A vast majority of corporate establishments start out with lofty objectives and goals, usually underscored by well articulated vision and mission statements, values and ideals, perceived comparative advantage factors, business justification scenarios, etc. All these are right up the ally leading to many a corporate runaway success. However, soon after operations commencement, executive management start to notice various opportunity and performance gaps within the organization.
These opportunity and performance gaps commonly emanate from the following –
- Non-optimized human and material resource
- Largely non-optimized internal and external operating efficiencies
- Un-bridged and non-harmonized internal and external work flows
From experience, any one or a combination of the above listed cause under and outright non-performance of organizations across ALL industrial sectors. External manifestations and symptoms are as varying as the different organizations in which they occur. Having worked in various organizations ourselves, we have observed these very carefully over the years and established a solutions methodology that is custom fit for each and every client we offer our services.
Our core competency areas in corporate restructuring and strategic enterprise-wide repositioning include but not limited to the under listed –
- Performance Appraisal, Monitoring and Management
- Leadership and management Coaching
- Corporate Mentorship Schemes
- Corporate Culture Change
- Custom Management and Performance Coaching
- Organizational (intra and inter), departmental and task based work flow process re-engineering and harmonization
- Human Resources (Department & Enterprise-wide) Diagnostics
- HRM (Human Resource Management) Strategy
- HRD (Human Resource Development) Strategy
- Aculturization
SOLUTIONS PLATFORM
Highlights
Our solutions platform consists of our approach and methodology to providing and/or facilitating custom-fit and practically implementable solutions, produced in conjunction with our clients.
We have developed a chain solution system encompassing “diagnostics – proffered solution – implementation – monitoring – feedback & key learning”. These tools are deployed in synergy with key client officers. Our methodologies are fully interactive throughout engagement period. The above highlighted system can be deployed wholly or in modules depending on work requirements and client preference. Below are highlights for each module.
DIAGNOSTICS
This involves detailed chats with executive management for corporate self diagnosis, preliminary fact finding (departmental, and/or enterprise – wide). This helps us buy into the organization and fully understand the challenges and the root cause(s). We subsequently deploy our diagnostics tools.
PROFFERED SOLUTION
Our recommended solution(s) come from a churn of the results from our diagnostics phase and a custom-fit resolution strategy. This phase is critical and involves guided inputs from client and ourselves.
IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Here, we implement and monitor the proffered solution enterprise-wide or otherwise, based on client preferences and/or requirements.
FEEDBACK AND KEY LEARNING
At this stage, we deploy our “Double – Loop – Feedback” tool to gather relevant data and information following implementation of proffered solution and apply key learning for solution tweaking.
CLIENTS AND JOB EXPERIENCE
Highlights
We have considerable experience in providing corporate restructuring and strategic repositioning services to organizations, either as a turnkey process or in modules, which is based on peculiar circumstances and requirements of each client.
We have conducted enterprise – wide restructuring, and also optimized departments, work processes and/or human resource optimization projects in modules and phases. Our solutions platform is circa 5 (five) years old as regards business engagement.
Below is a summary list of our clientele base –
- AVIS Nigeria
- BAT
- World Bank
- DFID
- FCMB Plc
- Zenith Bank Plc
- Ericsson
- CMB Building Maintenance and Development Company Limited
- Cross River State
- Federal Ministry of Education (FME)
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- ITF
- Lagos Business School
- Heroes Limited
- JAG Global Resources
- Kaduna State
- Kano State
- Kwara State
- Nigerian Economic Summit Group (Human Capacity Development Commission)
- Onaphthali Limited
- True Tales Publications Limited
- Vic Lawrence and Associates
- VIP Consulting
- Wired Entertainment
- Genevieve
- Zain Ghana
- etc
CONTACT
CONTACT DETAILS
Mr. Olusola Lanre
Chief Catalyst & Coach
Cell 1: +234 – 803 – 306 – 9044
Cell 2: +234 – 805 – 510 – 3850
Email: olusolalanre@yahoo.com
Mr. Harold Obasohan
Chief Strategist
Cell 1: +234 – 802 – 999 – 0707
Cell 2: +234 – 807 – 551 – 5578
PROFILE 1 – OLUSOLA LANRE
Chief Catalyst & Coach
University of Lagos; - B.Sc. Civil Engineering & Project Management
Harvard Business School - Certificate: Governance for Organizational
Excellence;
ASET, UK (Advanced Diploma) - Life & Performance Coaching
The Coaching Academy U.K. - Executive and Management Coaching
Lanre is a programs, project and people manager, a life coach, a peak performance catalyst and an International and National Development Strategist / Advisor. He is also a change agent, with the uncanny knack for improving performance in individuals, teams and organizations. He has a very successful track record which includes Federal Government Ministries, several Nigerian banks (post consolidation), State Governments, multinationals, etc.
