About Sally
Sally is a CIPE-Certified Independent Compliance Assessor (CIPE-ICA), World Bank-IFC trained Corporate Governance and Board Evaluation Professional and a member of Institute of Directors (IOD) Nigeria. Sally worked as a Director, Risk and Control Assurance Business Unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria and Manchester Office United Kingdom, driving the delivery of Corporate Governance , Risk Management, Internal Control, Compliance and Internal Audit Solutions. Sally holds BSc. Computer Science from University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), MSc Computer Science and Engineering from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) and a number of professional certifications on Risk Management, governance and Assurance Solutions. Sally currently works with Platinum Edge Consulting Limited as an Executive Directors. Sally is an advocate for victims of cultural biases, domestic violence and abuse. She is a volunteer in an international non-profit organization that is focused on providing protection and justice to the battered victims of cultural biases, domestic violence and abuse in Nigeria. She believes that everyone is created for a positive purpose, and achieving the purpose is a journey that requires collective effort and collaboration from others who are interested, willing and committed.
Sally writes the blog posts based on the knowledge, experience and competencies built from many risk management, governance and assurance projects delivered for clients in many jurisdictions, numerous professional trainings attended, networking and interactions with seasoned business leaders from different industries.
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Why The Personal And Executive Assistants Are Critical Assets To The Organizations.
Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants. Personal Secretaries and Administrative Office Assistants are prestigious job roles like other essential professionals that work together to build successful and sustainable organisations. Unfortunately, the roles have not been accorded the best deserved respect, because, traditionally, the job function was only focused on providing tactical support to the managers and executives. Most people that occupy the roles are perceived not to have good education and special skills except typing speed, shot handwriting and pouring out words verbatim with no value add.
In the modern business environment, the above negative perception can no longer hold. The job is becoming competitive, and more is being demanded from the job holders. They are now required to provide strategic support, helping the executives and managers they partner with to be more effective, efficient and contributing value add to the achievement of the corporate goals and objectives. These developments imply that only the exceptionally performing individuals with special education and skills can now get in and keep the job.