Leadership Programme: Firstbank Reinforces Employee Career Devt

The bank in a statement disclosed that the 2023 edition of the programme, which inaugural edition held in 2019 with 71 graduates, was held in Lagos, recently.

According to the bank, the Leadership Acceleration Programme (LAP) is designed to develop and infuse critical leadership and change agents within the middle management staff cadre of the Bank. ‘‘It is an intensive skill development programme structured to enhance core leadership and business competencies of elite staff within the Bank. It consists of three instructor-led modular periods adopting a blend of classroom lectures, experiential activities, flipped learning strategies and peer-to-peer discussions to develop the desired talent pool.

‘‘The selected participants were immersed into a modular six month – (one week a month) of classroom and group learning focused on developing the right leadership skills needed to generate change and innovation,’’ the statement read.