It is indeed an honour to be here today. Dr. Sesay, thank you for the kind recommendation, and thank you for giving me the privilege to speak with this 2023/2024 set of matriculants.
Before I present my remarks, I will like to take this opportunity to thank all the lecturers of this great College, who are and always have been committed to the success of every student and continue to take a personal interest in their academic and social development.
With deep felicitation, allow me to welcome you to the commencement of a life-defining experience and a magical opportunity. I heartily congratulate all of you for achieving success in getting a seat in this reputable College.
When I received the information to be the commencement speaker for today, my mind ran back to 14 years ago when I matriculated. I tried to extrapolate from many experiences from matriculation in 2011 to graduation in 2023, and share with you the many lessons I have learnt along the way, while also drawing your attention to steps and thoughts you can guide yourself with as you journey on the path of achieving greatness on this campus.
As ‘freshers’ as you will be fondly called, there is the bombardment of all your sense organs with new sensations- the smell of the shared bathrooms, the taste of cafeteria food, the sound of lecture halls being filled up, and many more. You might be unsure how to register for your courses, the shortest routes to class, the best way to balance academic and extra-curricular activities, etc. A new undertaking such as embarking upon tertiary education comes with a certain level of uncertainty and anxiety, both mixed with excitement. Do not let anxiety outweigh your excitement, it gets better from here.
Student recruitment strategies for the new ageUCAS Media
Ten years ago student recruitment was simply about school visits, open days and a big paper prospectus. This presentation shares recruitment strategies for the new age.
As ‘freshers’ as you will be fondly called, there is the bombardment of all your sense organs with new sensations- the smell of the shared bathrooms, the taste of cafeteria food, the sound of lecture halls being filled up, and many more. You might be unsure how to register for your courses, the shortest routes to class, the best way to balance academic and extra-curricular activities, etc. A new undertaking such as embarking upon tertiary education comes with a certain level of uncertainty and anxiety, both mixed with excitement. Do not let anxiety outweigh your excitement, it gets better from here.
Student recruitment strategies for the new ageUCAS Media
Ten years ago student recruitment was simply about school visits, open days and a big paper prospectus. This presentation shares recruitment strategies for the new age.
First of all, we can define “workplace bullying” as the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behaviour against a co-worker or subordinate.
Workplace bullying can include: verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. This type of aggression is particularly difficult because unlike the typical forms of school bullying, workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society.
Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management and takes a wide variety of forms :unfairly treated,pPublic humiliation(s), regularly threatened with dismissal, any form of undermining behaviour, taking credit for things you have done, unfairly passed over for promotion or denied training opportunities, etc.
We have prepared a presentation, willing to clarify some important matters about this interesting subject.
Cyber bullying is a practice where an individual or group uses the Internet to ridicule, harass or harm another person.
It is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. When a person is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed, or otherwise targeted by another person using the internet, interactive or digital technologies or cellphones.
1-Career vs. Job
2-How to choose your Career
3-Career Development
4-You should consider Career Development IF.....
5-Factors that Influence Career Development
THE LEADERSHIP TO CHANGE THE WOLRD THIS IS YOUR HOUR PURSUES YOUR GIFT, TALEN...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
INTRODUCTION
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How Can Great Leaders Change the World for the Better?
People resist change. Whether it’s a small habitual change or a large societal change, our society is known for hindering this extraordinary process. While most people never try and some try and fail miserably, some are the torchbearers of change. These leaders envision a different world and then make their dreams come true.
That being said, this process is not easy. Leaders, even the most resilient ones, have to go through many challenges and face many hurdles before they can transform an organization or society. It may appear like a daunting task, but it is certainly not impossible.
If you want to make history and become one of the great leaders, you need to acquire certain success-worthy traits. We have highlighted all the information you need in this article. So without further ado, let’s get started.
9 Steps Leaders Can Champion Change
Most people want to bring about a substantial change. However, they lack the basic guidelines. Here are the 9 steps you need to follow if you want to be the torchbearers of change.
Identify the Problem: What Is Wrong With the Status Quo?
