The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has commenced a five-day Senior Leadership and Management Workshop for selected officials at the Management level from sister security agencies in Accra.
The training, which is being conducted by renowned Public Sector Governance Expert, Head of Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, Dr. Roger Koranteng, is designed to better equip participants from selected Security Agencies to serve across various capacities in enhancing law enforcement in Ghana.
It is also meant to provide them with skills in organisational leadership, strategic planning, conflict management, ethics and professionalism.
Speaking at the opening ceremony yesterday, the Comptroller General of the GIS, Kwame Asuah Takyi, indicated that the role of leaders was pivotal in shaping the capabilities and potentials of those they lead.
According to Mr. AsuahTakyi, the programme has been carefully designed with techniques, tools and insights needed to excel in the role or governance and leadership.
“In the next five days, we will delve into various aspects of leadership, good governance, conflicts, conflict management, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic planning, etc.
We will also explore the latest trends, the best practices in leadership and management”, he emphasised.
Mr Asuah Takyi continued that throughout his tenure as Comptroller General of GIS, he has made it a priority to strengthen their bond with sister security organisations and key stakeholders and, therefore, “bringing senior management members from the various organisations to learn and share varied perspectives, and exposed to new ideas is another innovative way to solidifying this relationship which is key to maintain a robust national security”.
The Public Sector Governance Expert Head of Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, Dr. Roger Koranteng also added that as a developing country combating national crime, insecurity and law enforcement, it was prudent to acknowledge that the tax was quite significant.
“In our technologically driven world, it is more important now than ever before that the senior management of security, law enforcement agencies are kept abreast with the current and effective skills and knowledge to effectively lead and manage their resources, including human resources for the fight against all forms of insecurity and crime”, he said.
According to Mr. Koranteng, he understood the importance of capacity building as a critical element in developing human capital in the public service and also security agencies.
He continued that his outfit viewed increase access to learning and developing opportunities for senior managers of security agencies and law enforcement agencies as critical in creating resilient and responsive crime passive institutions.
He added that effective leadership was an integral part of organisational effectiveness to ensure a smooth and effective management of organizational development.
