By Hessa Al Ghurair The Middle East is currently undergoing a massive economic transformation, transitioning from resource-dependent into a knowledge-based economy. At its core, is the United Arab Emirates. The nation is quickly becoming a world leading business hub with an epicentre of trade flows…
By Dave Crane, Motivational Trainer, MC Host, Keynote Speaker & Certified NLP/ Hypnotist Wouldn’t it be nice to feel more than a school teacher at every management meeting? How would you like to be able to use more than a ‘happiness index’ to illustrate the effectiveness of…
Herminia Ibarra is one of the most renowned thought-leaders on leadership. She is the Charles Handy Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School. Prior to joining LBS, she served on the INSEAD and Harvard Business School faculties. She is a judge for the Financial Times/McKinsey…
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…
Employers worldwide share several key approaches to health and wellness. They also have distinct differences. The Optum® “International Wellness in the Workplace Benchmark Study” highlights seven insights that define those shared experiences and exceptions based on the following regions
Professor, author and expert on leadership development, Herminia Ibarra, will join us at HR Summit and Expo to share her approach on how to step up to bigger leadership roles through her sessions; ‘Leadership Development: How Can HR Reinvent Themselves by First Acting Like a Leader, Then Thinking Like One’.
Many of you might remember Simon Sinek’s Inside Quest interview that went viral from earlier this year, where he discusses the challenges that many Millennials face in the workplace. Sinek explains how the millennial generation became so entitled. A combination of failed parenting strategies, technology,…
The way we recruit is all wrong, says bestselling author and thinker Malcolm Gladwell at the 2016 HR Summit & Expo – and that means we need to be more experimental in how we hire. Journalists, by and large, operate under the radar. As the…
Ron Thomas, Managing Director in conversation with Dr. Sharoq Almalki, a distinguished HR practitioner in the Middle East, specializing in Change Management, Performance Management, Employee Engagement Management, and Talent Management. 1. How did you arrive at using the analogy of bees to connect to the…
By The HR Observer Henry Fares is the VP of Human Resources, DHL Express Middle East and North Africa. Henry provides a broad range of Human Resources strategic and tactical interventions which support the management and staff in developing a positive leadership style and…