Be Courageous Enough to Challenge the Status Quo
Build a Team That Stands by You Through Thick and Thin
Lay Out a Clear Plan: Don’t Leave Anything to the Imagination
Be true to yourself
Celebrate small wins and always look forward
Cultivate inclusivity and diversity
Choose the right time to divulge information
Evolve and change with time
LEADERSHIP AND CORPORATE CHARACTER KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE CHARACTERPROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CHARACTER
What is the definition of a character?
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHARACTER. 1. [Count]: the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves: someone's personality — usually singular. He rarely shows his true character—that of a kind and sensitive person.
Leadership vs Character
Great leadership is a combination of competence, character, and commitment. Character is an individual's unique combination of internalized beliefs and moral habits that motivates and shapes how that individual relates to others.
Why Character Matters in Leadership
Every leader wants to be successful. But sometimes, the results achieved come at the cost of character. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. suggested that the most dangerous person is likely gifted with reason but no morals. A blind passion for results damages a leader's reputation and the organization. Evidence from workplace studies on the benefits of character suggests that leaders with high character scores outperform others on company performance metrics. Leadership behaviors guide actions, but a leader's character determines how and if the leader acts. Great leadership is a combination of competence, character, and commitment. This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test.
Why is Character Important to Your Success?
Leadership creates moments not defined by policy or procedures - situations where leaders have to choose between right and right.
Every day you make character decisions, consciously or unconsciously, such as between speed or quality and long-term or short-term results. The impact of these decisions either reinforces your team's desired or undesired thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In a study of executive leaders and their organizations over a two-year period, CEOs who scored high on aspects of character had an average return on assets (ROA) of 9.35%, in contrast to CEOs with low ratings had a ROA of 1.93%.
Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Leadership character plays a vital role in unifying a team.
Followers will give more when they respect the leader's character. A focus on helping others is essential to providing effective strategic leadership. Also, character helps leaders navigate change more effectively.
First of all, we can define “workplace bullying” as the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behaviour against a co-worker or subordinate.
Workplace bullying can include: verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. This type of aggression is particularly difficult because unlike the typical forms of school bullying, workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society.
Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management and takes a wide variety of forms :unfairly treated,pPublic humiliation(s), regularly threatened with dismissal, any form of undermining behaviour, taking credit for things you have done, unfairly passed over for promotion or denied training opportunities, etc.
We have prepared a presentation, willing to clarify some important matters about this interesting subject.
Cyber bullying is a practice where an individual or group uses the Internet to ridicule, harass or harm another person.
It is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. When a person is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed, or otherwise targeted by another person using the internet, interactive or digital technologies or cellphones.
1-Career vs. Job
2-How to choose your Career
3-Career Development
4-You should consider Career Development IF.....
5-Factors that Influence Career Development
THE LEADERSHIP TO CHANGE THE WOLRD THIS IS YOUR HOUR PURSUES YOUR GIFT, TALEN...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
INTRODUCTION
You are currently viewing How Can Great Leaders Change the World for the Better?
How Can Great Leaders Change the World for the Better?
People resist change. Whether it’s a small habitual change or a large societal change, our society is known for hindering this extraordinary process. While most people never try and some try and fail miserably, some are the torchbearers of change. These leaders envision a different world and then make their dreams come true.
That being said, this process is not easy. Leaders, even the most resilient ones, have to go through many challenges and face many hurdles before they can transform an organization or society. It may appear like a daunting task, but it is certainly not impossible.
If you want to make history and become one of the great leaders, you need to acquire certain success-worthy traits. We have highlighted all the information you need in this article. So without further ado, let’s get started.
9 Steps Leaders Can Champion Change
Most people want to bring about a substantial change. However, they lack the basic guidelines. Here are the 9 steps you need to follow if you want to be the torchbearers of change.
Identify the Problem: What Is Wrong With the Status Quo?
Be Courageous Enough to Challenge the Status Quo
Build a Team That Stands by You Through Thick and Thin
Lay Out a Clear Plan: Don’t Leave Anything to the Imagination
Be true to yourself
Celebrate small wins and always look forward
Cultivate inclusivity and diversity
Choose the right time to divulge information
Evolve and change with time
LEADERSHIP AND CORPORATE CHARACTER KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE CHARACTERPROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CHARACTER
What is the definition of a character?
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHARACTER. 1. [Count]: the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves: someone's personality — usually singular. He rarely shows his true character—that of a kind and sensitive person.
Leadership vs Character
Great leadership is a combination of competence, character, and commitment. Character is an individual's unique combination of internalized beliefs and moral habits that motivates and shapes how that individual relates to others.
Why Character Matters in Leadership
Every leader wants to be successful. But sometimes, the results achieved come at the cost of character. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. suggested that the most dangerous person is likely gifted with reason but no morals. A blind passion for results damages a leader's reputation and the organization. Evidence from workplace studies on the benefits of character suggests that leaders with high character scores outperform others on company performance metrics. Leadership behaviors guide actions, but a leader's character determines how and if the leader acts. Great leadership is a combination of competence, character, and commitment. This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test.
Why is Character Important to Your Success?
Leadership creates moments not defined by policy or procedures - situations where leaders have to choose between right and right.
Every day you make character decisions, consciously or unconsciously, such as between speed or quality and long-term or short-term results. The impact of these decisions either reinforces your team's desired or undesired thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In a study of executive leaders and their organizations over a two-year period, CEOs who scored high on aspects of character had an average return on assets (ROA) of 9.35%, in contrast to CEOs with low ratings had a ROA of 1.93%.
Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Leadership character plays a vital role in unifying a team.
Followers will give more when they respect the leader's character. A focus on helping others is essential to providing effective strategic leadership. Also, character helps leaders navigate change more effectively.
Our purpose in this volume is to introduce you to the concepts of strategic public relations. Our basic assumption is that you have some general knowledge of management and business terminology; we will help you to apply that to the discipline of public relations. Our text is based in current research and scholarly knowledge of the public relations discipline as well as years of experience in professional public relations practice.
Whether you are reading this book to teach a new field, simply to update your knowledge, or as part of an educational program or course, we value every moment that you spend with it. Therefore, we have eliminated much of the academic jargon found in other books and used a straightforward writing style. We tried to make the chapters short enough to be manageable, but packed with information, without an overreliance on complicated examples or charts and diagrams. We hope that our no-nonsense approach will speed your study.
We use a few original public relations case studies that we have written for you so that you can see the concepts we discuss illustrated and applied. This book is divided into three large parts:
What is fraud?
A fraud is defined as a wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. "He was convicted of fraud" a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
What is Fraud Law?
In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.
The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.
Terminology
Fraud can be defined as either a civil wrong or a criminal act. For civil fraud, a government agency or person or entity harmed by fraud may bring litigation to stop the fraud, seek monetary damages, or both. For criminal fraud, a person may be prosecuted for the fraud and potentially face fines, incarceration, or both.
Civil law
In common law jurisdictions, as a civil wrong, fraud is a tort While the precise definitions and requirements of proof vary among jurisdictions, the requisite elements of fraud as a tort generally are the intentional misrepresentation or concealment of an important fact upon which the victim is meant to rely, and in fact does rely, to the harm of the victim. Proving fraud in a court of law is often said to be difficult as the intention to defraud is the key element in question. As such, proving fraud comes with a "greater evidentiary burden than other civil claims". This difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that some jurisdictions require the victim to prove fraud by clear and convincing evidence.
The remedies for fraud may include rescission (i.e., reversal) of a fraudulently obtained agreement or transaction, the recovery of a monetary award to compensate for the harm caused, punitive damages to punish or deter the misconduct, and possibly others.
In cases of a fraudulently induced contract, fraud may serve as a defense in a civil action for breach of contract or specific performance of contract. Similarly, fraud may serve as a basis for a court to invoke its equitable jurisdiction.
What is fraud?
A fraud is defined as a wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. "He was convicted of fraud" a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
What is Fraud Law?
In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.
The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.
Terminology
Fraud can be defined as either a civil wrong or a criminal act. For civil fraud, a government agency or person or entity harmed by fraud may bring litigation to stop the fraud, seek monetary damages, or both. For criminal fraud, a person may be prosecuted for the fraud and potentially face fines, incarceration, or both.
