HR Focus magazine organised its annual HR Focus Conference at the World Trade Centre, Ridge-Accra.
The Conference’s sole purpose is to bring together HR practitioners, senior executives and people who are interested in the world of work to deliberate on issues affecting the work place and it was successfully held on the 23rd of September, 2016.
The theme for this year’s conference, “Technology Driven HR: People, Processes and Performance” was strategically chosen to bring to the fore how technology is changing our world today and how this change is affecting work, productivity and overall, people management.
The HR Focus Conference, which was in two parts for this year, consisted of the HR Forum and Career Development Session alongside corporate exhibitions.
The speakers
Speakers for the HR Forum were chosen from various industries in order to give participants diverse views of the role technology plays in different sectors.
Dr. Esi Ansah, the CEO of Axis Human Capital, facilitated a compelling discussion on the topic, “Optimising Technology to Enhance Talent Sourcing and Employee Engagement in her presentation.
Participants contributed their thoughts on how technology can be leveraged on to employ the best talent for their respective organisations.
Mrs. Irene Asare, HR Facilities and Administrative Director, Tullow Ghana, also spoke about technology in her sector, leading a discussion on the topic, “How Technology can drive high efficiency and enhance service delivery.”
She encouraged participants to take advantage of the improvement it has brought into the world of work and make it better.
The final Speaker for the HR Forum, Mrs. Celia Appiagyei-Collins, Founder, Rehoboth Foundation, spoke extensively about the diverse roles technology is playing in all spheres of our lives, especially in the world of work and encouraged participants to take ownership, leading the course to make it work.
She stated that “our world today has become “an evolve-or-die situation and it is time HR and people in management took cue from that.” Her topic, “Measuring and improving performance through leadership, coaching and mentoring,” gave participants further insights into the role of technology in business success.
The HR Forum also saw Dr. Mrs. Ellen Hagan, CEO of HR Focus Magazine and Mrs. Stella Agyenim-Boateng, former HR Director of Vodafone and a past winner of the HR Focus awards, unveil four new award categories that is to be included in the 2017 HR Focus Awards.
Career Development Session
The Career Development Session, which also took place the same day, had a different twist to it this year,: aside equipping students, jobseekers and young executives with the necessary tools for career advancement, there was also a “Business Challenge.”
This new initiative was introduced to the session to help discover the entrepreneurial strengths of students.
The winning school, University of Professional Studies was presented with a plaque, cash prize and souvenirs from sponsors with the runners up, University of Ghana and Ashesi University, going home with cash prizes and souvenirs from sponsors. All participants were also presented with certificates of participation.
The judges, who were in the persons of Mr. Randy Osae-Bediako, CEO, Kharis Group; Mr. Samuel Boafo, HR Director, Cal Bank; and Mrs. Gloria Agyei, L&D Senior Manager, MTN, took turns to encourage and counsel students on their career paths and to be interested in developing themselves outside of the classroom.
Dr. Randy Osae-Bediako cemented this point when he gave a presentation on the topic, “Developing your Entrepreneurial Mindset.”
The HR Focus Conference, which has been extended to include the Career Development Session and the Awards has been organised successfully for five years. Organisers hope that the subsequent events would chalk even bigger and better feats.
The HR Focus Conference 2016 was proudly sponsored by Websoft Solutions, Ecobank, Starlife, L’AINE Services, Airtel, Integrated Health Solutions, Awake Mineral Water, Villa Monticello, Safety Insurance Brokers, Citi Fm, TV3, B&FT, Unique FM, UT Bank.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana