Corporate Social Responsibility: CHALLENGES FACING ENTERPRISES

Corporate Social Responsibility: CHALLENGES FACING ENTERPRISES: Businesses are established by individuals or and institutions. Most businesses were either established by government or big companies bec...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: YOUR ANDROID PHON...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: YOUR ANDROID PHON...: Corporate Social Responsibility: YOUR ANDROID PHONE: ASSET OR LIABILITY? : Since the advent of social media and the use of Android phone, ...

Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AS CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AS CSR: The recent 2022, 19th National Productivity Day and award to eminent individuals and organisations by Nigeria government and reward system...

Corporate Social Responsibility: LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION/TITLE

Corporate Social Responsibility: LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION/TITLE: Just finished reading a book on 'Lesdership' written by two brilliant #1 Bestselling Book authors: James M. Kouzes and Barry N. Posn...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER ...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER ...: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER COVID: GET READY AND DETAILS :  Hello, You probably have  heard about the 21st century bus...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: OUTSOURCE YOUR CO...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: OUTSOURCE YOUR CO...: Corporate Social Responsibility: OUTSOURCE YOUR COPYWRITING/TRAINING TO US : ANNOUNCEMENT #corporateleaders CSR contributes to the growth ...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER ...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER ...: Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER COVID: GET READY AND DETAILS :  Hello, You probably have  heard about the 21st century bus...

Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER COVID: GET READY AND DETAILS

Corporate Social Responsibility: BUSINESSES AFTER COVID: GET READY AND DETAILS:  Hello, You probably have  heard about the 21st century business concept sweeping across the globe.  Time is short and limited space, but yo...

Corporate Social Responsibility: YOUR ANDROID PHONE: ASSET OR LIABILITY?

Corporate Social Responsibility: YOUR ANDROID PHONE: ASSET OR LIABILITY?: Since the advent of social media and the use of Android phone, making decisions as to which type and brand has become more critical.   Of ...

Corporate Social Responsibility: OF JUDGES, LAWS AND JUSTICE

Corporate Social Responsibility: OF JUDGES, LAWS AND JUSTICE: It did not come as a surprise when the President of NBA Olumide Akpata reacted to the out-cry of the 14 Justices of the Supreme Court throug...

OF JUDGES, LAWS AND JUSTICE

It did not come as a surprise when the President of NBA Olumide Akpata reacted to the out-cry of the 14 Justices of the Supreme Court through a protest letter for justice, to the Chief Justice Tanko Muahmmad, JSCN. S.6 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) like other previous constitutions gave the third arm of government, the Judiciary an independent status. That is the ideal situation that enhances separation of powers, as propounded by early constitutional philosophers like Montesquieu. However, practical experience has shown that it never had independence even though students and the public are thaught and to believe that the Judiciary is "independent". As a public institution the Judiciary depended on the public, especially the Bar to defend that status, because it would be seen to have lost that independence if it had to fight for itself at every front. Therefore the burden to protect the independence of the Judiciary is a Corporate Social Responsibility of the public. Without that there's a vacuum that exposes the Judiciary to the frontline. This burden to "give back" to society now behoves on Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), litigants, constitutional lawyers, human rights activists and the public Interest defenders as stakeholders to rise up to the occasion, with the hindsight that 'm'Lords' obviously have been groaning silently before they blew the lid. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a former President of NBA Olisa Agbakoba fought for financial independence of the Judiciary to the Supreme court. After serving as a member of Confab 2014 he left his earnings to Federal Government (Executive) instead of the Judiciary. According to Patrick Devlin of blessed memories, author of "Enforcement of Morals" there are issues bordering on consiceince that are beneficial to society generally which are protected collectively like the silent Justices. Amidst all these prominent politicians afford N100 million for party nomination forms which are campaign slots since they're almost sure they wouldn't catch the nomination ticket because of the avalanche of competitors for the ticket. They would have made headlines nationwide if some of them decided for act of corporate social responsibility with a fraction or all the ticket/nomination jumbo bill. However, if they're not in the positive frame of mind being advocated here, they tacitly allign with PMB (Executive) who believes that the Judiciary is not helping his administration. So we're now at a crossroads of 'judging the judges ' #corporateleaders IKECHUKWU O. ODOEMELAM & CO Legal Practitioners Corporate Attorneys/Consultants legalservices.ike99@yahoo.com https://tapestri.io/members/join/now/ideaworkshop http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0075RXXLE COMPANY SECRETARIES HANDBOOK http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005783S6SDIRECTORS http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MKCESY MEETINGS: Dynamics and Legality .

