FAAN committed to employee growth —MD

The Managing Director/ Chief Executive, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Alhaji Saleh Dunoma has attributed reasons for granting  approval for the recent staff retreat held in Calabar, Cross River State Capital to his resolve to grow employees who are willing to give their best after the exercise.

According to Dunoma, the retreat with the theme ‘Leadership and Teamwork; Our Success Pillars’ was expected to set the tone for more productive and mutually beneficial day-to-day behaviors in their workplace.

Dunoma who was represented by the Director of Airport Operations,  Captain Rabiu Yadudu in his declaration at the first FAAN Customer Service/SERVICOM staff retreat, described staff retreat as a growing trend in the corporate world today because of the inherent benefits to the extent that even smaller companies are now thinking of how the office can be taken out of the office for a weekend or just a day.

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His words: “We all know that a typical workday can be very frantic no matter what the office setting is like. FAAN Management has realised that taking the team out of their normal surroundings and into a neutral environment allows fewer interruptions and encourages learning and better productivity”.

“When this venture was muted to me by the General Manager Customer Service/SERVCOM. I decided to give her approval with the understanding to grow employees who are willing to give their best after the interaction. It is therefore expected that this will set the tone for more productive and mutually beneficial day-to-day behaviors in your workplace”, Dunoma stated.

In her welcome address, General Manager Customer Service/ SERVICOM Department, Mrs. Ebele Okoye said the purpose of the retreat was to enable staff to regroup and rediscover the passion for their work thereby giving them the energy to work more effectively without sacrificing quality.

According to Okoye; “ I want to believe that the retreat will enable  us understand how to build better cooperation among ourselves, improve on our moral abilities, build a better communication skill and as well  have fun. It is also an opportune time for us to know each other, renew contacts, make new friends and discuss problems of mutual interest”.