Creating Effective Organisational Boards

Organisers of the TEXEM Masterclass have said the forthcoming training will afford participants the opportunity to learn everything they need to know about how to create and manage effective organisational boards.

World renowned Professor Andrew Chambers, would be sharing insights about how to develop and lead purpose-driven organisational boards at the training scheduled for April 10 and 11, 2019, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Chambers started his career as an auditor and IT consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co, before moving on to run an internal audit function of a manufacturing company. He was the world’s first professor of internal auditing.

He was awarded the IIA (UK)’s Distinguished Service Award (2008) and then the global IIA’s Bradford Cadmus Memorial Award ‘to honour individuals who have made the most significant contribution to the advancement of the internal audit profession
“Few things in organisations are as important as well as well managed effective and efficient boards. But in a world that fast-changing technologies is the new normal, the composition, capacity and the role of organisational boards when optimised could be a veritable source of sustainable competitive advantage.

by Oluchi Chibuzor

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How Nigeria Can Build Successful Organisations that Endure

To gain insights on how to develop innovative, commercially valuable and sustainable competitive edge, TEXEM invites you to join world-renowned Professor Pawan Budhwar Editor in Chief of British Academy of Management and Professor of Work Psychology at Aston Business School on May 2nd & 3rd 2018 at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos. The theme of the programme is “Building Successful Organisations that Endure: Aligning Purpose, Process, Performance, and People.’

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 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 organisation 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.

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Budhwar: How to Build Organisations that Endure-Insights

After training 4,000 senior executives in Africa and the UK in the past nine years, These Executive Minds (TEXEM), UK pride themselves on their ability to customise programmes for their clients and TEXEM have a deep understanding of Africa. Furthermore, TEXEM and its world-class faculty partners have a very good grasp of contextual realities of Africa vis-à-vis weak institutions, resource dependence, limited infrastructure and the huge size of government. TEXEM’s forthcoming programme on ‘Building Successful Organisations that Endure: Aligning Purpose, Process, Performance, and People’ to be delivered by world renowned Professor Pawan Budhwar Editor-in-Chief of British Academy of Management (One of the world’s top academic journal, even raked higher than Harvard Business Review)at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island , Lagos on the 2nd and 3rd of May. has offered consultancy services to hundreds of firms globally.

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Carpenter: Strategic Leadership is Pivotal to Achieving Result-Driven Change Management

Clive Carpenter is the Vice Chairman, Business Council for Africa, UK. He is an international banker and company director with a proven track record in management at board level. He has specialist skills operating in Kenya and Nigeria, countries with which he maintains extensive contacts at all levels. In this interview, he shares actionable insights on how leaders can develop skill sets to better govern their organisations. Excerpts:

Tell us about TEXEM

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 Africa vis-à-vis fragile institutions, resource dependence, 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 Professor Andrew Chambers (Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of Cass Business School) at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s residence on the 24th and 25th of May.

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Through TEXEM, Nigerian Executives Will Develop Strategic Leadership Skills

Prof. Andrew Chambers has always had a foot firmly in the business school world and the business world – both in leadership capacities. He was Dean (CEO) of the leading Cass Business School, London. At Cass he taught a highly acclaimed double module on organisational behaviour (including leadership) to 200 executives. In the business world he has been a board member of a FTSE250 financial institution, and a number of charities and private companies. He also chaired the board of a fast-growing software company and had served under good and bad chairs of boards, observing what has made them successful or not. In this interview, he speaks on how leaders can develop skillsets to better govern their organisations . Excerpts.

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Chambers: Through TEXEM, Nigerian Executives Could Develop Strategic Leadership for Change Management

Professor Andrew Chambers is a Professor Emeritus and former Dean, Cass Business School. In this interview, he spoke on how leaders can develop skillsets to better govern their organisations and about the forthcoming programme organised by TEXEM on Strategic Leadership for results driven change management scheduled to come up between 24th and 25th May in Lagos. Excerpts:

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 maximising ambiguity, long hours, and passionate dedication – what sociologists would call ‘deferred gratification’. The gratification is in the obsession to make a success of the venture-All these skill-sets are encompassed by strategic leadership and optimising performance which TEXEM’s forthcoming programme on Strategic Leadership for Results Driven Management at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s residence in Lagos on 24 & 25 May would cover-Please visit www.texem.co.uk for more information. 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.

How can our leaders come up with fresh ideas to move the nation’s economy forward?