Corporate Social Responsibility: LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION/TITLE

Corporate Social Responsibility: LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION/TITLE: Just finished reading a book on 'Lesdership' written by two brilliant #1 Bestselling Book authors: James M. Kouzes and Barry N. Posn...

LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION/TITLE

Just finished reading a book on 'Lesdership' written by two brilliant #1 Bestselling Book authors: James M. Kouzes and Barry N. Posner and came away with startling revelation that leadership is a relationship not a title, rank or position. Cast my mind back to my early days as a civil society rights conscious lawyer. Not only am I a membe of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA I joined Law Society of England and Wales, Amnesty International, Civil Liberties Organization, Human Rights Lawyers, Concerned Professionals etc. All these were in a bid to be referred to as one of the "leading" lawyers. Just titles! I was making at least weekly published comments on the national dailies, excluding those comments censored or lost. I also participated in numerous Radio phone-in programs. In the process I also got invitations from some TV stations but I honoured at least 11 invitations from a total of 3 Lagos-based TV stations. In my mind I had acquired the enviable status of "leader" in my profession. Even after the acquisition of these titles they were not an end for me because they were not paid assignments. At the end of every program the anchor usually say: "thank you for stopping by". Sure, you go to find ways to make ends meet although you've added a few more friends to your profile. On the flip side through my comments during those media programs I became either 'pro-establishment or radical lawyer' depending on which comment/program the person calling me such names is reacting to. Therefore, life became 'one week, one trouble' for me. On one such occasion I was detained at 'Area F' Police station on the orders of Justice Akande, Ikeja High court pending charge of contempt of court. Just as Philemon met St. Paul in prison, I met accused persons who came in connection with more serious allegations than contempt. But that is not the reason for this discourse. The officer who made inquiries about the new inmates and why we came in displayed exemplary leadership when he ordered that I should be allowed out to stay at the frontline office. Prior to the order I had spent nearly two sleepless days inside the dungeon. At the police frontline office, I met a lady sergeant who was on duty and she acknowledged that their Oga ordered me to remain there until they forward my charge to court. Later, on siting her name tag, I realized she was Christiana Thompson. During my detention I shouted a few times because of my conviction that my arrest was unnecessary in the circumstances and I was eager to appear in court. The seargent was offended at that. The rest is now history. After my acquital, in the same year I read that Christiana Thompson had been promoted and sent on training. It was probably the 'Oga' displaying yet again exemplary leadership. I boarded an Abuja-bound Okada airline. Few minutes before take-off two of their staff came on board to check our tickets. On confirming my departure ticket, rather than leave me with return ticket, he asked that within few minutes he wanted to check the ticket with their records at the their office. I never thought about his whereabout when the plane took off. On arrival at Abuja I inquired about him they said that ticket checkers were not part of the crew. I was totally dumbfounded and embarrassed as I narrated to them that the checker didn't hand me my return ticket to Lagos after 'checking'. Was he exercising competences of leadership he would have realized that boarded passengers are not allowed to disembark until the journey ended. I wasted time thinking about solution and appropriate steps to take, because leadership is about finding solutions as quickly as challenges occur. Around business district I sited 'Bussinessmen's Fellowship meeting centre' and noticed that they were at the service that evening. Since I belonged to Airport Road Chapter Lagos, I joined the service. It was after the service that I spoke to the leader, Ifeanyi Odi and he in company with his wife drove me to "Sunny Guesthouse", unfortunately their accommodation had exhausted. I thought yet another challenge staring me in the face. This was getting late in the night and not mobile phone time, so I moved around and located the nearest police station and walked in. It did not take much time before they gave me a seat till morning. That was exemplary leadership exercised by the officers on duty that night. That challenge could have turned worse if they wanted. A lady on duty at this Abuja police station gave me wrapper to cover after she watched as I battle mosquitoes while passing the night. It was exceptional because Nigerian security outfits are over-stretched and there's limit to what you expect them to provide in terms of services to citizens as enshrined in the constitution. According to the authors of the leadership book in review, the summary of leadership behavior is 'caring'. The book is worth more than million times the monetary value. That comparison is actually an understatement considering the achievements of exemplary leadership globally. Finding and savouring the book would be a feat you'd always be proud of. Ikechukwu Odoemelam Esq Corporate Attorney/Consultant Legal Practitioners Corporate Attorney/Consultant IKECHUKWU O. ODOEMELAM & CO https://tapestri.io/members/join/now/ideaworkshop http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0075RXXLE COMPANY SECRETARIES HANDBOOK http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005783S6SDIRECTORS http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MKCESY MEETINGS: Dynamics and Legality