Expert Charges HR Practitioners in Nigeria on Best Practice

Evelyn Akpor-

An international Expert in human resources management, Mr. Brian J. Glade, has charged human resources management practitioners in Nigeria to uphold the principle of Best Practice by always ensuring that the right people are matched with the right opportunities to help organisations achieve their set goals and objectives, especially in this time of global economic recession.

Mr. Glade, who is the Vice President  International Programs, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), gave the charge while speaking at a focus group meeting and interactive session with human resources management practitioners in Nigeria, which held at the Daisy Management Centre, Lagos, recently.

Fielding questions from the Press, Glade, who is on a working visit to Nigeria from the United States of America, revealed that the major global challenge facing the human resources management in this critical period of economic meltdown is to help organisations attract and retain competent employees. He also identified ‘Talent Management’ as the current issue in HR around the world. ‘Talent management is the current global issue HR practitioners have to grapple with as the majority of school leavers have been found to lack management and leadership skills required,” he said.

Also speaking at the event, Mr. Oliver Nnona, the volunteer leader of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) member forum in Nigeria and Chief Executive Officer, Profiliant Development Resources Limited, encouraged practitioners to take full advantage of opportunities of information, trainings, and publications offered by the Society to constantly update their knowledge and skills in human resources management.