There are multiple examples elsewhere in the world of novel business ideas that have succeeded recently or are set fair to succeed soon: look hard at them and learn from them. You don’t have to be completely original with your ‘fresh idea’. Bear in mind that good marketing persuades potential customers they need your product or service – even if, to start with, they don’t see the point. We can think of many good leaders today who have the charisma not only to motivate their staff, but also to persuade their potential customers. Attend training programmes organised by TEXEM where you would have the opportunity to challenge assumptions, learn from over nine hundred years of participants’ experience and gain insights into how organisations in other industries in Nigeria and beyond are generating fresh ideas and converting these to superlative performance.

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Texem Organises An Executive Masterclass For Senior Executives

For organizations to survive in challenging times, the like of what we have in Nigeria, Leadership performance has to be enhanced beyond the ordinary. In line with this, TEXEM, a United Kingdom based enterprise focusing on executive education organized yet another executive masterclass for CEOs and other top executives both in the Private and Government organizations.
The programme which was titled Leadership for High Performance in difficult times was held on the 9th of March, 2017 at Intercontinental hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The executive programme was facilitated by Professor Neal Hartman, Head of Managerial Communications at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

The programme commenced at about 8am with the accreditation and registration of the delegates. The welcome address was delivered by the British Deputy High Commissioner H.E Laure Beaufils and the opening remarks was delivered by Dr Alim Abubakre, CEO, TEXEM, UK.

Delegates who were in attendance include senior executives from Airtel, UBA, AGLeventis, Nigeria Breweries, Swisstrade, FUG Pensions, Gas Stock among others. The themes covered includes leading in times of success and in crisis, improving leadership performance, building a high performance culture, high performance influence and persuasion driven change, the mindset of high performance negotiating and conflict management. Professor Neal Hartman of MIT Sloan School of Management delivered the lecture with the aim of increasing the participants’ ability to achieve communication objectives and leadership goals, and increasing the ability to achieve desired response from the team.
The programme ended at 5pm with the presentation of certificates to the delegates by Ahmed Bashir OBE who is the Director of Department of International Trade, British High Commission.

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How can Nigerian executives 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 for a second consecutive quarter in 2016. Companies are downsizing their workforce; staff morale is low and there is a lot of uncertainty within its political and economic landscape. This brings us to the question – Where do we go from here?

Following the 2008 global financial meltdown, Rahm Emmanuel, an American politician who served as President Barack Obama’s Chief of staff after the 2008 presidential election told a conference of chief executive, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste”. He said “This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things we could not do before”. As it is often said, History always repeats itself. This economic recession is not any different. The crisis itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Nigeria is presented with a “wonderful” opportunity to reinvent itself during this downswing. In fact, the country has been given an opportunity that few ever receive. There is a long list of countries in recession trying to attack the problems by trading blames and failing at it. Sometimes, companies and business leaders need a jolt, and low commodity prices- which led the recession – was a serious jolt. It gives us a chance to reexamine everything we know and do. However, there is a paradox to this logic. We know as earlier stated, during economic turmoil, great leaders seize crisis to remake organization – but how is this possible? How can an organization seize the possibilities created by economic crisis?

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How to Boost Executives’ Leadership Quotient in a Recession

In this interview, world renowned academic, Professor Nigel Nicholson of London Business School, speaks on how, in partnership with These Executive Minds (TEXEM), they are boosting Nigerian executives’ Leadership quotient in a recession. Excerpts

Tell us about TEXEM?

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 Africa vis-à-vis fragile institutions, limited infrastructure and the huge size of government.

Tell us about the programme Strategic Leadership Risk Management and Effective Governance coming up on the 27th of October 2016 at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s residence, Lagos:

Decision makers are in positions of huge uncertainty and vulnerability which is underscored by the deepening economic crisis, stiff competitive landscape and haphazard trends in Government /Governance in recent times. There is an urgent need for senior executives to take a strategic approach to combating the myriad of challenges that they face. Thus, the Executive Master Class would change their cognitive orientation in the areas of strategic leadership, enterprise risk management and effective governance so as to build economic sustainability in these times of recession and beyond. The themes that would be covered during this programme include: 1.Board Leadership in Turbulent Times: The board as a secure base. 2. Overcoming Board Blind spots and developing a meaningful role. 3. New Trends in Strategic Thinking: Probe, Sense and React/Internal competitions /Focus Responses. 4. Preparing boards for the unavoidable unanticipated occurrences and crisis that they may face .