Guide CAS Program Rudolph Kwanue University College of Agricultural Sciences ...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
ANIMAL AND CROP PRODUCTION
AGRIBUSINESS And RURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
FOOD SCIENCE
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE
FORESTRY
The influence of trust on Gov-ernments, leaders, and followers is a fundamental Principles of Democratic values, Good Gov-ernance and factor for effective leadership, followership, and the development of an exemplary State examined in this article. Trust is a crucial component of collaboration in achieving Na-tional cohesions and leadership effectiveness and credibility. Trust is the foundation for Gov-ernments to be valuable and exemplary. In the twenty-first century, trust is one of the fac-tors that governments must deal with. First, this article explored who a successful leader is? Un-derstanding that a person experi-enced at trust-building should have the following skills: socia-bility, interpersonal-relationship, active listening, practical com-munication, team-playing, and collaboration. Next, who is a dependable leader? Being relia-ble or trustworthy leaders means that the followers could trust and rely on them to follow through on their plans and keep promises
(Shapiro, 2014). This article explored how influential leaders help build empathy and know-how to create an environment of trust. Leadership factors are considered on the leader’s goals that will make a credible and effective Government through the process that exemplifies the performance and plans of the Government. Also, this article examined how steward leaders help create trust with their fol-lowers. Finally, the article re-flected on an example of a credi-ble leader, Bernard Tyson of Kaiser Permanente. Lastly, the article considered the im-portance of credibility as the foundation for effective leader-ship by exploring Kouzes and Posner’s arguments that most people are willing to follow a trustworthy, honest, competent, inspiring, and visionary leader
Trust: The Fundamental Requirement of Every African Governments of Developed or Developing Nation
Introduction
UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY EMBRACING THE IMPORTANCE OF...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
Preface
This book is based on various experiences in research with student, practitioner and teacher in the Rudolph Kwanue University across the World. The difficulties they faced in understanding research as students, the discoveries about what was applicable and inapplicable in the field as practitioner, and development of the ability to effectively communicate difficult concepts in simple language without avoiding technicality and accuracy have become the basis of this book.
Research methodology is taught as a supporting subject in several ways in many academic disciplines such as health, education, psychology, social work, nursing, public health, library studies, Business and marketing research. The core philosophical base for this book comes from the conviction that, although these disciplines vary in content, their broad approach to a research enquiry is similar. This book, therefore, is addressed to these academic disciplines.
It is true that some disciplines place greater emphasis on quantitative research and some on qualitative research. This Book’s approach to research is a combination of both. Firstly, it is the objective that should decide whether a study be carried out adopting a qualitative or a quantitative approach. Secondly, in real life most research is a combination of both methods.
Though they differ in the philosophy that underpins their mode of enquiry, to a great extent their broad approach to enquiry is similar. The quantitative research process is reasonably well structured whereas the qualitative one is fairly unstructured, and these are their respective strengths as well as weaknesses. This Book strongly believed that both are important to portray a complete picture. In addition, there are aspects of quantitative research that are qualitative in nature. It depends upon how a piece of information has been collected and analyzed.
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING MONITORING AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE LEAD...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
ABSTRACT
The study's goal is to look into and predict the difficulties of effective Leadership in both Public and Private sector experienced in the 2024 AML/CFT and to strengthen their Leadership monitoring and supervisory ability and positions in the Fight against Financial Crime for the year ahead, and to alleviate the negative consequences and impact on professional in the Financial Institutions and we also seek to access their trainings, management objectives, motivation, and communication on supervisory roles. The study established four objectives: (1) The hypotheses: investigated reveals that professional training has a favorable influence on supervisory skills, (2) AML has less trained professional and less significance effect on supervisory skills, (3) No Motivations has less or no effect on supervisory skilled Personnel, (4) and none professional Communication posed by supervisory leadership positions have a negative association to the work of AML. Traditional statistical procedures were used to test the results, as well as the usage of chi-square to evaluate significant levels. The suggestions offered would assist leaders in Sierra Leone’s Financial and Business Institutions system in improving their supervision and Monitoring abilities and competencies by using predictive Technologies in the year 2024.
THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN COMBATING FINANCIAL CRIME IN THE AFRICAN...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
The Need for Effective Leadership is to Promote the fight against Financial Crime in Africa and help to advance Africa Trade Development Agenda
Financial Crime is a major African problem, and combating it requires effective leadership at all levels.
Africa remains at high risk of Financial Crime distress, and the risks have risen in the context of recent large fiscal deficits...
All sectors of African’s Leadership must either act now or never! African Leaders often say that criminal activities are like a lifestyle in the African’s continent: but if left undealt with, the consequences will have adverse effect and will destroy the economic development of Africa and lessen the trust in our Public and Private Institutions. Similarly, leaders must build up effective Political governance within their institutions, the Will and capacity needed to crack down on Financial Crime agents or agencies in the areas of Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism Financing, Fraud, Drug deals, Bribery and Corruption and smugglers, why? Because these criminals have a lot of criminal strategies to evade our African Territories – for example, if they are restricted in the land routes – they would use sea routes- when they are restricted on the seas they use the air. That’s why targeted interventions often have limited impact on Financial Crime and criminal activities in Africa: we need to look at the Leadership capacities and effectiveness in pursing the African Continental Free Trade Zone Area agenda as a big picture, besides the good initiatives and benefits therein it also has negative sides effect of its to tell the whole story of how the criminals are moving on Roads, Seas and air (aviation industry), and the poor border crossing security Agencies of Nations in Africa. This Book intends to tell the story of the poor suffering African’s people with few livelihood options. It is a complex story, with many interconnections; at the heart of which the African Continental Free Trade Zone area lies. While Africa has spread a plethora of beneficial innovations around the world, it has also had many negative consequences in both large and small countries through illicit financial outflows: in fact, security problems in the entire nations of Africa are closely related to the development challenges posed by the Money Laundered to finance Terrorism and Civil Conflicts of Africa. Though the side effects of Financial Crime are particularly strong in the African’s poorest countries those least equipped to respond to these impacts are more vulnerable.
This Book looks at how the role of effective Leadership contributes in the fight beyond specific countries Against Financial Crime and illicit financial flows (fin-iffs) in the African region. The Book zeroed in on Financial Crime, illicit Financial Flows, like Money Laundering, Bribery and Corruption and illicit trade to illustrate the larger scale and the need for effectiveness of African Leaders to combat this menaced:
UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY EMBRACING THE IMPORTANCE OF...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
This book is based on various experiences in research with student, practitioner and teacher in the Rudolph Kwanue University across the World. The difficulties they faced in understanding research as students, the discoveries about what was applicable and inapplicable in the field as practitioner, and development of the ability to effectively communicate difficult concepts in simple language without avoiding technicality and accuracy have become the basis of this book.
Research methodology is taught as a supporting subject in several ways in many academic disciplines such as health, education, psychology, social work, nursing, public health, library studies, Business and marketing research. The core philosophical base for this book comes from the conviction that, although these disciplines vary in content, their broad approach to a research enquiry is similar. This book, therefore, is addressed to these academic disciplines.
THINKING ON HOW TO KILL THE KILLER BEFORE HE KILLS US ALL WHO IS THE KILLER? ...PROF. PAUL ALLIEU KAMARA
INTRODUCTION
Who is or what is the true Killer of African People? This question has being playing on my mind for years’ and years to months and months to weeks and to days. Well today is the day I attempted to search for answers and to know the true killer of my African People. This article will attempts to suggest some of the killers or what killers African People. This article is not the final answers to the entire Problem. However, I intended to limit the discussions on Political Corruption as one of the main factors that kills everything in the hands of African. So let look at some definitions and characteristics of Political Corruption and its effect in our social-economic development of Africa.
