Talent Investment Positioned as Strategy for Sustainable Growth

 Omolabake Fasogbon

Business strategist, Dr. Ken Onyeali Ikpe, has emphasised that sustainable growth in today’s competitive market depends less on infrastructure and more on investing in people.

Ikpe declared this recently when Founder & CEO of SBI Media Group, Rotimi Bankole, made a courtesy call on him, describing mentorship as a proven business growth model. 

Ikpe, whom Bankole described as his mentor of over two decades, said his leadership philosophy was such that it builds on nurturing talent and shaping perspectives that outlast the mentor‑mentee relationship.

Speaking during the encounter, Bankole credited his rise in the communications sector to Ikpe’s early guidance, stating his mentorship was transformative and exemplary.

He asserted how early-stage talent grooming can translate into leadership that drives sectoral growth and innovation.

“I was given an unusual way of thinking that continues to guide my decisions today,” he said.

For mentorship to be effective, Ikpe advised that it moves beyond informal guidance, to a deliberate system that shapes decision-making frameworks and strategic thinking among emerging leaders.

“Growth is a relay race. Continuity in leadership and the transfer of institutional knowledge remain important as companies scale”, he said.