Learning & Development Articles
Hiring for Leadership Skills
With the way technology advances, there aren’t too many “hard” skills that will look the same or have the same value in 30 years as they do today. Think about the role of a secretary 30 years ago. That role barely exists today. For sure, that person’s computer skills...
How You Should Respond to Quiet Quitting
Depending on whom you ask, quiet quitting is either positive or something to be feared. From the perspective of a business leader, it may at first appear to be a threat to retention rates. It may even appear that people simply don’t want to work anymore. But let’s...
Your Total Rewards Program Part 3: Career Development
When trying to attract and retain talent, one of the most important things you can do as a company is think about how your employees view their career. People continue leaving their jobs and careers and pursuing other paths. Company leaders need to understand that...
Communication Challenges in a Multicultural and Multilingual Environment
About 90% of the UAE workforce is made up of expats from all over the world. People are bringing their cultures and languages into the workplace, which means opportunities and challenges. There are many benefits to a diverse workforce including new creativity,...
How to Support New Parents in the Workplace
Whether out of a desire to retain employees or concern for the welfare of your employees, there’s a lot that companies can do to support new parents. Giving birth, or partnering with someone who has, not only takes a physical and mental toll. It’s also expensive,...
How To Give Effective, Constructive Feedback
Giving feedback can be uncomfortable. Still, it’s a crucial skill to develop as a leader. Very few people have a natural, well-balanced approach to giving feedback. Generally, you either struggle to give feedback meaningfully because you’re a direct, no-nonsense...
How People Analytics Can Improve Your Business Results
Data has been essential to corporate decision-making for decades. In fact, it’s widely acknowledged to be essential by corporate leaders. 70% of companies say they believe people analytics is an important part of decision-making. So why do only 29% of HR...
Developing a Complexity Mindset to Create an Agile Workforce
The 21st century has been anything but predictable. Experts have long been touting the need for a complexity mindset. But the pandemic completely overturned any remaining sense of normalcy and constancy we may have been clinging to. Businesses have been born,...
Why You Should Focus on Executive Coaching
One of the most important roles of a leader is to develop leadership skills in others. As a leader, it’s your job to identify and develop other leaders within your organisation. You hold the vision and set the direction for those working under you. You also set the...
Talk Money Week
It’s almost always uncomfortable. It’s sometimes inappropriate. It’s rarely a polite dinner table conversation… It’s money talk. In spite of all of the discomfort and negativity associated with talking about money, research shows that people who have open...
3 Keys to Empowering Your Employees’ Personal Development
You want your employees to grow. Your employees want to grow. But what’s the best way to encourage personal development? If you’ve ever implemented personal development plans and been unhappy with the results, it could be because of one important factor. Personal...
Overcoming Challenges in Leadership Training
Are leadership programmes producing good leaders? If you’re shipping your potential leaders to an off-campus leadership seminar, chances are you’re not getting the results you’d like to. Many leadership courses and trainings focus on a proprietary “method” or system....