NIESV President, Mr Victor Alonge, who led the call at the Head of Practice Assembly, organised by the NIESV Lagos branch in Ikeja, Lagos, encouraged heads of practice to embrace skilling and reskilling for relevance in today’s Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) environment.
According to him, such deliberate efforts are central components of professional development and organisational growth in a VUCA and technology-driven 21st century. He revealed that the work environment is being transformed, and professionals must adapt to thrive in the competitive and evolving business environment.
Referring to the theme: “Thriving in a VUCA Environment”, Alonge called for a redefinition of processes, restructuring of practices, and collaborations.
He said: “Practitioners must upscale their knowledge, expertise and competence in every area of practice. New skills, new processes, new structures, new technology, collaboration for growth and profitability must be the major drivers of transformed practices.”
“Professionals and practices that would thrive today and in the future need to know how to generate new knowledge to meet the demands of the modern-day market and to practice professionally within the gauge of international standards.
“This is a time to think and be innovative in practice and delivering services within the framework of the rapidly changing world. We must be proactive, we must be vigilant to thinning out the boundaries of professions, including estate surveying and valuation by threats emanating from e-commerce, virtual reality, greater dependence on information technology and Artificial Intelligence.”
The NIESV president pledged the commitment of the national body towards sustaining the ongoing innovative reform measures, to entrench transparency and nurture a pervasive culture of accountability in the system.
