Burjeel Holdings’ founder and chairman Shamsheer Vayalil discusses getting into business, expansion plans, and more
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Arabian Business Leadership Summit
‘Legacy is like a gift’, says Easa Al Gurg at the Arabian Business Leadership Summit 2024
In a panel discussion titled “Legacy Building” Al Gurg shared his insights on legacy, sustainable growth and leadership
business leaders
Overcoming executive challenges: Best practices for effective leadership
Hiring specialists is a key tool in CEO’s success
Abdallah Abu-Sheikh
Creative toxicity
The founder of AstraTech Abdallah Abu-Sheikh reveals the secrets behind building a billion-dollar empire
business leaders
Authenticity is key to powerful leadership
There are many different routes to take in the quest for authenticity
business leadership
Great CEOs matter, but great managers and supervisors matter even more
Focusing on performance over control is key
American University in Dubai
Six lessons in leadership from an Eagle Scout
The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest achievement within the Boy Scouts Program. Achieved by just 4 per cent of all scouts, noteworthy Eagles include US presidents, astronauts, and business leaders – among them US President Gerald Ford, Neil Armstrong and Bill Gates
Ambiguity
Fire from ice: The case for building organisational anti-fragility
Anti-fragility is not a fantasy but a reality and a possibility, developing it allows us to convert crisis into opportunity
corporate culture
Has the ‘Great Resistance’ become the flipside of the ‘Great Resignation’?
Leaders should be concerned that the Great Resistance is increasingly becoming the default response to the Great Resignation
business leadership
How ambitious companies can meet the challenges when scaling up
The important steps small-to-medium-sized companies need to take for international growth
business leadership
Why taking the ‘easy option’ was never a thought for Murtaza Hashwani
After boarding school in the UK, followed by college in the US, Dubai-based Murtaza revealed the many conversations he had with his father about becoming part of the Hashoo Group – what had become the makings of a formidable family business
business leaders
Why framing innovative HR, digital policies is vital for Middle East companies
Building modernised virtual platforms, along with systemic innovations for strong governance and organisational resilience will be the other factors that could steer corporate majors to be on top of the game in the post-pandemic marketplace, according to new research
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Middle East companies to focus on ‘quarter-to-quarter’ approach for faster recovery
A ‘distributed leadership model’ is the key element for companies in MENA and globally to recover their businesses rapidly and effectively post-pandemic, according to research from EMA Partners