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TEXEM Partners Global Enterprises, Organises Executive Master Class

In response to the current tough economic climate, TEXEM (These Executive Minds), a United Kingdom service based social enterprise focusing on the executive education market by partnering with major global enterprises and top business universities organised an executive master class for CEOs and senior executives from the private and public sector in Nigeria. The programme tagged Executive Master Class: Beyond Survival, Developing Winning Strategies in Turbulent Times, Public and Private Sector Perspectives held at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s Residence Lagos, on the 11th of August, 2016.

The one day programme was facilitated by three members of TEXEM faculty; Professor Rodria Laline, a visiting Professor of Harvard, Insead, IESE and Chair of the Interbond Capital. Rt. Hon. Mark Simmonds, Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Investment Council, Privy to the Queen of UK and Former Foreign and Commonwealth Minister with responsibility for Africa, the Caribbean ,Conflict Prevention and International Energy. Nic Northcote, Partner at McKinsey & Company and Dr Fiyinfolu Oladiran, Partner at McKinsey based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The British Deputy High Commissioner delivered the opening address and joined in the presentation of the certificates to delegates.

Adetutu Otuyalo, Corporate Sales Manager, British Airways Nigeria Rt. Hon. Mark Simmonds, Deputy Chair of Commonwealth Investment Council and Privy to Queen of UK Dr Alim Abubakre, CEO, TEXEM, UK Prof Rodria Laline, Visiting Professor, Harvard, Insead and IESE At British Deputy High Commissioner’s Residence during TEXEM’s Executive Master class on the 11th of August in Lagos.

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Oxford University Holds Devt Programme for Executives

In response to emerging opportunities and challenges, TEXEM and the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment have concluded plans to provide an executive development programme for senior executives.

The four day programme – “Transformations in Governance, Creating Sustainable Solutions” – will deliver senior public and private sector leaders with the core competencies necessary to capitalise on emerging trends.

The tailored executive education programme contains modules in strategic management, adaptive leadership, public sector innovation, principled negotiation, political innovation and sustainability.

During the programmee, participants will learn how to create and apply “public value propositions” that command legitimacy from a variety of stakeholders.

Delivered by leading academics at the University of Oxford, the programme will provide valuable insights into the social, political and environmental context in which organisationsoperate.

In a statement from the organisers made available to THISDAY, participants in the programme that is planned between April 14 and 17 this year in Oxford will be exposed to a fresh perspective on existing management models and learning from innovative practices utilised by leading organisations and practitioners.

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Nigerian businesses need to align their strategies with their environment

PAUL BUTLER, Executive Development Director, Aston Business School, UK, in this interview speaks on strategic challenges facing corporate organisations in Africa and proffers lasting solutions to same. Excerpt:

What are the key strategic challenges facing African Organisations?

Strategy is about creating a unique position for an organisation, a winning strategy can be achieved when an organisation outperform rivals by establishing a difference that it can preserve. Organisations need to be able to align their strategies with their own environments and in so doing help them in achieving higher performance. African managers face many strategic challenges including globalisation and international competition, high political risk, tough operating environment characterised by weak institutions and limited infrastructure as well as inadequate capacity to develop and retain human capital.

How can Nigerian executives address these key strategic challenges facing African organisations?

In order to meet these challenges and turn them into opportunities for growth for their organisations African managers need to change their managerial approaches to cope with these increasing demands. They need to consider new leadership styles and competencies to become more efficient and effective, particularly in areas such as managing change, leadership for results, formulating winning strategies and performance management which our forthcoming executive development programme at Aston Business School in the UK will address.

From the training development point of view, what would isolate as the critical development issues that African countries need to address?

A major challenge for many African countries, including Nigeria, is the inadequate infrastructure. Many Sub-Saharan African countries lack a stable electrical grid, creating the need for scarce resources to be expended on inverters, fuel and generators. Some organisations will expend up to 25 percent of the revenue for these basic needs.  Rail networks for the transportation of goods and people are either moribund or ineffective in most African countries. The health care system is limited and unreliable, often resulting in quality health care being available only to those with financial or political influence. The large Gini coefficient (the gap between haves and have not) in many African countries contributes to political and personal insecurities.

