FG Trains Over 80 Worker to Become Better Leaders Tomorrow

(Participants of The Program. Photo by Punch News)

The Federal Government has trained over 80 top government workers on better ways to lead, with the goal of improving how public services are delivered to citizens.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy announced that it will hold a half day workshop.

It was held in Abuja on 10 November and run by Ascend Identity Group, through its Chief Identity Officer, Allan Akinradewo, under the theme "The Identity Ceiling: Elevate Who You Are to Lead at the Next Level."

Permanent Secretary AbdulKarim Ibrahim, represented by Dorothy Duruaku, told participants that good leadership requires more than technical skill and that civil servants must overcome self-imposed limits.

"You cannot lead beyond the person you think you are," he said.

The workshop talked about 4 common habits that stop bosses from being leaders: The Expert, Someone who have all the answers; The Executor, who measures value by how much work they do alone; The Protector, who controls every process and The Perfectionist, who delays decisions because nothing feels ready.

Akinradewo also introduced the AIM Framework, which stands for Awareness, Insight and Mastery.

Participants took part in self-assessments and case studies based on the public service, and some said they planned to apply what they learned to improve service delivery.