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BY OLUKUNLE MALOMO

Best Workplaces in Nigeria: The First Ranking

Congratulations on the outstanding achievement of being selected for Great Place to Work’s inaugural Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria.

Great Place to Work® has been analyzing, understanding, selecting and publishing Best Workplace lists around the world for more than 20 years and we are proud to have the first ever list on the continent of Africa, in Nigeria. We believe that every company can be a great workplace. Great Place to Work® exists to make that happen. We start with a profound respect for organizations considered by their employees to be great workplaces. The leaders of these companies are our heroes, and we stand in awe of what those organizations represent — beacons of hope in what is too often a sea of workplace mediocrity. We believe change can best be achieved by encouraging organizations to aspire to become their best rather than demanding that they fix what is wrong. That’s why our approach is positive. By focusing on the examples set by great workplaces, we spread the good news that any company anywhere can follow in their footsteps. From studying Nigeria’s best workplaces, we have learned that trust is the key differentiator. This applies to all organizations regardless of regional culture, industry, size or age. By raising the level of trust in the workplace, companies everywhere can improve their business results since cooperation and innovation depend on trust. Out of the potential 225 companies in Nigeria that were nominated for the list, we recognize 10 in this first 2012 Best Workplaces in Nigeria. These 10 companies demonstrate the power of cultural consistency. This is by far more than spreading any particular company’s culture. It is about spreading a culture of success. You respect your employees and create trust-based relationships. You are the heroes because your leadership of great workplaces generate positive businesses based on trust, pride and camaraderie. Let’s not only celebrate this accomplishment, but also disseminate the message, to create a better society for Nigeria.•

F/M = Number of female employees/ Number of male employees; % F = % of women in management; CV = Number of CVs received in 2011; Q = Quote from an employee about what s/ he loves about the company.

Working in Nigeria: A HR Professional’s Perspective

An interview with Francesca Vittoria Leo, HR Management and Services, Saipem. Saipem is a large, international and one of the best balanced turnkey contractors in the oil and gas industry. I'm engaged as the Personal Management for an operational area of Saipem. I’ve been in Nigeria just two months so far but during this time I’ve been able to enjoy many aspects of work in this country. Working in another country, especially African as in this case, is a unique opportunity to experience the culture and approaches to different people. Moreover, work here has allowed me to improve my English, my approach to many different nationalities and to build a group of people who share project work. What we seek in new resources is certainly a great desire for professional growth and a willingness to travel around the world. Our values are commitment to health & safety, openness, flexibility, integration, innovation, quality, competitiveness, teamwork, humility, internationalization, responsibility, integrity. In the job description on our website, we write: We go where others do not, we give when others falter; we complete what others left uncompleted, we are Saipem's people.

HR Event Nigeria

Africa’s Inaugural Great Place to Work® Awards

Great Place to Work recently awarded Nigerian companies top honors. Says CEO Olukunle Malomo, “we have been analyzing, understanding, selecting and publishing Best Workplace lists around the world for more than 20 years and we are proud to have the first ever list on the continent of Africa in Nigeria.”

01 Guinness Nigeria Plc 02 First Bank of Nigeria Plc 03 Guarantee Trust Assurance Plc 04 Accenture Nigeria 05 Fidelity Bank Plc 06 Lagos Business School 07 FITC Nigeria 08 Total Nigeria 09 Access Bank Plc 10 GlaxoSmithKline Nigeria

Great Place to Work® Institute Nigeria

157A Moshood Olugbani Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria T +234 0816 961 1046 [W gptwnigeria.com] t ws m — #9.12