Chair of TEXEM, UK conferred with prestigious UK senior Fellowship.
Following a rigorous review of Dr Alim Abubakre impressive record of accomplishment of contributing to advancing Executive Development in the UK, Africa and North America, he has been adjudged worthy and conferred the UK’s prestigious Senior Fellowship of the Advance Higher Education Academy-The UK’s Gold standard in pedagogy. The senior HEA fellowship is a UK national recognition for leadership, excellence, expertise and commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning.
Dr Alim Abubakre has been able to present a thorough understanding of practical approaches to pedagogy leadership and has been a critical contributor to high-quality executive learning. Commenting on this achievement Caroline Lucas of TEXEM, UK explains that “Dr Alim Abubakre was conferred with this highly sought-after professional recognition upon review of his impact by an independent panel set up by the UK’s Advance Higher Education and confirmation that he has:
- Successful engagement across all five Areas of Pedagogy Activity;
- Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge of Education;
- A commitment to all the Professional Values;
- Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity;
- Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research and scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice;
- Successful engagement in continuing professional development concerning teaching, learning, assessment, scholarship and, as appropriate, related academic or professional practices;
- Successful coordination, support, supervision, management and mentoring of others (whether individuals and teams) in relation to learning and teaching.
Caroline Lucas surmised that this award is a testament to TEXEM’s impressive pedigree of inspiring and encouraging public sector leaders to reform and strengthen institutions, develop actionable skills, invest in infrastructure, improve the ease of doing business and shape inclusive growth. Lucas stated that this award is a testimony to TEXEM’s unquestionable commitment to supporting African and UK private-sector organisations to develop actionable strategies to succeed and win globally through TEXEM’s high-impact services”.
Commenting on this achievement Dr Alim Abubakre, Chair of TEXEM, UK surmised, “I am humbled that the UK’s Advance Higher Education has accessed my career and the panel decided that there is strong evidence of a sustained record of effectiveness concerning impactful teaching and learning internationally. This award is a tribute to all the distinguished Professors from Harvard, London Business School to London School of Economics, Insead, IESE, Oxford, Cambridge and Coventry. Of course, I salute all the organisations that we have worked with and other behind the scene colleagues who I have had the privilege of working with on about seventy executive development programmes in the past twelve years. Our aim has consistently been to stimulate impactful leadership, assist organisations in achieving their goals effectively and efficiently and by extension, champion nation-building via executive development programmes and we hope that this would spur us to do more”. Abubakre (PhD) is a Nigerian-British Entrepreneur with an unparalleled passion for Africa, Academic, and Director with active links and engagement with Africa. He is on the advisory board of the London Business School Africa Society, lectures in Coventry, a top 15 UK university and founded TEXEM, UK a consultancy firm ten years ago which has trained over 4,000 executives in the UK and Africa. In 2010, Alim was selected as one of the top 100 Virgin Media emerging entrepreneurs in the UK and accompanied London’s Lord Mayor on his entourage to Nigeria in 2015. Abubakre is a Fellow (FIOEE) of the UK’s Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.
The Advance Higher Education Academy states on its website that those conferred with the prestigious Senior Fellowship recognition are experienced academics able to demonstrate impact and influence through, for example, responsibility for leading, managing or organising programmes, subjects and disciplinary areas. The other criteria are the demonstration of experience as subject mentors and academics who support those new to teaching and experienced leaders with departmental and broader education and learning to support advisory responsibilities within an institution.
Advance HE is a British professional membership scheme which champions excellence in higher education via evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as a method of professional recognition for University dons. On 21 March 2018, the HEA merged with the Leadership Foundation and the Equality Challenge Unit to form Advance HE. Its work is continued by Advance HE, which now operates the Higher Education Academy’s professional membership scheme.
