Employee orientation is certainly not a new concept. Organizations have been using various levels of orientation for many years with varying degrees of success or return on investment. In recent years, orientation has been recognized as a key element in the lifecycle of employees and has been expanded to help bridge the gap between recruitment […]
Amanda White is the Managing Director at Innovative Human Resource Solutions Dubai. Tell Us More About Innovative? The business started in 1999 in response to the need in the market for a high-quality assessment and talent development practice to support the rapidly growing economy. We were the first group, and today we are the largest […]
Tell Us More About Your Background? In high school my focus was on technology and in 1997, the emerging trend was information technology. Alongside technology, I also enjoyed training. After high school, I started working in a technical support role but found it was not the right career for me. So, I returned to studying […]
The term ‘guerrilla marketing’ was first introduced by Jay Conrad Levinson when he wrote a book on this topic and named it ‘Guerrilla Marketing’. It went on to become an international bestseller, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. Since then, the term has become widely popular and has been used in many text […]
From Socrates to Benjamin Franklin, the wisdom contained within the simple maxim, ’Know Thyself,’ a phrase derived from the Ancient Greeks contains wisdom still relevant today. Discovering what your strengths are and acquiring the knowledge necessary to realize your career potential, whatever that path may be, is perhaps one of the most important career insights […]
Tell Us Your Name and What You Currently Do? My name Is Paula Jane Cox, I am a Learning and Development consultant, based in the UAE, working across all GCC countries and Arab states. Tell Us More About Your Background? My Initial career was in Sales, with a great foundation and training from Yellow Pages, […]
Tell Us More About What You Do? I am a management consultant, executive coach and trainer. Over the last thirty years I have researched and developed a methodology of best practices for staying clear, in control, and focused amidst multiple priorities, and the avalanche of information and input that accompanies the rapid changes in the […]
Stephen Melcior is the Managing Director at Wilson Learning Middle East. Tell Us More About Wilson Learning ME? I set up Wilson Learning in the region in 2008 together with a partner who has been working in Wilson Learning for more than 20 years and who is based in Johannesburg. After the initial phase of […]
Tell Us More About Your Background? I left school at 16 and immediately started working in a hotel close to where I lived in Sunderland, which is in the north-east of England. I worked as a chef for about 10 years and then moved to London to work with a training company. This is where […]
The great management guru, Peter Drucker, once said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” To be effective, leaders must discern what they should spend their time doing, say no to the unnecessary, and delegate or outsource the things that don’t require their direct attention. Everyday, we hear from small business […]