For the purpose of this article I will define corruption and the type of corruption we have
PART 1. Corruption: Its Meaning, Type, and Real-World Example
Introduction Corruption has recently been the subject of substantial theorizing and empirical research, and this has produced a bewildering array of alternative approaches, explanations, typologies and remedies. Corruption is understood as everything from the paying of bribes to civil servants and the simple theft of public purses, to a wide range of dubious economic and political practices in which businesspeople, politicians and bureaucrats enrich themselves. The issue of corruption is an old one, that has re-entered the current political and economic debate from the new interest in the role of the state in the developing world, and from the assumption that the state is an indispensable instrument for economic development, redistribution and welfare. In contrast to the largely rejected “state-dominated” and “state-less” development models, there is now much consensus on the need for an efficient medium-sized state apparatus with a political will and adequate economic policies to ensure economic development. Corruption is seen as counter-productive to the needed economic and political reforms, accountability, transparency, and good governance. The intention of this paper is to classify the various forms of corruption in order to operationalize the concept for analytical and practical purposes. First, different forms of corruption will be outlined. Secondly, corruption will be defined as a particular state-society relationship, and the distinction made between political corruption and bureaucratic corruption. Then two more distinctions will be added, namely between “individual” and “collective” forms of corruption, and corruption as a mechanism of either “upward extraction” or “downward redistribution”. This will sum up to the basic argument that the fight against corruption will have to be placed within a broader agenda of democratization.
The purpose of this Book is to clear the misunderstanding of many Leaders in the corporate world. Those who believed and lived with the notions that best leaders are meant for the Corporate World and evolution of good leadership is in the world of business; I would want them to have a rethink as I explained the social and societal evolution of good leadership that has impacted the corporate world today. Please come along with me to some historical contextual truth derived from this concept of leadership. This book will deal with styles and concepts of leadership and help to build your understanding as to what is needed to be good leaders in Society. From Chapter to Chapter you will see the chronological order of leaders’ leadership and duty requires of them for better Society, Nations and the World at large.
When people talk about leadership, they mostly want to learn how to be good leaders at work. Leadership in the corporate context is one of the hottest topics in the world, and everyone wants to learn how to become a billionaire and be the best possible boss. However, leadership is not just limited to the work frontier; it extends to all of society. In fact, leadership began as a societal phenomenon much before it evolved into a professional one. In fact, many of the present-day leadership qualities that corporate and professional leaders aspire to are based on the social and political leaders of the yesteryears.
Human beings are social animals and living together in large groups naturally meant that people needed to adopt different roles and accomplish different groups. In order to give structure to society and help society grow and develop, people were naturally divided into leaders and followers. The leaders paved the way and moved from one frontier to another, directing the others, while the followers completed the tasks assigned to them and helped bring the changes about.
Why discovering the historical Context: Throughout history, great leaders have emerged, each with particular leadership styles
Leadership in itself is a somewhat fluid principle. Generally, most leaders adapt their leadership styles to suit their situation. This is particularly true the longer they lead; they adapt their leadership style as they learn and engage with their employees.
To become a more successful leader, leaders must understand their current leadership style. In this article, we’ll answer the question “what a leadership style?”, and then look at 6 of the most common leadership styles and their effectiveness.
If you want to advance the agenda of Combating Financial Crime, Illicit deals and Money Laundering in the African Union Continental Free Trade Zone Area you have to specialize on Financial Investigations.
Developing an investigative plan, subject profiles, analyzing and charting financial flows, preparing an evidence matrix and utilizing international cooperation channels provides the foundation to conducting an effective financial investigation.
Background: Financial Investigations
One of the biggest challenges for African Union Continental Free Trade Zone Area is in the asset recovery case to produce the evidence that links the assets to criminal activities (property-based confiscation) or establishes the amount of the benefit derived from an offense (value-based confiscation). To establish this link, practitioners in the AfCFTA must identify and trace assets or “follow the money” until the link with the offense or the location of the assets can be determined.
GLOBE Conference aim to bring together researchers, scientists, scholar and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of business, economics, hospitality, tourism, event and leisure management, and services management research and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. English is the official language of the conference. We welcome paper submissions.
These conferences are organized by the Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI) and sponsored by the University of South Florida M3 Center, Florida, USA.
In today’s world, it is vital to think about business and economic issues on a global scale. That is why GLOBE Conference invites interested parties from all around the globe to discuss hot topics and contemporary issues related to Business and Economics. The scholars are encouraged to submit papers or abstracts on any aspect of business and economics and related fields.
