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June 2019 CORE VALUES: INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK, EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, DEPENDABILITY

STRESS - The Silent Killer

We probably sometimes respond saying, I'm fine. Afterall, I'm not physically drained. But have we considered Mental Stress? Mental stress is real and it's a ticking time bomb, it is a Silent Killer. It eats away first the body before it moves on to the mind. It is custom-made for everyone. It can suppress the immune system, upset the digestive and reproductive systems, increase the risk of heart attack/stroke, and speed up the aging process.

Case Study: Tunde is a 40-year-old young man working with a mul�na�onal company, with a wife and three children. He seems to be living the good life. He is currently the Regional Manager in charge of sales. Life has never been be�er. Unprecedently, at the beginning of the year, his target is increased three �mes its number and his team do not seem to be hi�ng their target. His wife starts complaining that he's spending excessively more �me on the phone – though for his job – but she feels he doesn't have a work-life balance. The children are throwing tantrums and his wife keeps calling his a�en�on to this: it seems his whole life is falling apart. His colleagues planned to hang out one Friday night a�er work, and he decided it was be�er to follow them than to go home to his now “nagging wife”. At the club, he was introduced to a joint of cannabis and he felt good. When he woke up the next day, his troubles were s�ll there wai�ng for him.

Like the popular saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going”. But when the going is tough twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all through the year, it becomes a serious problem for the whole body and the person concerned. The caution; 'You better take it easy' is commonly said and heard. Often, it's from one friend to another, a wife to her husband or vice versa, a clergyman imploring the hard-working individual to 'slow it down.

This Silent Killer emerges when Occupational Stress mingles with the normal, everyday mental stress. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines work-related stress as the body's response (mental and physical alike) to the presence of work demands and pressures that are not matched to the employee's previous knowledge or abilities and which challenges their ability to cope effectively. Stress can be made worse when employees feel they have little or no support from supervisors or colleagues with minimal control over work processes. While we think we are giving our all to get the job done at work, we may be actively digging our own graves.

Life is an endless cycle of stress, and normal stress levels are beneficial for adaptive survival mechanisms that are innate to man. However, abnormal stress levels are injurious to the person. Prolonged stress causes the body's Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) system to make severe adverse changes to the structure of the brain, affecting how it functions ultimately. We can do more by understanding the concepts surrounding mental stress by talking to mental health experts when we (or people around us) are faced by excessive mental exertion. Considering the Nigerian environment, we live and work in today, we cannot overemphasize paying attention to our mental health.

We often ignore or do not understand some of the symptoms of mental stress. The ability to know the difference makes a big difference. It includes; Fear, Nervousness, Excessive Worrying, Depression, Anger, Irritability, Guilt, Mood Swings, Loss Of Interest In Pleasurable Activities, Loneliness, Crying Spell, Loss Of Confidence, Restlessness, Chest Pain /Rapid Heartbeat, Muscular Tension In Neck, Backaches, Headaches, Insomnia, Fatigue, Loss Of Energy, Dry Mouth, Dizziness, Trembling, Frequent Urination/Defecation, Loss Of Appetite, Cramps, Ringing Ear, Loss Of Sexual Desire and/or ability, etc.

Dr. Olugbemi OlukoladeClinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist

Protect your mind and body.

I like watching legal series, eating good food, reading and relaxing with my family.

I like to believe that I am a caring father and a responsible husband and in the words of many, “the person who smiles even when he is angry, a team player and good leader”.

I am currently the acting Regional Head, Ogun Region. My role entails the general supervision and management of commercial and technical operations of the entire business in the region. To kick-off my day, I usually read an inspirational book or message. Hard work and good family values is something that is synonymous with my lineage, it's in my DNA and I unconsciously operate to align with this. As a manager, getting people to be self-motivated and target driven is a major challenge I face constantly. I encounter more people who have degenerated values and this has affected their reasoning and good culture. However, I am guided by the principle of connectivity and believe that we are shaped by our genes, who we interact with, what we read, and how we interpret the world around us. With all these in mind, I make conscious efforts to balance my life's aspirations.

As employees, we should take advantage of the medical benefit which the company has made available to us when required.

Obtain a medical form from your respective Administrative Assistants or HRBP before visiting any hospital. Treatments/drugs and amount billed for each visit are usually entered on these forms and employees are to ensure they confirm these values are correct before they append their signatures on the forms.

According to the IBEDC Condition of Service Page 60 Section 6.5.2, all employees and their immediate legal dependents (which should not exceed a spouse and a maximum of four (4) people below the age of 18) are entitled to medical care.

Available is a variety of medical services which would help us maintain our physical and menta l wel l -being.

In cases of emergencies, employees can visit the hospitals first then pick up the medical forms afterwards.

Use the Company's retainer hospitals at all times, an exception would only be allowed when the staff is in a location where there are no IBEDC retainer hospitals. However, employees are advised to use government hospitals in such situations but can resort to private hospitals in areas where government hospitals are unavailable. Medical bills incurred are refunded upon presentation of receipts.

T h e f o l l o w i n g processes should be adhered to, in other to access the medicals.

List of IBEDC Retainer Hospitals can be accessed under Human Resource in IBEDC Shared folder, kindly contact your IT Support Officer or Human Resource Business Partner if you are unable to access this document.

