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The Highlights from the Institute of Soft Skills and Vocational Development of Nigeria (ISSVD) Free webinar (3.0).

The institute of soft skills and vocational development of Nigeria (ISSVD) had a free webinar, which took place via zoom on Thursday 30th Marc3 2022; time was 11:00am. The webinar had (266) two hundred and sixty-six registered individuals. In attendance were 63 participants, 11 council members. The general evaluation from the participants was rated very high, 33 responses was gotten from the general evaluation link. Certificate of participation was given to those who were in attendance.

Theme for the webinar was: Leadership in Governance -The soft skills imperative which was taken by the keynote speaker: Prof Charles Ogbulogo; President/Chairman Council Of the Professional Leadership practitioner’s Institute of Nigeria Covenant University & Board Member, ISSVD.

Points taken from his presentation:
PREAMBLE

Diagnostics
Some Introspection
Setting the stage
Conceptual Clarifications
Situating Governance
A Foray into leadership in Governance
Component of Soft Skills
Values of Soft Skills
Some concluding thoughts
Making Soft Skills Count

The challenge of confusing leadership with other related disciplines-- politics, governance, management and administration. Politics from the Greek word, politikos- the art of administering a state and her citizens. Management--execution of functions, activities and programmes based on strictly stipulated rules… The key performance indicator for management is the efficiency with which the operations are executed to bring about stability- using rules, policies and procedures.

The whole essence of management is to exert control, even for a very short time. Leadership, management and governance strive to achieve the public good. Governance creates awareness of the value of good service delivery, empowerment and sustainability, with metrics for objective evaluation. Governance reflects aspects of leadership.

Good governance reflects in respect for people, distribution of wealth, human capital development, creation of the enabling environment, effectiveness and efficiency. Effectiveness and efficiency reflect in professionalism, standardization and quality delivery.

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