Chapter 1 - Abstract of Thesis
This thesis is written with the specific purpose of trying to assess the Orange Mobile Network Company in Sierra Leone and put together a framework of points that can be used as a guide by both existing and aspiring Leaders to deal with the Leadership challenges that exist in their functional and professional roles of Leadership within the Orange Mobile Network Company framework. Research shows us that there are various methodologies and models propagated in the professional space which Leaders can refer to but the common thread that ties them all is the fact that they propose a particular approach while mostly remaining silent on the other approaches. While conducting the research it was observed that a few books and articles has been written on communication, but none has focuses on assessing Orange Mobile Network Company quality and attributes desirable Leadership related to experts such as Kenneth Blanchard and John Adair do propose a more holistic approach to the subject and not any particular model as such.
The thesis is divided into a few chapters and the first of the chapter‘s deals with trying to understand the topic of Leadership. It‘s an often repeated word but does everybody who uses it really understand what it entails and what the role that it plays in society is. People are regularly encouraged to step up and take charge and demonstrate their ability to handle the challenges that come their way but without being privy to how to do it or what it actually means. This chapter therefore discusses how it is, the ability to influence others positively to achieve a common goal within and outside the cycles of Orange.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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1. MATRICULATION SPEECH
November 2023
The Director of Studies, Dr. Sesay, Mayo College of Medical Laboratory and
Technology
The Registrar, Mayo College of Medical Laboratory and Technology
The Administrative Officer, Mayo College of Medical Laboratory and Technology
The Finance officer Miss Gaima, Mayo College of Medical Laboratory and
Technology
The Lecturers, Mayo College of Medical Laboratory and Technology
Chairperson of the Ceremonials Committee,
Gentlemen of the Press,
Parents of Matriculating Students,
Matriculants of today,
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen,
It is indeed an honour to be here today. Dr. Sesay, thank you for the kind
recommendation, and thank you for giving me the privilege to speak with this
2023/2024 set of matriculants.
Before I present my remarks, I will like to take this opportunity to thank all the
lecturers of this great College, who are and always have been committed to the
success of every student and continue to take a personal interest in their academic
and social development.
With deep felicitation, allow me to welcome you to the commencement of a life-
defining experience and a magical opportunity. I heartily congratulate all of you
for achieving success in getting a seat in this reputable College.
When I received the information to be the commencement speaker for today, my
mind ran back to 14 years ago when I matriculated. I tried to extrapolate from
many experiences from matriculation in 2011 to graduation in 2023, and share with
2. you the many lessons I have learnt along the way, while also drawing your
attention to steps and thoughts you can guide yourself with as you journey on the
path of achieving greatness on this campus.
The first is that you need to know you are here for a reason, and that is - to learn. If
you have been given your dream course, you are lucky. If you have not been given
your dream course, you are no less lucky.
The best you should do is to make a dream out of the course you have been given.
There is no irrelevant knowledge.
You need to know that so many extremely successful people passed through the
same department you are in right now, so it’s nothing about a department or a
course but everything about you.
Most of you matriculants must have chosen this institution for different reasons. I
chose the College of the place is nice as both choices of institution because of her
reputation. You might have chosen because she is the citadel of learning, her
quality of scholars, her high level of intellectualism amongst others, but bear in
mind that the primary objective of being here is the same- to explore and attain the
best academic excellence in your diverse fields.
Set a high academic standard for yourself and start now. I will use my example. I
graduated from the Department of Leadership and Administration with CGPA. But
do you know my CGPA of 5.4 didn’t happen in my final year? The close call
happened from the very first year and laid a foundation for what I graduated with.
The best time to start building a solid foundation for a successful academic is now,
and the most crucial way to survive this is to avoid piling up your notes, waiting
for the announcement of tests and exams before reading. How I sailed this, very
3. simply, was by managing my time properly. I’d block out 2 to 3 hours in the
evenings to read each day’s lecture, before the next. Always remember a saying,
“you can write a 365-page book every year if you only write one page per day”.
Imagine if you start reading from the day of your first lecture; two things will most
likely happen. The first is a good level of comprehension, which means you are not
just memorizing, but building a depth of understanding that will remain valuable to
you forever. The other thing is, you will end up with good grades, and just like the
opportunities it presents; high grades imply intelligence, personal excellence, and
dedication.
