One of the key metrics of how well your organization is doing is “employee turnover”. Many organizations are happy to maintain an industry average as an excuse whereas on the flip side some companies go way and beyond to ensure that this number stays down and proactively look at how to reduce this number. I […]
After several years of experience in the Middle East and North Africa in the field of human resources with national and international companies, I have concluded that the golden rule in the business is: If you do not put the right employee in the right places in order to use their talents and abilities, you […]
Time Management is a term often associated with being more productive and efficient, achieving more during the day and avoiding wasting time on non-productive activities. Let’s talk about managing time from a larger perspective; from the perspective of our whole lives or what’s left of it. Each one of us is born with an unknown […]
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being – Thornton Wilder Theater has been an important part of our culture for several centuries now, adapting its form, purpose and […]
Is training often effectively used? Recently during a session with one of my clients we were discussing the impact of training and its worth to the environment. Training in itself is something that is coveted by employees, they seek it sometimes not only for development, but also as a sense of recognition from their management […]
Over a short period of time, the business sector in the UAE will become recognized as an emerging market, thus attracting talent from other parts of the globe. In a recent statement, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, discussed this talent attraction […]
We all would like to know what skills we have to help us with the right career options, we also like to know how the skills we have work out for us and to identify what skill or knowledge gaps that can be addressed with further training. What are skills? A skill is the ability […]
Companies spend extravagant amounts of money to market and promote their name brand through all kinds of advertisements. Hundreds of Billions of dollars are spent every year worldwide to market their goods and services and most importantly their brand. However, it just takes one silly mistake, by one employee, to cost a company tons and […]
As a speaker, you strive to fight your fears and overcome your nervousness before or when you face your audience. But what about your audience’s fears of you? Have you tried to address them? What happens if you don’t? Do you even know what those fears are? Here are some of your audience’s concerns regarding […]
One of the critical paths to business success as a leader is by adopting a coaching approach. In a study conducted by Bursen and Associates, it was concluded that those organizations that had senior leaders who coached achieved 21% better business growth than those who didn’t. However, coaching is not a skill that comes naturally […]
