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03.03.2013 General News

Zoomlion staff tasked to be innovative

By myjoyonline
Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, Florence LarbiManaging Director of Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, Florence Larbi
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The executive chairman of Zoomlion group of companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong has challenged his workers to be innovative in the discharge of their duties.

“Strive to be different, concentrate on solutions and not questions, be determined and creative and you will surely achieve results”, he stressed as he addressed over 350 regional managers, zonal managers and district operating supervisors of waste management experts Zoomlion Ghana Ltd at the company's maiden Innovations Conference in Accra.

The theme for the Zoomlion Ghana Limited Innovations Conference was “Fostering Innovation for Success in the twenty first century”.

The managing director of Zoomlion Ghana ltd Florence Larbi explained that the conference was aimed at harnessing and improving the profitability and value adding abilities of the company's staff through innovation.

She therefore challenged the workers to impact positively on the company through innovative endeavours.

Dr. Michael Agyekum Addo, CEO of the KAMA Group of Companies, who was the first speaker at the conference spoke on the topic “Creating and Managing Business through Innovation, the Ultimate Survival tool-The Role of the Staff”.

He told the staff of Zoomlion Ghana Limited that in attempting to exploit innovative opportunities there may be setbacks but stressed that “your attitude determines how you look at the setbacks.”

He indicated that the world was ready to accept, receive, honour and remunerate people with talents and positive attitudes and charged the staff to develop winning attitudes.

Albert Ocran, Chief Executive Officer of Combert Impressions, speaking on the topic “Innovation, The Ultimate Survival Tool” tasked the staff to move beyond their God-given talents and challenge themselves to achieve higher heights.

He outlined a number of crucial building blocks for achieving success, including developing a strong mental capacity to forge on, despite all the odds.

Mr Ocran, who is also the lead consultant and chairman of Legacy and Legacy, a human capital development firm, said the importance of networking and forming useful alliances in order to succeed cannot be over-emphasized.

Over 350 regional managers, district operations supervisors as well as officers of Zoomlion Ghana Ltd participated in the in the one-day innovations conference.



Story by Ghana/Patricia Ofori Atta

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