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The key to turn organisational challenges to opportunities – Aston Business School chiefs

Paul Butler, Executive Development Director, Aston Business School, United Kingdom (UK); Dr Uwe Napiersky; and Professor Pawan Budhwar, Associate Dean, speak on the business school’s partnership with These Executive Minds (TEXEM) on an executive development programme holding next month. Butler speaks first:

What are the key strategic challenges facing African organisations?

Strategy is about creating a unique position for an organisation, a winning strategy can be achieved when an organisations outperform rivals by establishing a difference that it can preserve. Organisations need to be able to align their strategies with their own environments and in so doing help them in achieving higher performance. African managers face many strategic challenges including globalisation and international competition, high political risk, tough operating environment characterised by weak institutions and limited infrastructure as well as inadequate capacity to develop and retain human capital.

How can Nigerian executives address these key strategic challenges facing African organisations?

In order to meet these challenges and turn them into opportunities for growth for their organisations African managers need to change their managerial approaches to cope with these increasing demands. They need to consider new leadership styles and competencies to become more efficient and effective, particularly in areas such as managing change, leadership for results, formulating winning strategies and performance management which our forthcoming executive development programme at Aston Business School in the UK will address. More information about the programme could be found at http://texem.co.uk/programmes/leading-and-managing-human-capital.html

From the training development point of view, what would isolate as the critical development issues that African countries need to address.
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TEXEM, Aston Business School Partner On Human Capital Management

In a bid to achieve effective management of the human capital, a London-based company, TEXEM, is collaborating with Aston Business School to hold a special executive education programme, ‘Leading and Managing Human Capital’.

The programme, which will be held at Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK, between July 21 and 24 this year, will ensure that delegates benefit from interactions with leading academics and leaders of thought from the Aston Business School, and are empowered to overcome strategic challenges and enhance organisational performance.

The four-day programme (including a visit to a tourist destination) is targetted at senior executives who are responsible for providing leadership and formulating strategic direction, as well as human resources professionals, and will develop insight into how integrating human and strategic goals can enhance organisational performance.

According to the CEO of TEXEM, Alim Abubakre, this programme is timely because it addresses the disconnect between human capital and competitive advantage which is arguably one of the key issues facing many organisations in Africa.

He said, “Management of human capital is one of the key challenges facing companies globally. However, in the African context, given the shortage of skilled labour, understanding how to retain employees and harnessing their potential is particularly critical.”

“This programme would help leaders to develop clear visions and stimulate innovation for success in today’s and tomorrow’s dynamic and fast paced operating environment”.

WE ARE INTRODUCING A NEW CUSTOMISED PROGRAMME TO MAXIMISE POTENTIAL AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN ORGANISATIONS ACROSS SUB SAHARAN AFRICA.

People are the greatest asset of any organisation. A motivated, creative and trained workforce can drive an organisation to new levels of success. Human capital will become increasingly critical to organisational success as key economies across sub Saharan Africa move closer towards knowledge-based economies, which are heavily reliant on information, skills and knowledge.

However, too often companies neglect their employees and fail to realise the true potential of their workforces. In addition, organisations frequently view their human capital as a separate issue from establishing and maintaining competitive advantage. Not only does this lead to employee turnover and lower productivity, but it also constrains the ability of organisations to take advantage of new opportunities.

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES FROM AFRICA

By These Young Minds, Aston Business School World Bank’s recent research has acknowledged that sustained growth in the coming years would come from emerging countries. However, their research has also revealed that corporate governance appears to be the bane of many organizations in evolving countries, hence the urgent need for senior executives to raise their game via capacity development programmes on areas such as strategic leadership. It is in response to this that Aston Business School in collaboration with These Young Minds presents a four day executive education programme, scheduled to take place between 25th and 29th of June, 2012…

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES FROM EMERGING COUNTRIES

Aston Business School in collaboration with These Young Minds presents a five day programme in June, specifically tailored for senior executives from developing countries…

SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PROGRAMME FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES

An Aston Business School (ABS) sustained leadership programme for senior level African executives is being launched this June.

The four day course, developed in collaboration with These Young Minds is designed to develop eachdelegate’s capacity as a senior manager – in particular their use of innovative problem solving approaches within both public and private sector settings… 

ASTON BUSINESS SCHOOL, THESE YOUNG MINDS, TO OFFER PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

As part of its drive to provide learning platforms for senior executives to grow their organisations by reflecting, renewing their passion to excel and challenging their assumptions, Aston Business School in partnership with These Young Minds, UK plans to offer a four-day programme on Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage.

