The Group Chief Human Resource Officer, Dangote Cement Plc, Dr Musa Rabiu, who is aspiring to be the President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, in this interview speaks about plans for the institute if elected in an election which holds next Tuesday. Obinna Chima presents the excerpts:
How will you rate HR professionals in Nigeria?
There are excellent HR professionals in Nigeria who over the years have developed and acquired professional skills. However, there are HR practitioners who are not professionals and this type can be rated as practising below the minimum professional standard. I expect every practitioner to have acquired the CIPM HRPL to practise as a professional. Any practitioner who is not a professional is like a quack and CIPM does not tolerate quackery.
One of the challenges facing managers today is employing personnel with the right skills. How does this affect productivity in the workplace generally?
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