H.C. Bonum Limited

#JoinOurTeam Are you a driven, resourceful, and adaptable problem-solver? Are you eager to make an impact and grow in a dynamic consulting environment? If yes, we are looking for you! Who We Are We are a niche management consulting and training firm that partners with organizations to deliver results-driven solutions. Our team is passionate about creating value for our clients, empowering businesses, and driving transformation. About the Role As a Junior Consultant, you will play a vital role in delivering customized solutions for our clients. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate with experienced professionals, and fast-track your career in consulting. Key Responsibilities - Collaborate with clients to understand challenges and deliver tailored solutions. - Conduct research, analyze data, and prepare compelling business reports. - Support project teams in planning and executing high-impact initiatives. - Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. - Adapt quickly to changing project demands and deliver quality results. What We’re Looking For We are seeking individuals who demonstrate: - #ResultsFocus: A relentless drive to achieve outstanding outcomes. - #RelationshipManagement: The ability to build trust and rapport with clients and teams. - #Boldness: Courage to challenge the status quo and present new ideas. - #Communication: Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills. - #LearningAgility: A thirst for knowledge and quick adaptation to new concepts. - #Resourcefulness: Creativity in finding practical solutions to complex problems. - #Problemsolving: Analytical skills to identify and address business challenges. - #Adaptability: Flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. - #BusinessWriting: Proficiency in crafting clear, concise, and professional documents. - #QualityOrientation: A commitment to excellence in every task undertaken. What We Offer - A supportive environment to learn and grow. - Challenging and rewarding projects with top-tier clients. - Competitive compensation and benefits. - A culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Your Next Step Are you ready to start your consulting journey and make a difference? Send your Resume, Cover Letter and a one-minute video detailing why you are the perfect fit for the program to info@hcbonum.com by 13 January 2025.

#corporateretreat #teamretreat #boardretreat It is indeed the season for retreats! Here are 10 Tips for Planning and Organizing a Successful Retreat. 1.    Establish #cleargoals for the retreat (e.g., #teambonding, #strategydevelopment, #leadershipdevelopment, #goalsetting) and align the retreat agenda with set goals. 2.     The agenda should have a good mix of work and downtime. Schedule time for #reflection, #opendialogue, and #teambonding. 3.     Choose a #location that is conducive and comfortable, with appropriate facilities for #groupdiscussions, #breakoutsessions, and #leisure activities. 4.     Ensure that participants understand the #purpose and #expectations from the retreat and are well prepped for the meeting. 5.     Engage a #skilledfacilitator to manage #groupdynamics, maintain #focus, encourage #participation and balance keeping discussions on track with allowing #creativefreedom. 6.     Include a mix of structured activities (#workshops, #discussions) and informal activities (#teambuilding exercises, #socialtime). 7.     Encourage participation from all team members, ensuring a #safespace for #opencommunication and #feedback. 8.     Ensure that the retreat provides #tangible outcomes or #actions. 9.     Allow time for participants to #reflect on key #takeaways and how they will implement them in their roles or teams. 10.  #Followup on #commitments made during the retreat and create an #accountability mechanism such as #followupmeetings or #checkins to #trackprogress. (Our Managing Director, Lanre Onasanya, facilitating a #corporateplanning retreat for one of our favorite clients.)

Tis the season to be jolly? Not quite! Tis the season for #retreats i.e. management retreats, leadership retreats, team retreats, board retreats, joint-venture retreats, etc. Retreats can be a #strategic part of an organization’s #businessperformancemanagement process and #accountability framework. While weekly and monthly #reviewmeetings are focused on managing the #tacticalexecution of strategies and the day to day running of the business, retreats provide leaders with the opportunity to create #alignment for future #strategicinitiatives, effectively direct the #energy of their teams towards #businesspriorities and harness #collectiveknowledge and #wisdom through #reflections and #experiencesharing. Additionally, retreats create an environment in which team members can create #connections and #bonds that facilitate greater #teamwork and #collaboration in the workplace.   The #HCB Team has proven capabilities in supporting the effective planning and organizing of retreats, and a track record of achieving meeting outcomes desired by our clients. Here is our Executive Director, Adetayo Okusanya, facilitating an inaugural three-day retreat for a group of portfolio companies.

Our own Ifeoluwa Oladosu is facilitating a transformative training on #EmotionalIntelligence, utilizing #InsightsDiscovery with a group of managers. At H.C. Bonum Limited, we believe that effective leadership is rooted in self-awareness. The journey to leading others with impact begins with the ability to lead oneself. Leading oneself requires a deep understanding of one’s inner landscape—this includes (i) recognizing personal psychological preferences and triggers, (ii) understanding how these influence one’s emotions and behaviors, (iii) appreciating the ways one’s actions are perceived by and affect others, and (iv) learning to regulate emotions and actions to enhance personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Without self-awareness, a leader will struggle to connect, adapt, and inspire the people they are responsible for leading.