The Sustained Competitive Advantage programme which will run from June 10th to 13th, 2013 at Aston Business School is unique in that it is specially customised to address the need to enhance the leadership capacity of African senior executives from the public and private sector, ensuring it reflects contextual nuances and adds measurable value for participants and their organisations…

THESE YOUNG MINDS

WE AIM TO ENRICH KNOWLEDGE OF TOP EXECUTIVES

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA AND FOR NIGERIANS – EDUCATION – NAIRALAND

Opportunities for Nigerian/African

NLNG LAUNCHES POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME : The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has started an overseas post-graduate scholarship scheme aimed at supporting the emergence of indigenous experts.

Griffith University Tuition Scholarships for 8 African Students to study in Australia 2013 : Griffith University Australia offers 8 scholarship positions for Students from any African nation to study for undergraduate, postgraduate or research/PHD program in 2013 Courses offered at the University. Read more >>

TYM PARTNERS ASTON TO ADDRESS MGT DEFICIENCIES

An innovative social enterprise, providing learning platforms for business professionals, These Young Minds, TYM, has entered into a partnership with Aston Business School in the United Kingdom to address the dearth of qualitative management skills in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria and the rest of the African continent…

THESE EXECUTIVE MINDS (TEXEM) LIMITED

Alim, the founding Director of These Young Minds, has a proven track record in project management, consulting, stakeholder management and organising international conferences in the United Kingdom. Two years ago with a team of different multinationals, he conceived and organised the first student-led international conference on the global financial crises in the UK titled, “Managing in turbulent times”, which gained international media coverage due to its sheer success.

ASTON BUSINESS SCHOOL OFFERS EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Aston Business School and These Young Minds, UK, are partnering to offer a four-day programme on strategy for sustained competitive advantage. These Young Minds is an innovative service-based social enterprise that provides learning platforms for senior executives to grow their organisations by reflecting and renewing their passion to excel and challenging their assumptions.

PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME FOR AFRICAN LEADERS

Boosting workplace productivity and increasing foreign investment can be key concerns for many African businesses and organisations.

This four day specifically customised programme in collaboration with These Young Minds is designed to give senior executives in both the public and private sector the tools and insights necessary to improve organisational structure. Read more >>

TYM PARTNERS ASTON TO ADDRESS MGT DEFICIENCIES

An innovative social enterprise, providing learning platforms for business professionals, These Young Minds, TYM, has entered into a partnership with Aston Business School in the United Kingdom to address the dearth of qualitative management skills in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria and the rest of the African continent.

SUSTAINABLE AMIDST AUSTERITY, RESOURCE SCARCITY AND A LIMITED GROWTH WORLD

The event “Sustainable Amidst Austerity, Resource Scarcity and a Limited Growth World” organised by These Young Minds took place at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 28th of February. It had an impressive array of speakers at hand who addressed topical issues affecting the society such as unemployment, limited economic growth and the Eurozone Crisis. Proactive solutions to these challenges as well as their present and future impact on Sustainability were also addressed… Read more >>

SUSTAINABLE REVOLUTION

According to Sir Stuart Rose, Immediate Past Chairman of Marks and Spencer, “In today’s climate, more so than ever, putting sustainability at the very heart of your business is not just the right thing to do ethically, it makes commercial sense too. A sustainable business means a business that can thrive in the long term – it forces us to look over the horizon, accelerate innovation and respond to the challenges that lie ahead.” Read more >>

CSR PRESS RELEASE

LONDON, Feb. 11 /CSRwire/ – The event “Sustainable Revolution” organised by These Young Minds took place at the Senior Common room, London School of Economics between 5.00 and 8.30pm on Tuesday 8th of February. It had an impressive array of speakers at hand who identified opportunities in the green economy and proffered practical solutions to societal challenges such as climate change and biodiversity… Read more >>

Conference that Equipped Entrepreneurs with the skill-set to attain prosperity from Green Economy

Last month over a hundred students’ entrepreneurs, academics and practitioners gathered at the University of Cambridge to attend a seminar on entrepreneurship in the green economy, organised by These Young Minds. Professor Alan Barrell, Entrepreneur in Residence at the university opened the evening by connecting the global issue of climate change to local opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation. Trewin Restorick CEO Global Action Plan, in his keynote told the audience of how he started Global Action Plan, an award winning result oriented…

