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Don Tasks Managers On Corporate Goals
Managers have been charged to draw lines and obey them, if they plan to succeed in their positions.
This was part of the message captured from Prof. Seth Accra-Jaja’s 37th inaugural lecture titled, “Breaking the Management Coconut,” last Wednesday at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology campus in Port Harcourt.
He was of the view that successful managers are dogged men who do not shift grounds unnecessarily.
Accra-Jaja, said those managers who draw lines but do not maintain such are not good industry drivers.
The management professor, was specific about African managers, saying they disobey even their drawn lines.
Another way for a manager to succeed, he said, was to set standards in line with societal values.
He explained that, any standard that was set below the societal value by any manager may not see the light of the day.
Accordingly, the acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Blessing C. Didia, has urged all managers as well as lecturers to make the lecture topic their companion.
Describing the lecturer as an erudite scholar, he said the potency to the lecture was capable of transforming a bad manager to the best.
Meanwhile, he has urged all managers to use their positions as change agents in order to match Governor Wike’s plans for the state.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.