Mrs. Mabel Nana Nyarkoa Porbley, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Sanlam General Insurance Ghana, has exhorted Christians to allow their religion and the teachings of Christ to guide their personal values, work ethic, and conduct in business.
Last Wednesday at the New Wine Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in East Legon, Accra, Mrs. Porbley shared her surprise at being given a list of people who had defaulted on loans and absconded and seeing many Christians on the list. This was the fourth edition of the weekly Practical Christianity Hangout.
"You can't call yourself a practical Christian if you spend five hours in prayer but won't agree to repay a loan you took out for your own benefit," Mrs. Possibly insinuated.
An initiative of The New Wine Temple and its partner organizations, The Practical Christianity Hangout brings leaders and potential leaders together for useful discussions about the essential success factors for personal and professional development as well as the role of faith in the journeys of various leaders.
So far, executives from agribusiness, hospitality, construction, media, advertising, and financial services have each had a chance to speak about their experiences and lessons learned.
Mrs. Porbley attributed her professional development to her upbringing and the establishment of a highly supportive family. She described how, after starting off as a personal assistant for a not-for-profit organization, she quickly advanced to the position of senior executive.
The seasoned CEO engaged the audience with her varied experiences of transforming many loss-making businesses into successful ones. She urged young workers to take leadership positions.
"You won't get seen if you don't stand out from the crowd." Develop yourself and make the decision to not be common or like everyone else. "Make your initial impressions important in everything," she urged.
Nana Dwemoh Benneh, CEO of UMB Bank in Ghana, spoke next. He outlined his 27-year professional odyssey, which included stops in numerous African nations as well as the United Kingdom, and hinted that it frequently seemed surreal.
He discussed the various obstacles and difficulties he had to face and urged the young people to seize this crucial period of development.
The most interesting and influential years of your life are while you are young; therefore, he advised making the most of them.
He talked about how he was frequently the youngest member of the executive team and how that early experience had shaped his leadership and view of life. He also talked about the role prayer played in his career and how it helped him stay grounded in trying circumstances.
The participants, both in person and online, asked questions on a variety of topics and reported satisfaction with what they learned. Daniel Dadson, a participant from the UK who took part online, wrote: "Even if I am unable to take part in person, I am delighted my queries were addressed." Next Wednesday, I'll definitely re-join the internet broadcast.
"The networking and drink session that followed was my favorite part since I got to freely interact with all these top CEOs and snap photographs with them. "Simply fantastic," Genevieve Mensah said.
Rev. Albert and Comfort Ocran, the organizers of the Practical Christianity Hangout, expressed their happiness with the discourse and participation thus far. In these weekly dialogues that aim to form professional networks, mentor rising leaders, and also generate employment for the jobless, they made it clear that they want to bring together more prominent executives from diverse industries.
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