He is recognized and respected locally and internationally for imparting exceptional problem solving, motivational, inspirational, human developmental, leadership and management skills as well as having the ability to negotiate, and close deals/transactions successfully.
He is International Consultant, Coach, Development Strategist and Adviser for the U.K Government through the Department for International Development (DFID). He is also Senior National Policy and Planning Adviser – Quality Assurance for the World Bank / Department For International Development (DFID) / British Council on the CUBE (Capacity for Universal Basic Education) Project, for which he has oversight in the following States and Federal Government agencies – Kano, Kaduna, and Kwara State SmoE’s; Federal Capital Territory – Federal Ministry of Education (FME), Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and State Universal Education Boards (SUBEB).
As a National Development, Transformation Strategist and Adviser, Lanre currently consults for the Federal Government of Nigeria and several state governors including those of Cross River, Kano, Kwara, Kaduna and Lagos States.
He has held several coaching, individual, leadership, organizational and institutional development and change management sessions with The Council of States, with all past Heads of State; present and past Governors, and Chief Justices in attendance.
Lanre was Head of the Transformation Task Team for Standards, Accountability and Academic Achievement at the FME for the nation’s entire education sector reforms. He initiated and managed several Projects including Adopt-a-Public-School, Operation Reach All Secondary Schools (ORASS), Operation Reach All Primary Schools (ORAPS), Community, Accountability & Transparency Initiative (CATI), etc.
He also seats on the board of the following companies amongst others as a Director : Fate Foundation, Linkachild Gte/Ltd, Inspire Africa Foundation.
The Sound Centre, KOS Partnership Ltd, AVIS Car Rentals.
His robust wealth of business dynamics within the Nigerian and International environment is invaluable.
PROFILE 2 – OLUSOLA DUPE
Chief PMP, Project and Relationship Management
University of Leicester, UK - BA Economics
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK – M.A Development Economics
PRINCE 2 UK - Foundation and Practitioner Certificate
Project Management Institute, UK - PMP
Dupe is a versatile and experienced PMI Certified & Prince 2 Practitioner Project Manager with a wealth of technical and business, process, systems skills acquired across a wide range of demanding roles within multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic work environments. She possesses strong leadership, people management skills together with strategic planning & business improvement skills with a proven track record of first-class project delivery.
Dupe is an international business and finance expert with experience covering business and financial advisory services in emerging markets, particularly in Western Africa and Europe; individual and corporate stock analyses using various renowned software and systems (Bloomberg System, etc); developing individual and corporate investment products and services; investment valuation and appraisal; development of various other financial products and services for small and medium sized enterprises (SME), etc.
She has garnered these from the various local and international blue chip establishments she has worked with throughout her career. These include but not limited to Bloomberg Financial Markets U.K, Securities Transaction & Trust Company, Northern Trust Corporation U.K, Growing Businesses Foundation, Abraxa Consulting U.K, United Bank for Africa, and host of others.
Dupe’s areas of core competence include project management, business strategy & concept development, sensitivity, business, investment valuation appraisal/analysis, investor relations, relationship & resource management, financial engineering & allied marketing, enterprise development, vendor and vendor product and service management, training/capacity building, corporate affairs, non-governmental organization and development experience, etc.
In addition to her robust financial dexterity, Dupe has also cut her professional teeth in project and leadership, relationship management across various industrial sectors. She possesses a PRINCE2 practitioner certificate and is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional).
Dupe is known for her networking skills and resourcefulness, were her strong interpersonal relationship skills have been proven time and time again. She has tested leadership skills, which shows in her ability to organize and motivate multidisciplinary teams across sectors. She has successfully organized numerous local and international conferences, seminars, and segmented task teams across continents, including programmes for USAID, various MFI’s and other multinational establishments.
Dupe brings a wealth of financial, project, leadership and relationship management skills to IMC.
