Lagos Trains Civil Servants For Higher Performance

Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced a two-day training session for workers in the public service to enhance their performance at work.

The commencement of the training marks the beginning of the “monumental task of helping every officer of the Lagos State Public Service become more impactful, influential and productive,” according to the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson Oke, who represented governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the event.

Speaking on the theme, “Coaching For Higher Performance,” Oke stressed that all organisations desire to attain high performance and effectiveness,with teams and departments headed by persons who understand what leadership means to ensure effective service delivery.

“It is only at such a point in time that organisations can experience exponential growth. However, no matter how often or how seriously one discusses the importance of leadership skills for every officer of the Lagos state public service, the efforts would be meaningless and would amount to undertaking a journey without a map unless and until a clear path to acquiring the critical leadership skills is created and adopted.

“The creation and adoption of such a path is the purpose of this two-day training workshop. Once the Lagos state public service is able to attain that optimal state of effectiveness and productivity through the aid of coaching, no problem will be too complicated, no task too herculean, no challenge too huge, and no task too complicated for it to confront head-on,” he said.

The Commissioner said the present administration was poised to invest in every public officer by designing and delivering coaching instructions that would increase the knowledge and skills of every officer.

The Commissioner ended by saying coaching provides an invaluable space for personal development and that it affords employees the opportunity to learn new strategies for communicating which may improve confidence.