Whatever you do, wherever you operate in the world, Cubiks adds real depth to their clients talent management, assessment and development processes. With a versatile portfolio of ground-breaking solutions, global experience and local knowledge, Cubiks helps clients better understand their people, predict performance and achieve great…
By Dan Schawbel The biggest challenge for today’s professionals is to stay relevant in a world that is constantly changing. The average half-life of a learned skill is five years, and that number will continue to decline over the next several years. We can no…
By Mehmet Baha As soon as I arrived to the conference venue, I was welcomed by a lady in charge of VIP and speakers. She seemed happy to see me & asked me enthusiastically if I knew in which seminar room my talk would take…
Taner Topcu, Director of Academic Zone at RAKEZ (the leading government authority operating in Ras Al Khaimah) explains the quality assurance decision making for a world-class investment destination. RAKEZ is a world-class Authority established to consolidate Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) and…
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…
Irfan Hafeez is a CEO of Human Development Solutions, the company which primary focus is to create value/results through alignment, execution & continuous development of organization’s most valued asset, its people. USP created via structured solutions that engage, inspire and motivate. Prior to that Irfan…
It isn’t easy to create effective learning events. If it were easy, there would be little need for instructional designers—everyone would build their own learning events.
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…
I did not go to school for talent development—I was thrust into the role of trainer, and I liked it. It turns out this was the same path as some people who built learning and development at some major companies, so much so that there is a term for it—we’re called “accidental trainers”.
By Andrew Henderson Two million jobs are expected to go unfilled between 2015 and 2025 due to the skills gap in manufacturing, according to Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute. That is an astounding statistic, and from my own interactions with manufacturing leaders it is driving real…
