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The kind of service you give will
determine the kind of leader you are.
to raise their bar in order to realize the
projected four- Billion profit margin.
Making reference to Singapore, Prof.
Kabiru said Singapore has reached where
it is today because of good leadership.
“Superior leadership is a moral leadership,”
said Prof Kabiru, adding that leadership
has to be disciplined.
Daystar University Vice-chancellor, Dr.
Timothy Wachira called on the managers
to keep exploring new knowledge. “The day
you think you know it all, and that you have
nothing else to learn, that is the day you
begin to go downwards,” said Dr. Wachira.
He reminded the executive managers that
they were agents of change in the society
and the nation at large, and that they were
serving God’s people. “When you see a
client don’t start thinking what you can
gain out of the client, instead look for the
interest of that client and meet it,” said Dr.
Wachira to the graduands in cohort three.
On his part the CEO and MD of
Family Bank Mr. Peter Munyiri thanked
Daystar University saying that Family Bank
managers were leaving Daystar University
much stronger and with a sturdy resolve to
conquer the market. Mr. Munyiri further
encouraged the managers to connect with
the teams they are leading, saying that
those who become MDs are propelled
by the people below them. “If you cannot
connect with your team, then you are a
failure,” he said.
The Family Bank Director, Retail
Banking, Mr. David Thuku lauded the good
working relationship between Daystar
University and Family Bank. He revealed
that the Bank was already beginning to
see the transformation, saying that in the
first two months of 2015, the Bank had
already posted a profit of Ksh. 500 million.
Family Bank CEO and MD, Mr Peter Munyiri receive his certificate from Daystar University
Vice-chancellor, Dr. Timothy Wachira.
“When you see a successful team the biggest a leader or a litter, bringing litter to your
determinant is the leadership,” he said. organization, he said.
The Family Bank Human Resource
According to the ILPD Director, Dr.
Director, Mr. John Wamwati lauded the Abraham Waithima, the programme
University for being flexible in designing was drawn in consultation with Family
training programmes that suits the needs Bank executives, represented by Mr.
of individual clients. He intimated that John Wamwati and Mr. David Thuku.
the training programme had greatly
Delighted by the successful completion
contributed to the transformation of the of the training, Dr. Waithima concluded
bank’s workforce. He further indicated by saying that he hoped that the training
that discussions to extend the training had successfully turned the managers into
to other officers of the bank had already leaders. “We are delighted by the feedback
commenced.
we are getting from the participants and
more so by the bank’s performance. With the
Speaking during the graduation
leadership that you have invested in, there is
ceremony of the executive managers,
no doubt in our minds that Family Bank is
the University Chaplain, Rev Steve Nduto
soon joining the 1st tier banks”, he added. Dr
said, “The kind of the service you give will
Waithima revealed that due to the success
determine the kind of leader you are”. Rev.
of the program, other banks were making
Nduto further added that serving people
enquiries to ILPD for leadership training.
with brokenness and humility is what makes
one a transformed leader. “You are either
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