Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong
The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has attributed the success story of his group to God.
According to Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, God has been his information and pillar all through the JGC’s journey to date.
The JGC, he contended, is based on the ideas of God and other people, stressing that the group’s “primary goal is to improve the lives of people.”
Dr. Siaw Agyepong was talking on the opening of the 2023 Jospong Leadership Conference (JLC) on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, on the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) at Gomoa Fetteh within the Central Region.
The 5-day convention, which is being participated by over 1,000 administrators, managers, senior officers amongst different workers members of JGC, is on the theme: People, Process & Performance –The Pathway to Success in a Turbulent Market.”
This yr’s convention marks the tenth anniversary of the JLC sequence.
Dr. Siaw Agyepong indicated that all through his enterprise life, he has persistently seen that the God issue triumphs over all challenges including “I am always grateful to God.”
“When I face any challenges, I am going down on my knees with my spouse and pray and God has been so good to us.
We really feel so blessed by God Almighty,” he gratefully expressed.
The mission of the JGC, he stated, is to be the main environmental sanitation administration firm in Africa, with its imaginative and prescient aimed toward “improving the lives of people and their environment.”
In this regard, he inspired his workers members to be prayerful in all endeavours, and to work onerous to enhance the lot of individuals.
Recounting how far the JLC has come since its inception in 2013, tthe Executive Chairman of JGC stated the management convention began as retreats.
“It is amazing how time flies. Ten years ago, specifically in 2013, we started this journey in the form of retreats at the Presbyterian Women’s Centre, Abokobi, Accra. The first retreat was held in January with the theme: “Seeking God’s guidance on the perfect will of God”, and the second in July below the theme; “Let’s Build Together.”
…The goal was to debate our plans and actions for the yr. It was attended by many staff and stakeholders from all around the nation. And the keynote speaker was the then Managing Director for Stanbic Bank, Chief Alhassan Andani,” he recalled.
The end result of the retreats, Dr. Siaw Agyepong famous, led to the creation of the Group Office and plenty of different exceptional achievements.
“The 2013 January and July retreats thus became a defining moment for the Group,” he careworn.
He thus seized the chance to commend, particularly President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for his management steerage and assist for his group.
He was equally stuffed with reward for the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and others inside his group’s operational actions, and all of the workers members of JGC for his or her onerous work and sacrifices.
“We have come this far because of the critical role played by every staff of JGC,” he asserted.
The Guest Speaker, Reverend Sam Adeyemi, a Nigerian clergy and motivational speaker, in a presentation christened: “Celebrating the Champions in People”, stated transformational leaders empower staff with reward and appreciation.
He stated there was nothing like a “perfect employee” on this world, insisting that leaders should quite leverage on the abilities and abilities of individuals.
“Leadership is not about titles and egos but one that must make champions in the people,” he stated
According to the person of God, a frontrunner should assist folks to beat concern, low-self worth, complacency, self-doubt, unhealthy angle and procrastination.
“When you are a leader avoid speaking negative things about your people,” he suggested.
