By Stephen Gill Companies have long thought of employee learning as something that happens in a classroom, delivered by a trainer away from the worksite, with content and activities selected by an instructional designer. Managers, as well as trainers, have come to believe that good…
By Radhika Punshi, Founding and Managing Director, The Talent Enterprise Unlike other parts of the world, women in the Gulf States make up over 65% of university graduates. They also consistently outperform their male counterparts in ALL subjects, including the STEM subjects. Yet, when it…
ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said that the country’s future will rely on its ability to keep pace with all technological developments while adding that the…
Each one of us has the best time of day — and year — to work most effectively. The trick is knowing when that is. They say timing is everything. Yet when it comes to how we work, it’s often not given much thought at…
By Dan Schwartz I can remember the moment like it was yesterday; the decision I made to enroll in my high school entrepreneurship class. It was the first time I had been exposed to the feeling of creating my own destiny and recognizing the satisfaction…
By Mazen Abukhater, Head of Retirement for Mercer in the Middle East Despite the financial draw of working in the UAE, a lack of retirement benefits can create problems including unexpected costs for expats later in life. Proper planning is essential. Many expatriates are drawn…
By Gallup Sixty-nine percent of adults in the UAE work full-time for an employer – the highest rate in the world. However, a much lower percentage, 12%, have full-time jobs that engage them. These are some of the findings from global analytics and advice firm…
From regulatory uncertainty to breakthrough moments in corporate integrity and workforce diversity, the business world has been shaken up and there is now even more pressure on HR leaders to do the best they can to create workplaces where people thrive. These five rising trends are reshaping the work of HR leaders today.
By The HR Observer Technology (with particular focus on AI integration) and Talent Management will be the most prominent trends to affect HR across the region during 2018. After interviewing hundreds of GCC-based professionals present at the HR Summit & Expo at the end of…
I have spent quite a bit of time explaining that training strategy is not a bunch of PowerPoint slides thrown together to create “training” for staff and customers.
