HOS charges Directors, Admin & HR to always apply emotional intelligence in relating with members of stAff
Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro, at the weekend charged the Directors, Administration and Human Resource in the Lagos State public service to always endeavor to apply emotional intelligence in relating with the workforce in order to get the best performance out of everyone in realization of MDA’s set goals and objectives.
Agoro made the pronouncement at the Year 2023 Three-Day Retreat for the Directors, Administration and Human Resource of the Lagos State public service.
The 2023 edition of the retreat with the theme, “Transforming the Admin and Human Resource cadre through strategic re-orientation, mindset and culture change for effective service delivery”, was held at the Jubilee Charlet, Epe, Lagos State.
The HOS maintained that the Directors should not forget that today’s work environment is comprised of five different generations, which are traditionalists, baby boomer, Generation
X, Millienniia and Generation Z, which are often called the Gen Z, adding that the different generations have different orientations, which means as HR professionals, they should endeavour to always apply emotional intelligence in relating with them to get the best performance out of them to realize various MDA’s set goals and objectives.
“Let’s not also forget that today’s work environment is comprised of five different generations, which are traditionalists, baby boomer, Generation X, Milliennia and Generation Z, which are often called the Gen Z. All these different generations have different orientations. So as HR professionals, you need to endeavour to always apply emotional intelligence in relating with them to get the best performance out of them to realize various MDA’s set goals and objectives”, Agoro said.
Earlier in her address, the Permanent Secretary, Public Service Office, Mrs Sunkanmi Oyegbola noted that the important of the retreat was to provide an opportunity for all the Directors of Administration and Human Resource Cadre in the Lagos State Public Service avenue to learn and relearn new things that will improve them and make them have a growth mindset as a Director in the service.
She reiterated that the retreat programme shall be continuous as this will enable the participants an avenue to network among themselves.
Also in her address, the Director, Service Matters, Mrs Bopo Oyekan – Ismaila, emphasized that 109 Directors of Administration and Human Resource, were selected from various Ministries Department and Agencies of Government across the State, adding that they were all trained to sharpen their skills and brothen their knowledge.
She thereby appreciated the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babaji Olusola Sanwo-Olu for granting the approval for the training.
One of the participants at the retreat and the Director, Welfare Matters, Public Service Office, Mr Richard Ogbe, appreciated the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for given the Directors of Admin and Human Resource Cadre the opportunity to onboard, learn and relearn on the new trends in the human resource strategies.
He stressed further that during the retreat, they were all able to get acquinted with all forms of human resource managerial skills which will enable them to perform effectively and efficiently in their respective MDAs
