Professor Chovwen disclosed this while delivering the 553rd Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ibadan on behalf of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, with a lecture entitled “The Workplace: Epiphany and Reality of Betterness.” She said “leaders should develop strategies to enhance employees’ commitment in both the private and government sectors. The affective commitment involves positive emotional attachment through cultural alignment and team building activities.”

She advised organisations to enhance leader-member interactions by training leaders to foster trust, respect, and appreciation.

She further said regular feedback on organisational climate and citizenship behaviours can be used to continuously improve the work environment.

She charged organisations to incorporate personality assessments into hiring and training processes; focus on job design and enrichment strategies to improve roles for women, while regular surveys should be conducted to assess life and job satisfaction among the employees.

“The epiphany of the Nigerian workplace calls for the provision of a better and more realistic work context that will require Organisational Psychologists to analyse events, situations, practices, processes and behaviour for optimal employee performance, organisational growth and sustainable development,” Chovwen added.