PROFILE 3 – OMOTESHO JUMOKE
Chief Business Communicator & Change Administrator
University of Reading, UK - BSC Computer Science
Cranfield University, UK - MBA
Jumoke is a value focused and experienced manager with quality experience within multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic work environments. She possesses strong leadership, people management and problem solving skills with a proven track record of leading project delivery.
Jumoke is a first class communicator and change administrator with international expertise and experience covering project, operations, leadership and relationship management; international and local business development activities as concerns strategy formulation, business case development, developing and reviewing business proposals, strategic planning, etc; and general business analyses in the areas of financial and market competitor monitoring and analysis, business and decision modeling, etc. Jumoke’s work experience spans major stints with renowned international blue chip establishments, which include Morgan Stanley (she worked in both their London and New York subsidiaries), MTN in Nigeria, etc. She also has extensive experience in Vendor/customer Management where she deployed and managed various project management tools/software, anchored 3rd Party software licensing and SLA agreements, and a host of other related duties on an international cross border scale. Jumoke is adept with various tools/softwares including OO Design & Modeling, UML, Visual Basic, Java, SQL, Microsoft Office, MS Project, etc.
Jumoke has numerous achievements to her credit, which are clear indications of her competence. A few of her glowing achievements include –
1. She delivered a pioneer project on time and within budget, leading to a 30% increase in company share price.
2. She achieved cost savings of 1.5 million USD and positive press coverage on the successful delivery of a software development project targeted at over 1,000 staff in London, New York, Hong Kong & Tokyo.
3. She achieved seamless transition in a major pan-European change management project impacting over 500 clients by developing and executing a thorough deployment plan and managing all stakeholders involved. In addition to the above she has a few awards in her kitty. These include “Morgan Stanley, UK award for “Commitment to Excellence”, Cranfield MBA Scholarship, etc.
Jumoke is known for her strong communication and client relationship management skills, which she uses to manage and deliver company projects on time and within budget. Jumoke also has excellent leadership skills with the ability to coordinate and motivate teams to achieve common and specific goals.
Jumoke brings a wealth of administrative, business development, relationship and project management skills to IMC.
PROFILE 4 – HAROLD OBASOHAN
Chief Strategist
University of Ibadan - B.Sc. Geology
Imperial College London - M.Sc/DIC
He acquired his oil and gas skills at the foremost wholly indigenous exploration and production (E & P) Consultancy in Nigeria at the time (Geotrex Systems Ltd). Harold was pioneer development geologist for Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Limited (the pioneer marginal field E & P Company in Nigeria). His upstream E & P experience spans over 11 years and covers production geology, development geology, geochemistry, reservoir geology and sedimentology.
A seasoned professional and entrepreneur, he has been responsible for birthing and developing various energy businesses, acting variously as Business Development Manager and Group Head Energy Business Development in top rate companies. He developed the Energy Division of Vigeo Limited. He had primary responsibility to birth the VigeoFarstad Joint Venture in Nigeria.
He is also renowned for his offsite business development strategy services, offered to foreign corporate organizations (especially in the oil and gas, marine and energy sectors). These strategy services include facilitation of new products and services entry to the Nigerian market; roll–out, implementation, monitoring and performance assessment methodologies and systems based on client unique strengths and business comparative advantages; operating cultures and philosophies; custom value propositions; other soft in-house competencies, etc.
As sole Nigerian Representative/Independent Consultant, he played a pivotal role in the establishment of R.S. Platou Offshore A.S. subsidiary in Nigeria (R.S. Platou Nigeria Limited).
Harold also has extensive experience and a unique knack for diagnosing and resolving opportunity and performance gaps; and strategy and innovation gaps within organizations across all industrial sectors and top notch organizations. He has extensive experience in enterprise-wide corporate restructuring and strategic repositioning, especially in human and material resource optimization (key areas include work flow process diagnostics and tweaking, custom-fit work flow synergy platforms, general HR optimization strategies, etc)
Harold is the founding and current Chief Strategist/CEO of IMC. He also serves on the Board of Achaea Corporation as its Executive Director/Chief Business Development Officer; and Harval Properties Nigeria Limited as its Managing Director/CEO. He brings a wealth of expertise and experience spanning various industrial sectors and business disciplines.
Corporate Office:
48, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