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How To Create An Effective Board –Prof Chambers
Professor Andrew Chambers is the former Dean and Professor Emeritus of Cass Business School London. He has dedicated his career to stimulating better board performance and chaired many boards. In this interview, he speaks on how to create effective boards for Nigerian organisations.
Beyond independence, what are the critical skills that a director requires to deliver a board’s oversight of company management effectively?
The two overarching responsibilities of the board are to set the direction of the company and to give effective oversight of management who are charged with the responsibility to implement that direction. In answering this question, we are focussing on the ‘oversight’ responsibility, not the ‘directive’ responsibility; and, yes, independence is important. Each board member should contribute to the board’s oversight responsibility – and that includes executive directors who are also expected to exercise independent judgement. When the executive director is acting as a board member, he or she shares with all the directors an oversight responsibility.
Read more at: https://leadership.ng/2019/02/25/how-to-create-an-effective-board-prof-chambers/
How to create and run effective organisational Boards?
Think you know how to develop and run impactful boards in this digital age, characterised by slow economic growth particularly in natural resource-dependent countries such as Nigeria while operating in an increasingly fast-paced landscape?
Think again.
To address this topical issue, TEXEM, a leading executive education provider based in the UK invites you to a two-day Master class on CREATING AND RUNNING EFFECTIVE BOARDS AND DIRECTORS scheduled to take place between 10. April. 2019 and 11. April. 2019 at Eko Hotel and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos with world renowned Professor Andrew Chambers, former Dean and Professor Emeritus of Cass Business School London. Professor Chambers has dedicated his career to stimulating better board performance and chaired many boards. For more information, please visit https://texem.co.uk/programmes/creating-effective-boards-and-directors.html
The two-day value adding Masterclass is based on research that has revealed that many boards are faced with complex challenges related to how could they effectively offer risk management oversight, drive innovation in this digital age and provide strategic direction. The preceding discussion points then beg the question; “How can organisations create and run prolific boards?
Building Successful Organizations that Endure: Aligning Purpose, Process, Performance, and People
Dr Alim Abubakre, Chair of TEXEM,UK with Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote at VIP Polo event at Guards Polo Club, Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park, Egham, Surrey.
Stimulating Self-leadership that drives stakeholder strategic-thinking while determining the enterprise’s objectives is critical to the success of all organisations. Leadership with impact entails making decisions in prosperity and in adversity about what individuals, teams and the organisation should do, and why they do it and its business strategy-which covers what leaders are trying to win at to fulfill their purpose. While leaders know that inspiring strategic alignment of people, process, purpose, and performance is key to the success of all organisations in this roller-coaster paced and harsh socio-economic landscape, the million pound question on the lips of most executives is how could leaders drive prosperity that endures?
Read more at https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2018/4/building-successful-organizations-that-endure-aligning-purpose-process-performance-and-people.html
How can Nigeria Build Successful Organisations that Endure? TEXEM UK invites British Journal of Management Co-Editor-in-Chief
According to a research carried out by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in the U.S.A., the evidence-based study revealed that 56% of new companies fail within just four years of their establishment – the failure rate even for established brands in Nigeria is worse. Thus, it is vital for top executives to consistently develop strategic leadership skillsets to position their organization for success. Due to the propensity for Nigerian organizations to fail as a result of the harsh contextual realities inherent in Africa’s largest economy, leaders need actionable and practical toolkits that would assist them to drive effectiveness, efficiency, innovation and lasting legacies.
In a move to ensure businesses in Nigeria excel in these hard times and beyond, TEXEM UK Limited has developed an executive development programme titled “Building Successful Organization that Endures: Aligning Purpose, Process, Performance and People”- a unique opportunity that executives cannot afford to miss. This programme with an assured return of investment offers actionable insights that could be applied in today’s complex, fast-paced, competitive environment, and equips leaders with the requisite skill set on how to drive firm resilience as well as organizational agility to achieve sustainable success at the micro and macro level.
