On the 1st of October 2019, Nigeria will celebrate its 59th Independence Day Anniversary. This presents almost six decades of self-government by Nigerians. It also heralds the fifth unbroken democratic civilian to civilian hand-over of political leadership from 1999 to date. It is believed that this experience continues to deepen the country’s determination for democracy Read More
PRE-CONFERENCE MCPE
Begin the conference learning process with our Pre-Conference programme. Join subject matter experts as they facilitate engaging discussions on the topics. Venue: International Training Institute, 02 Lasale, off Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja (6mins away from ICC) Date: October 21 – 22, 2019 Time: 9:00a.m each day TOPICS SPEAKERS Timi Tope Ologunoye Executive General Manager, Read More
BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TWEETCHAT WITH TAIWO JUDAH-AJAYI Good afternoon! Welcome to another edition of our tweetchat. Today’s topic is Building A Successful Career in Human Resource Management. A ,Pleasure to have @teajaya(Taiwo Judah-Ajayi) here. She’s the Chief People Officer, Gokada. Remember, you can join this conversation by using #CIPMANC19 CIPM: 1) What is Human Resource Management to you? Read More
CIPM OFFICIAL ADVOCACY MESSAGE TO THE HR COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
ZERO TOLERANCE TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CIPM remains committed to its mission to promote Excellence and Regulate the Ecosystem for People Management to Deliver Value for Sustainable Growth of Individuals, Organizations, and Nations. In fulfilment of this mission, the Institute finds it necessary to clearly establish its strong stance against workplace Sexual Harassment in general, and Read More
2019 ANNUAL ESSAY COMPETITION
TOPIC: THE REALITIES OF THE FUTURE WORKPLACE: HUMAN CAPITAL READINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL GROWTH Our annual essay competition is one of the Institute’s initiatives aimed at developing the research capabilities of undergraduates in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. 1st Prize – N125,000 and 2 HRM books 2nd Prize – N100,000 and 2 HRM Read More
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Sexual harassment in the workplace can take various forms and dimensions, ranging from unwanted sexual advance to requests for sexual favours, amongst others. It can also be seen as a form of violence against women (and men alike) which makes a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated. It can include repeated sexual “jokes”, constant (unwanted) Read More
BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE
Workplace bullying is alarmingly on the increase in today’s world of work and it comes in various forms and dimensions. It usually involves incidents or patterns of behaviour that intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a person or group of persons. It can also be described as the assertion of power through aggression. Below is a Read More
SIFTING THROUGH THE MAZE OF CHALLENGES IN EMPLOYEE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION
While people management or HR can be said to have evolved like any other discipline, it has also had its fair share of challenges associated with most of the components of its activities starting from entry to exit. As HR move to a more strategic role, methods of addressing these issues are becoming more complex, Read More
THE COURAGEOUS VOICE OF HR
According to Jeff Haden (2013), when we think of courage, oftentimes what comes to our mind is its manifestation as physical bravery. For him, courage is required in our organisations and it manifests when someone decides to take a chance when others will not; standing up or speaking up for what we believe in, especially Read More
HAS HR LOST ITS WAY?
David Ulrich (1997) in his model and teachings advocated for a more strategic HR. He charged HR practitioners to be more transformational and less transactional in order to develop a savvy business acumen so they could earn a place at the table where decisions are made; to make themselves more aligned to the objectives of Read More