Many organizations are today onboarded on transformation programs: changing their business model, digitalizing processes, or simply building a new corporate culture. The challenge for many leaders is that change doesn’t come easily – the biology of our brain makes it difficult to react positively to change and often we start procrastinating, having lower mental capacity […]
There is no doubt that companies that embrace gender diversity benefit greatly in terms of organizational effectiveness. Particularly, over the past few years, there has been much talk about gender diversity, pay equity and the lack of women in executive and leadership roles. However, women continue to hit the “glass ceiling” or drop off the […]
Welcome to the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world where the new scarcity is talent, specifically leadership talent according to the PwC Global CEO survey and Oxford economics Global talent 2021, which state that the number one priority for CEOs is leadership. Yes, you read correctly, leadership came in ahead of meeting with customers, […]
“I am the best leader in the world….better than the rest!” The world is filled with leaders. Or it seems. Leaders, who admit to themselves and the whole world that they are born this way. That they are the leader everyone aspires to be. I know why you are thinking you can’t be like them. […]
There are many recognised leadership styles supported by academically robust research models which play an integral role in leadership development. In general, all models and styles can be measured by performance and behavioral assessment, though what is evident is no one style can be considered the ‘best’. Each will have a positive and negative impact […]
Women are spending unnecessary hours and efforts to not fall under the category of “too assertive” or “difficult” and yet perform as a leader. They are expected to bring the right amount of feminine qualities of nurturing and yet are often dismissed for being too soft when they lead by nurturing. To add further woes, […]
At The Monthly Senior Management Meeting in a random MNC. Ops Director – “Oh, watch out for Mohamed when he gets back on Sunday.” Ops manager – “Why?” “He’s away on that “Super Outstanding Leadership Program” in Switzerland, his head will be full of nonsense when he gets back! Don’t commit to any of his […]
The following tips helped me to become a successful Team Leader at Emirates Group: 1- Lead by example 2- Do not be a dictator 3- Praise in public, correct in private 4- Thank your team for a good job Leading a team is the backbone of any day-to-day operation. It’s vital to retail, sport teams […]
You’ve no doubt heard the expression a camel is a horse designed by a committee. It is meant to be critical of committees, but I think it gets at a deeper issue in today’s organizations and the manner in which some leaders operate in terms of setting objectives. They communicate goals in the same vague […]
Every technological revolution has forced a shift in the leadership skill set, but the dramatic shift that we are experiencing today, thanks to a global pandemic, is unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Business leaders have had to make some hard and fast decisions and lead organizations under extraordinary circumstances. With many companies going remote during […]