Read more at https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/04/texem-business-development-course/
TEXEM to discuss building successful organisations that endure in Nigeria
TEXEM, a business management training organisation is inviting the editor of a top British Journal in May to discuss with senior managers in the country what it takes to build a successful business organisation.
The training is against the background of a research carried out by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in the U.S.A which showed that 56 percent of new companies fail within just four years of establishment.
Evidence shows that the failure rate even for established brands in Nigeria is worse. It is therefore vital for senior executives to consistently develop strategic leadership skillsets to position their organization for success. Due to the propensity for Nigerian organisations to fail as a result of the harsh contextual realities inherent in Africa’s largest economy, leaders need actionable and practical toolkits that would assist them to drive effectiveness, efficiency, innovation and lasting legacies.
In a move to ensure businesses in Nigeria excel in these hard times and beyond, Texem UK Limited has developed an executive development programme titled “Building Successful Organization that Endures: Aligning Purpose, Process, Performance and People”- a unique opportunity that executives cannot afford to miss. This programme with assured return of investment offers actionable insights that could be applied in today’s complex, fast-paced, competitive environment, and equips leaders with the requisite skill set on how to drive firm resilience as well as organisational agility to achieve sustainable success at the micro and macro level.
Everybody must embrace continuous professional
Professor Emeritus and former Dean at Cass Business School, UK, Andrew Chambers, is one of the facilitators at the forthcoming TEXEM’s programme on Strategic Leadership for Results Driven Change Management. In this interview with BUKOLA BAKARE, he speaks on how leaders can develop skillsets to govern their organisations better
you are a Professor Emeritus and former Dean at the Cass Business School. What business models can Nigerian entrepreneurs adopt to improve their businesses?
To some extent, it depends on the nature of the innovative business idea. Behind every successful entrepreneur, you will find audacity, dexterity in maximizing ambiguity, long hours, and passionate dedication. It is what sociologists would call‘‘deferred gratification’’. The gratification is in the obsession to make a success of the venture and all these skillsets are encompassed by strategic leadership and optimising performance which TEXEM’s forthcoming programme on Strategic Leadership for Results Driven Management would highlight. One reason start-ups may fail is that the entrepreneur becomes distracted by other interests. At a practical level, you must watch your cash flow with the eyes of a hawk.You are likely to need mentoring and financial support – maybe in the shape of a business angel or venture capital. Listen to what they say, but be cautious of accepting advice and support you are uneasy about.
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How to achieve positive result from negative situation, by Chambers
Being excerpts of Prof Andrew Chambers interview on the forthcoming conference on strategic leadership for result-driven change management bill for May 24 and 25 at the Lagos residence of the British High Commissioner
WHAT is TEXEM all about?
These Executive Minds (TEXEM) pride themselves on their ability to customise programmes for their clients and TEXEM have a deep understanding of Africa. Also, Texem and its world class faculty partners have a very good grasp of contextual realities of operating in developing countries. Those developing countries which may be ahead of Africa (in some cases) have similar features, vis-a-vis, fragile institutions, limited infrastructure and the huge size of government. TEXEM’s forthcoming programme on Strategic Leadership for Results Driven Change Management, would be delivered by me and Clive Carpenter, Vice Chair, Business Council for Africa, at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s residence on the 24th and 25th of May.
Executives and development of fresh ideas.
Take time out to think, ask the right questions, meet with peers and stakeholders-customers, regulators and employees at all levels including those at the shop floor. Attend a TEXEM training. Empower people to share ideas, develop an organisational ecosystem that generates ideas by creating the culture, structure and process that nurtures ideas. This would help create a system that pressure tests ideas so that great ideas and innovation can flow. If you were starting this business afresh, what would be different? Listen to what others say.
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How executives can be strategic leaders during this recession
It is no longer news that our great country Nigeria is currently going through economic challenges. Economists have established the fact that Nigeria has officially entered a recession for the first time in more than two decades. Going by the figures released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Africa’s biggest economy has contracted…