Cambridge to host Sustainable Entrepreneurship seminar

Clifford: How Alliance Manchester Business School, TEXEM are Boosting Nigeria’s Strategic Leadership in Turbulent Times

In this interview, Dr Nick Clifford, Senior Fellow, Public Policy and Management, Alliance Manchester Business School, speaks on how the institution, in partnership with These Executive Minds (TEXEM), is boosting Nigeria’s Strategic Leadership in Turbulent times for Superior Performance. Excerpts

Tell us about the program at the Alliance Manchester Business School

Alliance Manchester Business School and These Executive Minds (TEXEM) pride themselves on their ability to customise programmes for their clients. Through extensive collaboration we have a deep understanding of Africa. Alliance Manchester Business School is listed in the top 50 Schools in the world for Executive Education. It was the top institution for research according to the Economist in 2014. Alliance Manchester Business School is the UK’s largest Business School and is still growing. A recent £15 million endowment gifted by Lord David Alliance has led to its new name Alliance Manchester Business School.

This programme at Alliance Manchester Business School seeks to provide participants with a knowledge platform for senior leaders who are finding it difficult to overcome the challenges of turbulence in today’s markets. While providing important material for discussion and new ideas for tackling challenging situations, TEXEM and Alliance Manchester Business School also seek to provide an all-round experience of the City of Manchester with its history, culture and entertainment. This programme on Strategic Leadership for Superior Performance in Turbulent Times takes place between 31st of May to 3rd of June. For more information, please visit www.texem.co.uk

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TEXEM Award to Osun State Governor Mr. Aregbesola’s

The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has said he would have failed if he had failed to demonstrate that good governance, even in the face of meagre resources, was possible.

Mr. Aregbesola said he went into governance in Osun fully conscious of the challenges of poor leadership the state had faced and fully determined to change of the course of affairs and bring about unprecedented changes in the lives of the people.

The governor spoke at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester at the weekend, after being presented with an award of recognition for his administration’s commitment to job creations and infrastructure provision.

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Nigeria: Media Trust Chairman, Others Bag ‘Distinguished Service’ Awards

The Chairman of Media Trust Limited, Malam Kabir Yusuf, and sixteen others have emerged winners of ‘These Executive Minds’ (TEXEM) 2014 Distinguished Service to Society awards.

TEXEM released the names of the esteemed winners of the award in an announcement that was made on September 4, 2014 at the Manchester Business School in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Media Trust CEO for Manchester Business School media award

The Chairman of Media Trust Limited, Malam Kabir Yusuf, and sixteen others have emerged winners of ‘These Executive Minds’ (TEXEM) 2014 Distinguished Service to Society awards.

TEXEM released the names of the esteemed winners of the award in an announcement that was made on September 4, 2014 at the Manchester Business School in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Media Trust chairman, others bag ‘Distinguished Service’ awards

The Chairman of Media Trust Limited, Malam Kabir Yusuf, and sixteen others have emerged winners of ‘These Executive Minds’ (TEXEM) 2014 Distinguished Service to Society awards.

TEXEM released the names of the esteemed winners of the award in an announcement that was made on September 4, 2014 at the Manchester Business School in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TEXEM, Mr. Alim Abubakre, stated, “I am personally very pleased that we can acknowledge the vital and important changes that these award winners have made possible in Nigeria and their influence throughout all of Africa by their selfless dedication to the betterment of society.”

TEXEM Award to Osun State Governor Mr. Aregbesola’s

Mr. Clive Carpenter, who presented the award to Aregbesola’s representative on behalf of TEXEM, a UK-based consulting agency with partnership with the University of Manchester Business School (MBS), said the award was to encourage other African leaders to make good governance their main goal.

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TEXEM, Manchester Business School organise training for African executives

In order to improve the capacity of senior executives to manage change, TEXEM and Manchester Business School have developed a bespoke executive education programme focused on change management for African executives.

The three-day programme which will take place at Manchester Business School, UK, between 3rd-5th, September 2014 costs £2,900, which includes all tuition and certification, visa support, accommodation and all meals. Delegates will also join Manchester Business School’s extensive alumni network.
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Strategies For Results-Driven Change Management – Manchester Business School

Rapid social and economical changes across sub-Saharan Africa countries generate significant commercial opportunities. Reflecting the scale of change in many key economies on the continent, the rebasing of Nigeria’s GDP in April 2014. The revision of GDP statistics not only resulted in an 89% increase in GDP, but also acknowledged the rapid emergence of new sectors, most notably telecommunications.

