Experts, drawn from diverse fields of endeavours, have charged individuals, business owners and employees to imbibe the spirit of tenacity, resilience, and the right mindset to overcome adversity in life or business.
This submission forms part of the highlight at the third edition of the Imperfectly Awesome Conversations Summit hosted by Omotola Bamigbaiye and held yesterday at MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.
The convener, Imperfectly Awesome Conversations Summit, Omotola Bamigbaiye, while delivering her welcome remarks at the occasion, noted that the platform remains a veritable avenue for experts to share their experiences so that people can be inspired and learn from them.
Bamigbaiye said her experience had shown that failure or pitfall is not the end but an opportunity for growth. Also, in his keynote remarks, the Project Delivery Manager, NLNG, Amos Ologunleko, urged the gathering to begin to act like reformers who are ready to go against the norm and rebuild systems with clarity and courage.
Ologunleko, emphasising the need for the gathering to learn to take ownership as this remains a key principle of transformation, said learning to take responsibility as against passing the buck or blaming one another would go a long way to usher in growth and progress, not only as an individual but also as a business.
The Marketing Manager, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Omolara Banjoko, who spoke during the first panel session, noted that resilience was pivotal to overcoming challenges in life.
Banjoko stressed the need for young people in the workplace to give adequate priority to their personal growth as they strive to reach their desired heights. She underscored the significance of soft skills in the workplace as it remains a tool for professional excellence.
In her remarks during another panel session, a transformation expert, Dr Folakemi Fadahunsi, explained that the best approach to overcoming impostor syndrome by any individual is to believe in oneself or develop a can-do spirit.
Also commenting, Senior National Programme Specialist, United Nations Women, Patience Ekeoba, stated that the society has been structured in a way that women suffer all forms of exclusion.
Ekeoba, therefore, urged men and employers of labour to reverse the trend by ensuring that women not only sit at the decision-making table but are also given an equal sense of belonging.
Also speaking, Managing Consultant, BusinessMax Consulting, Alex Goma, stressed that every business person must learn to be persistent, as this remains a key driver for success.
On her part, the Marketing Director, Moët Hennessy, Osato Evbuomwan, stated that mindset remains the cornerstone of both resilience and tenacity.
