The Director, Centre for General Nigeria Studies (CGNS), Lagos State University, Ojo, (LASU) Prof. M. O. B. Mohammed had charged members of staff of the Centre to prioritize good work ethics in order to be more effective in the discharge of their duties.
He made this known at the first in-house training/workshop of the Centre in 2024 with the theme ‘Work Ethics, Report/Minutes Writing for Effective Office Management.’
The in-house training/workshop which had in attendance all members of staff of the Centre was held recently at the CGNS conference room, main campus of the university
Speaking on the topic: ‘Report Writing and Minutes Taking for Effective Office Management’ Deputy Registrar, Senate Affairs Division, Mr. AbdulAhmeed Lawal admonished the participants at the training to ensure correct and accurate reportage of meetings and events while paying more attention to the names and designations of members and those in attendance.
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He advised on the following: simple use of language, adoption of active voice in their expression, structuring the minutes logically, let the information flow and sequential, read first draft, vet and edit while working on the minutes or writing the report.
He stated further that they should always give their colleagues the draft of the minutes to read and edit (using their third eye), avoid any form of ambiguity, and ensure they itemized deliberations.
These, he said, will, at all times, save their work from being clumsy and ambiguous.
In his lecture, the Deputy Registrar, Admin./Tech., Mr. Olalekan Awujoola, who was represented by the Administrative Secretary CGNS Mr. Ademola Adekoya spoke on the theme ‘Work Ethics/Ethical Conducts for Effective Office Management’.
He said that ethics simply deal with what is good, acceptable, or bad, not acceptable.
He averred that in any organisation, there must be rules and regulations guiding the individual and collective group activities as employees of organisation “and if we have a community of people carrying out their businesses and all other activities without any regulations it will lead to a state of chaos and anarchy, that is why it is very important to have in place, set of rules and regulations by which we all must abide by and as employees, it allows our conducts to align with these set rules.”
He emphasized on the need for staff to avoid negative work ethics or unethical work attitudes which he listed some of them as; abandonment of duty, absenteeism, inefficiency, fraud and fraudulent practices, dishonesty, truancy, indiscipline, lateness to work, insubordination among others.
This he explained are also captured in the Conditions of Service for the staff of the University as misconduct or serious misconduct and they attract sanctions, the ultimate being dismissal.
He concluded by letting the participants know that ethical office management is very crucial in every organisation for the maintenance of integrity and trust.
He said therefore, organisations must learn to prioritize ethical practices to promote a conducive working environment for all members of staff.
At the end of the training, the Director presented a certificate of participation to all members of staff of the Centre who took part in training.
The Director, CGNS, Prof. M. O. B. while giving his closing remarks, thanked Almighty God for making the in-house training a success and thanked members of staff of the centre for their compliance and cooperation ever since he assumed office as the Director.
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