Indeed, the growth of telecommunications and mobile money has driven major changes in some of the continent’s most important economies, including Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. Approximately 43% of Kenya’s GDP now flows through the M-Pesa mobile money system annually. Continued innovations in mobile micro-credit, micro-insurance and mobile tax payment schemes highlight immense technological potential and emerging opportunities for both the public and the private sector.

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Business Incorporated: Challenges Executives Face In Today’s Business.

Nigerian Executives Laud TEXEM Management Education Programme

Emmanuel Efeni Senior executives from various sectors of the Nigerian economy, including two Executive Directors of the THISDAY group, Mr. Emmanuel Efeni and Mr. Isreal Iwegbu, recently completed the executive development programme Leading and Managing Human Capital at one of UK’s foremost business schools, Aston Business School (ABS), Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The programme was organised in partnership with the UK-based TEXEM Consultants founded by Mr Alim Abubakre, a Nigerian based in Southampton, England.

The four-day programme designed to equip participants with strategic insights, leadership skills, and the deep understanding of the modern economy needed to drive growth, achieve superior service delivery and success in a high-performing organisation, is the latest in the series of high profile executive training organised by TEXEM in conjunction with world acclaimed citadels of learning in the UK, including the Manchester Business School, the University of Oxford and University of Reading.

The highly interactive business education sessions were led by three Aston University professors, Uwe Napiersky, Stephanie Decker and Pawan Badhwar who took participants through the nuances of enhancing competences for extraordinary visionary leadership and aligning human capital with competitive strategy

Through business simulation of real company setting, participants addressed strategic challenges that organisations face in emerging markets and came up with solutions for accelerating organisational impact and performance.

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Strategy and Performance for Sustainability

Executives are increasingly recognising the role of sustainable business practices as being both crucial for risk reduction and valuable for the creation of new business opportunities. The World Council for Economic Development (WCED) defines sustainable development as development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Managing for sustainability is now, more than ever, an essential strategy for the benefit of future generations – but it has also emerged as a key factor in creating current success in today’s global business.

Strategy and Performance for Sustainability – Africa

As the African economy develops and new global challenges and opportunities are to be addressed, executives in the public and private sectors need to increase their personal capacity to enhance the performance of their organisations and design innovative new strategies to make the most of opportunities.

Sustainability Leading Professionals gather at Oxford University

The founder and CEO of the London-based These Executive Minds Ltd (TEXEM), a service-based social enterprise focusing on executive education, Dr. Alim Abubakre, spoke on the strategic leadership issues confronting Nigerian executives as well as the company’s forthcoming programme on Strategic Leadership for Superior Performance in Turbulent Times. Excerpts:

What are some of the strategic Leadership issues facing Nigeria?

A strategic leadership issue facing Nigerian executives is poor vision, sometimes when leaders have visions those visions are unrealistic. Another is indecision and limited capacity to make good decisions. Sometimes when decisions are made they are usually devoid of fundamentals but informed by sentiments. Also, lack of self-awareness and poor communication skills is a strategic leadership deficit that many Nigerian executives face. Another is poor succession planning and lack of continuity. If strategic leadership issues are addressed, the country has huge potential to add immense value and move beyond jobless growth to inclusive growth that creates real value and provide quality jobs for its citizenry.

Tell us about Texem

TEXEM (These Executive Minds) is a service based social enterprise focusing on executive education. By partnering with major global enterprises and top universities, TEXEM has developed a series of educational programmes that address the challenges facing business and government today, in terms of African organisations.

Tell us about your forthcoming programme

Our forthcoming programme is in partnership with Alliance Manchester Business School who are the largest business school in the UK and are also the most global having centres on five continents. This programme is on Strategic Leadership for Superior Performance in Turbulent Times, between 31st of May to 3rd of June.

This inspiring upcoming executive education programme, will help executives to develop the competencies that they require to effectively address the challenges of leading in a complex and fast changing landscape. These skill-sets include knowledge needed to manage risks for better results, ability to develop winning strategies in turbulent times and enhanced capacity to provide authentic leadership in critical times.

How does this programme help executives to achieve Strategic Leadership?

