The Secret of Men is in their story, this Compendium is a vivid and literal historical background on what a duty tour is and the benefits of self assessment with respect to every assigned duty a public or civil servant is tasked with.
When a public or civil servant is posted or assigned a task that has a duration, it is called duty tour, the word duty connotes , there is a task that must be accomplished or executed to the expectation of the principal or employer and within a set period before a deployment or change of position or schedule.
The Compendium is a written testament of the activities that was undertaken by the officer written about, the various activities that shapes the destiny and rising of a Star.
It is not surprising, because of the apparent determination to succeed through doggedness, commitment, passion, zest and zeal to bring excellence to bare in every step of the journey as documented in the Memoir of duty tour, the topic or theme is captivating as challenging.
The most difficult part of the memoir that captures attention is the record keeping of the experiences and encounters in the course of the duties performed, under diverse conditions, yet the information were kept for posterity.
Memoir of Duty Tour a Compendium can be liking to a period of Journey embarked upon by an adventurer, though well prepared, kitted, poised but can only succeed if he is skillful in the art of navigation and endurance, duties are assigned, and there is expectations of a positive outcome from the employer, wether the one on duty will succeed or not is now left to the one paddling the boat, flying the craft or driving.
Every public servant or employee should endeavor to read the Compendium for its rich value, guide and style in keeping the records of tasks, assignments, experiences and goals achieved,it gives room for personal assessment and evaluation, it helps in correcting a wrong step taken, it also encourages to do better, where a level of success is achieved.
The best approach to achieving results is in keeping the records of activities and evaluating every aspect of tasked undertaken with a view to either improve upon or change pattern or style or mode of operation, especially on tasks that is both operational and administrative, it means live and livelihood is involved, it is like project management, you consider the project, it’s purpose, what it takes to execute and how better it can be executed, the pros and cons, expected outcome.
For any employee to be satisfied at the end of a duty tour that he or she has done what is humanly possible and best, personal appraisal, goal settings, pursuit of vision, ability to face challenges without turning back, ability to make do with every situation or circumstance, self development and self challenge, self tasking and review of actions and inactions, these and many more are impetus or motivating force behind the authorship of Memoir of Duty Tour a Compendium, it is a very vital reference materials for young, aspiring officers that wants exceptional results not competition, and a result oriented adventure or endeavor in life.it is a must read scholarly material.
The Memoir of Duty Tour speaks volume with respect to the gentleman Officer Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration Sunday James, PCC, FCAI who had through the years carve a niche to his name with many plus and first as documented in the Compendium.