Medical BenefitsPOLICY WATCH

BEHIND THE ROLE

Ademola AdewunmiAg. RH, Ogun Region

For more information on policy watch, please contact bolaji.balogun@ibedc.com

The Change I Want To See

EMPLOYEE CORNER

Frank WilliamsRCO, Oyo Region

Getting Acquainted with The MeterAsset Provider (MAP) 2018 Regulation

NEED TO KNOW

n the 28th May 2019, IBEDC on Tuesday

Odragged eight persons including a woman to court over alleged offence of energy theft

and by-passing of meters in Ilorin, under Kwara region.

The eight suspected energy thieves were arrested at Budo-Iya village in the Ilorin West Local government area of the state. The eight suspects include Oyelaran Joseph, Awoniyi Abosede, Olaiya Joshua, Biodun Ayodele, Emmanuel Bamidele. Adebayo kehinde, Emmanuel Olatunji and Femi Jonah.

All eight suspects appeared before an Upper Area court in Ganmo in lfelodun local government area of the state.

The IBEDC Regional Communication Officer, Kwara, Kolawole Asaju reported that the suspects were caught during an on the spot assessment of the distribution of free prepaid meters. The upper Area Court Ganmo granted the bail to all eight suspects with a condition to provide two sureties each. The case was adjourned to the 11th June for hearing.

Energy theft is an act capable of sabotaging the effort of the Company in providing constant power supply, meeting set targets and collection losses.

IBEDC DRAGS 8 PERSONS TO COURT (KWARA REGION)

BRAIN TEASER

Across 1. Acknowledgement of employee's performance or achievements8. The act of enlisting people for job

4. The favoring of one group of people to the detriment of others.

14. an unauthorized and illegal strike that occurs during the term of an existing contract

10. A one-to-one process between an outside trainer and an employee

11. A complaint brought by one party to an employment contract against another party.

7. The business practice of hiring a party outside a company

9. the act of dismissing an employee

2. The process of discussion with a view to mutual settlement

5. The knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform a specific task or function

3. The approach to managing people and their performance

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6. The process of introducing a new employee into the organization

The winner is Olayinka Ajinaja BT&S Department, HQ who was the first person to send the correct answer to brain teaser challenge.

12. Disciplinary action resulting in an employee being sent home without pay for a specified period of time

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13. The process of taking control over another corporation by purchasing

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Center: Chief Operating Officer: Engr. John Ayodele, General Manager, TCN; Engr. Niyi Oladele, Engr. Ade Ayileka, other TCN & IBEDC management team following a courtesy visit by TCN to the Head Office.

Center: Chief Operating Officer: Engr. John Ayodele, EXCOMM members and Executives of Ibadan Chamber of Commerce, following a courtesy visit to the Head Office.

Batch A team of Business Managers & Technical Engineers at the Managing Performance Training facilitated by AvA-V training consultant in IITA.

Batch B team of Regional Heads & Technical Business Managers, HODs, and Supervisors at the Managing Performance Training facilitated by AvA-V training consultant in IITA

Some functions Heads, Heads of Department, HR L&D Team, (Will Kay - AvA V trainer) at the Managing Performance training in IITA

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LEAD: Learn, Educate, Appreciate & Develop.Managers and Supervisors should be the listening type. It helps to make better decision and make expectations clear. Employee without goals will naturally be aimless. Therefore, provide continuous feedback and correct privately. Believe in your team and praise publicly. Don't

forget to make reward achievable, it leads to development. Choose to be the legacy leading leader.

CARE: Choices Attitude, Responsibilities Excellences.

FACT: Fast Action Changes Things.

Attitude is everything (100%) when you chose the right attitude. Your sense of responsibility will automatically result into Excellence. This simply reveals that you CARE for the customers, the company and yourself.

Companies save more money while being more competitive in their market, when their work force can work well together. There is increased efficiency as different minds focus on the same problem with mutual support, better outcome and ideas are actualized resulting into innovation; 'the power of we'. Are you a TEAM player or a TEAM slayer?

As a company, the mission is to be the Best Electricity Distribution Company in Nigeria, which can best be achieve through customers' satisfaction. Act fast in your assigned task, it goes a long way to contribute to the change we all want to see.

Put into consideration the attention spans of your listeners. It is crucial to get a clear message across without ambiguity. So, in your communications, meetings, conversations etc. always remember to KISS.

KISS: Keep It Short & Simple.

There is a constant drive to achieve performance target, especially in the face of fast changing technology and development. Therefore, for any

company to reach a higher performance level, there is the need to ensure that employee's work support and further the company's goals. It is imperative to align the “Big Picture”- IBEDC Strategic FOCUS 2019 with individual tasks that employees carry out on a regular basis which will result into the smart performance card. Consequently, there are some acronyms that I use to help individual employee attain his/her target.

TEAM: Together Excellence, Apart Mediocrity.

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ACRONYMS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

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Congratulations Engr. Abdulrazaq Jimoh, who has been approved by election to be a Distinguished Fellowship grade of The Nigerian Society of Engineers.

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Name Designation Division Location

1 Udemgba Onuoha Ag. Business Hub Manager Commercial

2 Eniola Oyeyode Ag. Business Hub Manager Commercial

7 Adeniji Abeeblahi DSO Technical Omu -Aran

3 Olusola Samuel Ag. Business Hub Manager Commercial

4 Bolawa Adenuga Ag. Business Hub Manager Commercial

5 Olusegun Adewale AMI Administrator Information Technology

6 Kehinde Farayola Customer Care Commercial Osogbo

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