You have come from across the country to learn, in the classrooms, from one
another and acquire skills and knowledge that will make our society a better place.
The road that led you here has not been smooth and I am not promising you that
the journey ahead will be smooth either but perseverance is key. As a student put
failures and mistakes into a growth perspective. I remember in my second year
how I had a ‘C’ in an examination for which test I had an ‘A’. I was destabilized, I
blamed myself for reading too much which led to a response mismatch, and re-
blamed myself for reading too little by focusing on the subjects that interested me
in the course. After taking needless hits on myself, I spoke to a senior colleague
who encouraged me to see failure as an expected part of the learning process that
actually helps to build stamina. Analyze what went wrong, seek help where
needed, try again, and try again. Do not avoid persevering by giving up on courses
or activities that don’t come easily.
Relationships matter. You are at the beginning of adulthood now and it is so
tempting to hastily feel like you are already a full grown-up. In my first year, I
used to respond to many suggestions with “I know what I am doing” “I make my
decisions now” and many objectionable responses but as time flew by, I started
realizing that I needed help and help would only come when I try to seek it.
Your peers, your senior colleagues, your lecturers; just because they have Ph.D. to
their names is no reason to believe that they are only interested in your books.
4. Learn to make acquaintances of them and listen to them. Most of them teach more
than books, there are so many life lessons and opportunities they share. Learn from
your senior colleagues too. They have gone ahead of you and made mistakes that
you can only avoid if you ask them questions and allow them to provide valuable
and timely advice. Also, learn with friends, no man is an island. Join study groups
for your exams or tutorial groups for the courses you seem to be having challenges
with. Treat past questions together, do the ‘hot seat’ quizzing where you allow
your study peers to ask you difficult questions in preparation for tests and exams.
Networking is important. But choosing your network wisely is more important. For
me, I randomly found people during faculty registration, hostel check-in and we
started talking from my first day. Of course, everyone was excited and welcoming
and socializing. Then after a few days of settling in, I started knowing more about
everyone; their interests, ambitions, priorities, and that helped me to sieve out. I
chose my friends and knew my acquaintances.
Choose your friends carefully. Friends can support you in your efforts to maximize
the benefits of being here. Friends can also distract you by setting on having a
good time at the expense of your studies. Get to know people who express high
social, academic, and personal values that align with yours.
Embrace self-discipline and self-care. Self-discipline does not come naturally, but
is deliberate. Make personal plans to attend your classes and get to the lecture
venue on time. Learn to stay off social media sometimes, put away your phone and
other distractions. Set personal deadlines and meet up with them. Make sure to stay
healthy by eating fruits and vegetables, as well as carbs and protein- maintain a
balanced and budget-conscious diet. You are responsible for your health now, so
when you have an injury or feel ill, visit the University clinic as quickly as you can
for treatment. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
Seek out special opportunities. This is a time to expand your mind and your skills.
Consider all four dimensions of life as you strive to educate yourself – physical,
spiritual, intellectual, and social. Today, anywhere in the world where I get to share
my entrepreneurial journey, I always mention the University of Ibadan. Why?
5. Because my story started here, this campus made me discover my inclination and
gave me wings to fly with it, I joined the University Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Society and because I didn’t hold myself back, I found life purpose.
So, getting involved in activities beyond academics, it will help you to build
lifelong skills. It could be a sports team, a recreation club, an artistic group, or an
entrepreneurship society. However, be careful not to join too many organizations
and be specific about your choices. It should be based on interests and skills
development. Finally, school is not a scam. The essence of education is not only
for certification,
but it is deeply rooted in the last lines of the University anthem “For a mind that
knows is a mind that is free” You have started strong, make sure you see this
through.
I am certain that you will find these 2 to 3 years the most inspiring years of your
lives. I hereby wish you all a very happy and academically fulfilling journey ahead.
You are opening an outstanding chapter. Welcome to the First and the Best!
Long live the 2023/2024set!
Long live the Mayo College!
Long live the Republic of Sierra Leone!
Thank you all for listening.
Submitted by Prof. Paul Allieu Kamara
