Romain Gerardin-Fresse is a former political and diplomatic advisor, and award-winning CEO and attorney. As Founder and CEO of GFK Conseils-Juridis, he provides intergenerational wealth, estate planning, luxury lifestyle management and investment advisory services to High Net Worth individuals, affluent families, royalty and governments. He established his first office in the UAE in 2019 and has recently been named […]
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Company Spotlight: The Wellbeing Sanctuary
Sarmistha Mitra is Founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Sanctuary, a haven dedicated to guiding individuals on transformative journeys towards wellbeing. The center provides an array of holistic healing approaches to restore equilibrium on physical, spiritual, and emotional levels, fostering optimal health through natural means. After entering a new phase of life as a mother […]
6 Things You Should Know about Corporate Mentorship Programs in GCC
If you are ever involved in creating, developing, or running a corporate mentorship program in the GCC area, I’m hoping that you will find the tips below really helpful. 1. Consider the cultural and religious expectations of both mentors and mentees. For example, you might need to make the meetings in public places as opposed […]
Where is the Conflict in Your Team?
It’s an interesting observation – “10% of conflicts are due to the difference in opinion and 90% are due to the wrong tone of voice.” In today’s organizations with employees from multi-cultural backgrounds, there are bound to be misunderstandings and inevitably conflicts will raise their ugly head now and then. As a manager, you will […]
The E in Team
“Teamwork is required to achieve the ambitions of the Gulf nations and to provide prosperity and stability so that they can devote their time and effort to social and economic development and to avoid the spectre of war, which always results in the destruction of humanity.” – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Teamwork could […]
Finding the Right Mix: Building Teams as a Social Enterprise
Finding the right team members with the right kind of skills and a lot of chemistry to boot is not easy for any organization, but it can be particularly stressful for a social enterprise and for startups. Social enterprises compete against for-profit companies for top talent and usually cannot offer the same sized paycheck, but […]
Using NLP Meta Programmes to Motivate Your Coaching Clients Part 2
To read part 1 of ‘Using NLP Meta Programmes to Motivate Your Coaching Clients’ click here. The Meta Programme covered in this article is Reactive – Proactive. Imagine each Meta Programmes as a scale, with the most extreme example at each end of the scale. Some people will be extremely ‘proactive’, others extremely ‘reactive’, but many […]
Value of Eliciting Life Purpose in Leadership
Identifying, acknowledging, and living according to a life purpose is perhaps the most important step that successful people take. Without a purpose to guide your client’s goals, the actions you advise them to take may not fulfill him/her. It’s easy to get side-tracked, to wander and drift, but with a clearly defined life purpose, everything […]
Does Your Organization Have The “Coaching” Gene?
The success of many organizations depends largely on the performance of its people and the development of their Human Resources. What is commonly understood is that this is a domain of the HR specialist and the training department, but a little bit of digging deeper will make us realize every manager in the organization is […]
All for One, One for All – The Value of a Group Programme
Are you on the journey of creating a regional or global service brand and want to support your outlets in having a consistent brand experience, strong service level and unique culture? Then a Group Guideline and Training Programme may be a great solution for you. This article explores the value of a Group Program within […]