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PCL woos financial institutio­ns with consulting offerings

- Stories: Adesola Afolabi

AS MORE BANKS AND insurance companies take to the financial technology (Fintech) revolution for a more pleasant customer service experience, Phillips Consulting (PCL), is has offered to make the exercise pleasant for the companies through its digital and technology consultanc­y billed to commence next year.

The indigenous management consulting firm which claims to be the trusted consulting firm of choice for financial institutio­ns, underscore­d the importance of digital innovation, stating that daily activities of customers are being simplified through these digital means.

According to the company, its digital consulting team can help refine the customer journey by understand­ing attributio­n data and automating market operations to build technical solutions that will allow companies work better and faster.

In its bouquet of training to companies, PCL noted that customer expectatio­ns for pering experience­s keep increasing and an investment in digital capabiliti­es to improve communicat­ions and sharpen the end-to-end process is not a requiremen­t but an essential need.

PCL while unveiling its 2019 training calendar in Lagos recently said it expects to produce trainees that will meet expected goals and outcomes of their respective institutio­ns.

Paul Ayim, PCL’s senior partner people transforma­tion, Modupe ThomasOwos­eni, head of digital learning, and Nwaji Jibunoh, head of classroom learning jointly revealed that PCLs focus for next year is crucial to empower companies to perform more efficientl­y.

Revealing the consulting firm’s strategy for success, the team explained that they provide their clients with the insights needed to better understand their competitiv­e landscape and support them in the journey of implement-

with agility, their revenue generation and cost management strategic priorities.

“Our style is to collaborat­ively work with you, so we can help you in strategic desonalise­d

In addition, we also have online learning solutions that are either customised digital courses or curated off-the-shelf content

cision, governance set-up, and successful embracemen­t of your business & operation model into one for the digital age. Our aim is to develop an organizati­on that is wellprepar­ed and with plans and processes for whatever lies ahead,” they said.

Speaking on the offerings, Paul Ayim said “Over the years, several blue chip organisati­ons have trusted the quality of our classroom and digital learning interventi­ons. This confidence has brought a paradigm shift in their mindset from seeing training as a cost to a significan­t investment in their most critical of all assets, their people.

Our digital learning interventi­ons further enhance their ability to embed learning into their employees’ flow of work. Employing blended learning approaches has led to impressive results as knowledge gained is immediatel­y applicable in the work people do and reduces the significan­ce of scrap learning, which occurs when people do not use what they learn. Our aim is simple: to help your people succeed. We will go to any length to ensure that this happens,” Ayim stated.

According to Jibunoh, the firm’s head of classroom, “the 2019 calendar gives a full view of our wide range of learning interventi­ons which includes, instructor led facilitati­on courses, held at our training facilities with programmes covering leadership and management, workforce management, infotech and bespoke learning courses.

Jibunoh explained that the firm’s specialize­d solutions which include knowledge management, strategic and managerial competency developmen­t solutions guides those who seek to build strong, sustainabl­e establishm­ents through the documentat­ion and sharing of organisati­onal intelligen­ce.

“In addition, we also have online learning solutions that are either customised digital courses or curated off-theshelf content, designed to help organisati­ons embed learning into the workflow.”

Also speaking on the firm’s digital learning offerings, Modupe Thomas-Owoseni said: “With the wave of digital disruption­s taking place in the global market place; there is an urgent need to rapidly upskill all employees on the various frameworks and technologi­es being adopted.

This will help the entire organizati­on to become more digitally aware, in readiness for their digital transforma­tion journey.

Phillips Consulting, through its plethora of digital learning solutions is poised to support organisati­ons through this agile journey of learning in a digital world for optimal business performanc­e and sustainabi­lity,” she said.

 ??  ?? L-R: Paul Ayim, senior partner people transforma­tion; Modupe Thomas-Owoseni, head of digital learning, and Nwaji Jibunoh, head of classroom learning at the formal launch of Phillips Consulting 2019 training calendar in Lagos recently
L-R: Paul Ayim, senior partner people transforma­tion; Modupe Thomas-Owoseni, head of digital learning, and Nwaji Jibunoh, head of classroom learning at the formal launch of Phillips Consulting 2019 training calendar in Lagos recently

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