Strategic Leadership in Turbulent Times at Alliance Manchester Business School would help executives to address contemporary issues that organisations face by addressing themes on: embracing ambiguous situations, better decision-making in ambiguous and uncertain times and moving beyond survival: Leading at a time of dwindling oil revenues. Others are strategy alignment and implementation, building and sustaining relationships in crises and beyond and positioning the business for growth and accountability.

Who are ideal participants for this programme?

The participants would be senior executives from a range of diverse organisations They may include legislators, chairs of board, CEOs, government ministers, commissioners, permanent secretaries, directors, entrepreneurs, partners and senior partners in consulting firms, lawyers, general managers and editors.

What kind of companies? size, sector would attend this programme.

They may include large multinationals , small and medium sized companies; local government, state and federal government parastatals – financial services, real estate, telecommunications, government and non-governmental organisations. This is because the solutions to the strategic challenges that organisations face may not only be found from learning from their peers within the same sector or type of organisation. For example, the oil and gas industry may be able to learn about cost efficiency from the airline industry in the USA.

What do you think should be the preoccupations about the present day senior executives? Is it about domestic growth? International expansion? Is it about innovation? Is it about trading with Asia?

It should be about Strategic leadership. This would entail innovating in the board room in challenging times- it should be about better board decision in turbulent times, better strategic oversight in difficult times, better risk oversight in uncertain times and effective compliance and more ethical considerations in difficult times.

What are the big changes that will happen in 5-7 years that executives should worry about? (Threats and/or opportunities)

Challenges-The fragile external business environment partly due to Nigeria’s over-reliance on oil and the consequence of the unpredictable price of oil since this may affect government revenue. Also, in Africa, government is the largest customer for most organisations and when Government has dwindling revenue this affects all stakeholders within the economy. Another is high political and regulatory risk plus high cost of doing business.

The opportunity is the windfall that could come from developing other sectors of the economy such as agriculture and mining as well as its value chain plus investing in infrastructure e.g. roads, railway networks and refineries.

What are the current issues that senior executives have to deal with that are preventing them from focusing on preparing for those 5-7 years changes?

The fragile external business environment, partly due to over-reliance on oil and the consequence of the unpredictable price of oil; high political and regulatory risk, high cost of doing business.

How would you define success of this programme?

This programme would be successful as we believe that it reflects what is relevant to the external environment, offers an opportunity for participants to explore peer to peer learning and enhance their social capital. Also, we believe that this course will enable executives to maximise their full potential for strategic leadership, which is the key to Nigeria realising its great prospect as a top twenty global economy in the next few years. By equipping these senior managers with the tools they require to shape strategy and improve organisational performance, everyone wins.

Furthermore, we always have satisfied customers as exemplified by 60-70per cent of our delegates being repeat participants.

Based on what did you choose those topics? In other words why do you think those topics are important for your clients?

After speaking extensively with our clients and other influential stakeholders we believe that these programmes reflect what senior executives experience and the skill gaps that they need to push the boundaries and create sustainable success for their organisations in these challenging times.

More generally what are the objectives of the programme?

The aims of the course are to introduce participants to the importance of good leadership in strategic management and achieving superior performance from modern organisations when facing turbulent times. Alliance Manchester Business School and TEXEM has considerable expertise and depth in its faculty who deliver inspirational insights into managing change and achieving success. The objectives include to add value to the delegates, enhance the organisation’s performance and have impact. The objectives include introduction of participants to methodology for problem analysis that enables decision makers to feel more certain about their options. Another is to offer participants some insights into leadership in organisations facing turbulence and uncertainty where new solutions are needed to the problems being faced. Furthermore, upon completion of the programme delegates would be able to investigate ways in which thinking more strategically can assist in formulating better strategic plans for the future. Finally, delegates would be exposed to some key aspects of change management that enable leaders to better handle change while recognising the importance of continued accountability to key stakeholders.

What will make executives sign on this programme?

The relevance of this programme to contextual realities that senior executives’ face and the steeper learning curve that participants would have upon completion. Also, the programme would help challenge assumptions, offer actionable solutions and promises to offer multiple return of investments for executives and their organisations.

Also, because Alliance Manchester Business School is one of the world’s top business school with triple accreditation by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB, delegates would also have the privilege of being an alumnus of Manchester such as Sola David Borha and Omobola Johnson. It was the top institution for research according to the Economist in 2014. Alliance Manchester Business School is UK’s largest Business School and is still growing with the £15 million endowment gifted by Lord Alliance, hence its new name Alliance Manchester Business School.

Dr. Alim Abubakre,

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