Be agents of transformation, CIPM boss charges new inductees

The President and Chairman of the Governing Council of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), Mallam Ahmed Ladan Gobir, has urged the institute’s new  inductees to see themselves not just as Human Resources practitioners, but also  “stewards of transformation.”

The CIPM boss gave the charge, while inducting six Full Members and seventy-seven Associate Members, into the institute, at its 66th Specialised Induction Ceremony, for the administrators and HR staff of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), at the Redemption Camp, in Ogun State.

Gobir urged the new inductees to see the lapel pins and certificates received, at the ceremony, as symbolising  a professional and moral responsibility to remain committed to the highest standards of HR practice.

Describing the ceremony as indicating a cross from potential to professional for the inductees, Gobir insisted  HR is not  about pushing files, but “About stewarding destinies, igniting purpose, and transforming organisations. The true measure of HR is not in the policies you write, but in the lives you transform.”

He further urged the inductees,  to prepare for the future of work, citing World Economic Forum projections that 92 million jobs may be displaced by automation, by 2030, while 170 million new roles will be created.

According to him, HR professionals must take the lead in preparing people and organisations for such transitions.

In his keynote address, Coordinator of Personnel Affairs at RCCG, Pastor (Dr.) Sabastine Okeke, while speaking  on the topic: “Raising  The Bar of Professional Standards: HR as a  Steward of Transformation”” , delved extensively on the historical evolution of professional bodies and the critical importance of professional standards.

He emphasised that HR professionals are no longer mere custodians of employment but must evolve into “stewards of the entire work experience.”

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