Veteran journalist, television host and newspaper columnist, Dr Reuben Abati was one of 102 people inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) on Thursday.
The Institute's 2023 Awards, Fellows, and Spouses' Day Luncheon was held at the MUSON Centre's spacious Shell Hall in Onikan, Lagos, with the customary pomp, pageantry, frills, and thrills.
Several prominent Nigerians attended the event, which had the theme "The Leadership Imperative for Managers in a Rapidly Changing World" and was widely attended by them.
The President of NIM, Dr. Christiana Atako stated at the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIMC) 2023 Awards, Fellows, and Spouses' Day Luncheon in Lagos that the institute's process of upgrading members to Fellows has always been thorough, which is why only those who are truly deserving of the award are honoured yearly.
The fellowship upgrade, according to her, is a call to greater responsibility and contribution to the institute, the management profession, and the country rather than a goal or an aim in and of itself.
In order to help NIM in its varied missions, Atako urged the inductees to put their skills and areas of expertise at its disposal.
In an acceptance speech on behalf of the other inductees, Abati said that receiving the fellowship from the top professional institute was a source of tremendous pleasure and delight.
Mr. Anthony Arabome, former Director, Corporate Services, African Finance Corporation, and past President, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), presented The Leadership Imperatives for All Managers in a Rapidly Changing World.
In a dynamic, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, Arabome highlighted four traits that successful corporate leaders must exhibit.
The four habits were defined by the former president of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management as making decisions quickly and firmly, engaging for impact, adapting proactively, and delivering consistently.
He contends that high-performing CEOs and C-suite leaders are distinguished more by their increased decisiveness than by their constant ability to make excellent decisions.
"Once a clear course for the business has been set, chief executive officers and top leaders should secure buy-in among their employees and other stakeholders," he said.
The expert noted that leadership demanded initiative and calculated risk-taking to try new ideas, and management should deliver best practises to assure quality and customer satisfaction.
"Strong performers balance keen insight into their stakeholders’ priorities with an unrelenting focus on delivering business results.
"Chief executive officer candidates who scored high on reliability are twice as likely to be selected for the role and 15 times more likely to succeed in it because boards and investors love a steady hand and employees trust predictable leaders.
"Companies and individuals need to develop leadership and management capabilities and become adept at assessing when and how to use them.
"Whether you are in the public or private sector, if you are going to be influential and impactful, you need to have and deploy good management and leadership skills," he said.
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