cordial relationship with your boss in the workplace is very crucial to your career success. The quality of management may be rapidly declining in today’s corporate world, but the junior workers can do a lot to salvage the situation and enhance their job satisfaction in the process. Your boss holds your future prospects in the workplace in his or her hands. Expect little or no assistance from a boss that does not like you. Read the rest of this entry
By Goke Ilesanmi
Leadership is developed not discovered. The truly-born leader will always emerge, but to stay on top, natural leadership characteristics must be developed. It is leadership that allows for innovation. Leadership results in well-run organisations that are known for efficiency and profitability.
By Goke Ilesanmi
Stakeholders have continued to blame the high rate of unemployment in this country on our school curricula that are not tailored towards making students entrepreneurs after graduation. Consequently, most times, graduates that even want to venture into self-employment or entrepreneurship after a long search for jobs do not know where to start from. This situation is worrisome, making sustained education in this regard a matter of compulsion. What is entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organisations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities. Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different, depending on the type of organisation that is to be started. Read the rest of this entry