The best way to look ahead and prepare is to complete a #WeeklyReview. A weekly review is a powerful, structured process that helps you #reflect on the past week, #organize tasks, and #plan effectively for the week ahead. It ensures you stay on top of your responsibilities, track progress, and align your actions with both #shortterm and #longterm goals. At H.C. Bonum Limited we believe so much in the power of the weekly review that it has been a mandatory practice for every staff from the inception of the company. By reviewing the past week, we gain #clarity on what has been accomplished and what still needs attention, helping us maintain #focus on #priorities. The process of the weekly review helps us to break down tasks, reduce the clutter in our mind, and ensure nothing important is forgotten or overlooked. It enables us to continuously reassess our progress and adjust our efforts. The weekly review also helps us set realistic expectations for the upcoming week, reducing time wastage and allowing for a more structured approach to our tasks. The weekly review is a time and priority management discipline that has significantly improved our internal alignment and personal productivity. Armed with the output of our weekly review, we start each week with a clear view of what is #priority, what is in #focus and a #schedule (#plan) of activities for the week that drive #performancegoals. If you want to stay on top of your tasks and make recognizable progress towards your personal and professional goals, embrace this tried and tested discipline by scheduling one hour before the start of each week to complete a weekly review. Here is what to do when completing your weekly review: (i) #ClearYourMind: Write down everything on your mind—tasks, ideas, and concerns—without filtering. Then categorize and prioritize. (ii) #Organize Your Inbox: Clear your email inbox by reading, sorting, filing or deleting messages. Update your to-do list with outstanding commitments and tasks. (iii) Review Your #Calendar: Reflect on last week’s activities, appointments, events and achievements, and identify any follow-up tasks to add to your to-do list. (iv) #Evaluate Your Previous #ToDoList: Mark off completed tasks, review ongoing projects, adjust priorities as needed and identify tasks to transfer to your current to-do list. (v) #Prepare for the Week Ahead: Review and update your calendar for the week. Transfer prioritized tasks from your new to-do list to your calendar. Renegotiate or defer existing commitments or appointments that are of lower importance and urgency. (vi) #AlignwithYourGoals: Reassess personal and professional goals to ensure your actions align with long-term objectives. (vii) Incorporate #Balance: Avoid overbooking or double booking your time in the calendar. Schedule time for personal growth and relaxation. (viii) #Learn and Improve: Reflect on #lessons from the past week—what worked, what didn’t—and adjust for #continuousimprovement.

Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all our staff who work tirelessly to deliver the Bonum Experience to our customers. #happycustomerserviceweek #bonumexperience #hcb #hcbonum

Celebrating nine years of enabling our clients to achieve more through their people. It has been nine years of facilitating #retreats (board, management, department, team, project teams, etc.), #graduatetrainee programs, #supervisoryleadership programs, #newmanager programs, #leadershipdevelopment programs, #teameffectiveness programs, #teambonding programs, #businesssurveys, #strategicplanning sessions, #goalsetting and #goalcascade sessions, #productivitymanagement programs, #performancemanagement programs, etc. in Africa. It has been a humbling and highly rewarding experience helping (i) individuals improve their #performance and #productivity, (ii) managers enhance their #leadershipeffectiveness and (iii) organizations build a #culture of #accountability and #highperformance. #hcbis9years #discoveryyourgenius #performanceconsulting #teambonding #meetingfacilitation #worldclass

#HAPPYBIRTHDAY TO H.C. BONUM H.C. Bonum turns nine years today. It is no easy feat to accomplish in the business climate that has persisted in the last decade. We are filled with gratitude for staff who give a lot to ensure that we deliver great service to our customers. They are sooooo BONUM!! We are grateful to business partners who, year after year, believe in the difference we make and tell others about the #HCBexperience. You make it easy for us to get out of bed in the morning knowing we have the extraordinary privilege of contributing to your personal growth and professional development. We intend to be around for many years (decades) to come, enabling many more organizations achieve more through their people. #happyanniversary to us #discoveryourgenius #celebratinghcb@9years Lanre Onasanya Adetayo Okusanya Ifeoluwa Oladosu Oluwatoyin Adeyemo Nafiah Osikoya Esther Labari Roseline Ajao Feyisikemi Gbabijo Ifeoluwa Ajimoti Imisioluwa Lawal, ACIPM (in view) Kayode Ilesanmi Victoria okoronkwo

Think of a #team like a finely tuned machine. Each person plays a crucial role, just like the gears in a machine. But without grease, those gears start to grind and slow things down. #Teambonding acts as the grease—it reduces friction, makes communication smoother, and helps team members #trust each other more. When there is no bonding, misunderstandings can grow, interactions can become strained, progress gets stuck, and productivity suffers. Just like a machine needs regular maintenance to keep running well, teams need regular bonding to stay efficient. It keeps everyone #workingtogether smoothly, ensuring the team can move forward and achieve great #results. In the end, strong #connections are not just nice to have—they are essential for #peakperformance. Last week, H.C. Bonum facilitated a two-day team bonding session for a client to strengthen collaboration and communication within the team and foster a shared sense of purpose and interdependence. The session comprised interactive activities and team-building exercises to break down silos, improve cross-functional collaboration, and align individual efforts toward achieving collective success. Key take-aways for participants included: - Being a team instead of a group - Keeping together and moving forward together - The importance of unity and clarity of purpose - The concept of "All for the driver" - The importance of supporting one another (being our brother's keeper) - Promoting a coaching and mentoring culture to develop team members - Developing the team's ability to work well together is just as important as developing individual capabilities. We are happy to have supported the team in enhancing their cohesion and sense of shared purpose, and grateful for the extremely positive feedback we received.

Happy Independence Day Nigeria! May diligence, justice, fairness, wisdom, good counsel and well doing be our guard rails.