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.
By Leith Ramsay, Managing Director, PageGroup Middle East The Middle East region and the professional labour market continues to be unpredictable with 2017 providing numerous challenges. At the time of writing (November 2017), we have seen continued instability at country and regional level courtesy of multiple…
The first thing that comes to everyone’s minds when we hear the word “Artificial Intelligence” is the movie “The Terminator” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. At the same time, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence is advancing as the day progresses. Recent surveys showed that 83 percent…
Research shows 90 percent of new information people are exposed to is forgotten within a week without reinforcement Mapping out the right learning journey should be a shot in the arm for individuals and organisations in 2018 UAE, 13 December 2017: As we close in…
Nabhan Al Kharusi is a Senior Consultant for Human Capital at Takatuf, the strategic provider of innovative Human Capital solutions based in the Sultanate of Oman. Since joining Takatuf, Nabhan has centred his professional research and work in helping some of the country’s largest organisations understand the impact of an empowering and enabling approach to Employee Relations (ER).
