The Top 10 Articles for World Mental Health Day 2024

To celebrate World Mental Health Day 2024, we’re turning our attention to the top 10 magazine articles on the topic, as chosen by you, our readers. From managing change when implementing a new culture to developing the leaders of tomorrow, to conquering imposter syndrome, these are your favorite articles – definitely worth a re-read or, if you’re a new reader checking them out for the first time.

How Shared Values Build Belonging in the Workplace

Global Chief People Officer at Beyond ONE, Ella Fordham, takes us through how to implement corporate values effectively.

Dealing with a Multi National Workforce

A multicultural organization can be challenging to lead without the leadership being committed to new lessons and techniques. Leadership must build a culture of engagement, connection, and inclusion. Those changes take real work and an honest effort to create trust, allowing performance to reach optimum levels.  Find out what leadership styles can be used effectively to effectively lead a multicultural organization.

Leadership Spotlight: Noona Nafousi, Founder of Neo Noor

Meet Noona Nafousi, a Master NLP certified trainer and corporate coach, with a rich background in leadership development and personal empowerment. Find out how she trains, mentors, and coaches leaders in a way that creates teams that are inspired to be at work.

Ten Effective Employee Retention Strategies for Your Growth

In the fast-paced and competitive landscape of today’s business world, retaining skilled and satisfied employees is more critical than ever. Employee turnover not only disrupts the continuity of operations but also incurs significant costs. Surprisingly, many employers neglect to identify and address the happiness and well-being of their staff, which often leads to high turnover rates. To ensure the longevity of your workforce, implementing effective employee retention strategies is paramountHere are ten strategies to foster a positive work environment and keep your employees engaged and satisfied.

Skills That Really Matter – Developing Your Organization’s Core Skills 

organizational-skills

Over the past 20 years, economies and the organization of work have witnessed a fundamental change in which occupations have become more complex and employees’ responsibilities have been linked more with competencies than with routine. In response to these shifts, new methods for occupational analysis and recognition are being deployed by leading organizations across the globe to remain competitive.

Case Study: Employee Benefits

Samer Abdel Kader, Head of SEI Investments Middle East, shares a case study on their latest advances in End of Service Benefits, an important strategy to research in order to recruit and retain employees.

Is Your Business Ready for the Implementation of a Coaching Culture?

Coaching is a tool that has now become part of the key components of every toolkit for learning and development, organizational development, and talent management professionals. A number of world-class organizations have implemented a coaching culture into their businesses, to take their most valuable assets – their people, a step further in their personal development, and as a cumulative effect, raise the capability, potential, and productivity within their workforce. But can any organization introduce coaching and create this culture?

Company Spotlight: Ivan Palomino, Founder of PeopleKult

Meet Ivan Palomino, the Founder of PeopleKult, an organization with a 3 step approach to consistently delivering an optimized work culture.

Healing Expert Dr Ayat Mekki shares techniques to tackle anxieties

As the UAE observes a resurgence in Covid cases, Abu Dhabi-based healing expert, Dr Ayat Mekki, shares some fundamental techniques that can help to ease the associated increase in personal stress and anxiety.

Break Through Imposter Syndrome & Step Into Your Power

A study ‘How imposter syndrome and fears hinder women entrepreneurs’ business growth’, published by Business Horizons, in Volume 62, Issue 5, 2019 sheds significant insights into why imposter syndrome is more prevalent for women entrepreneurs. The authors Kimberly Eddleston, Jamie Ladge, and Keimei Sugiyama state ‘One reason why it’s easy for women entrepreneurs to suffer from imposter syndrome is that “entrepreneurship’ is typically depicted in masculine terms: “captain of industry,” “trailblazer,” and “pioneer” being common terms used.

While the attributes of a successful entrepreneur have historically focused on masculine-sounding traits (ambitious, aggressive, risk-taking, and natural born leader), women have been socialized to be nurturing, selfless, and collaborative.  And despite women’s gains in business, society still sees the business world in masculine terms.”

In this article, learn more about Imposter Syndrome with key insights from Melanie Benson, Nathalie Greg, and Nima Abu Wardeh.

 

Editor-In-Chief of Bizpreneur Middle East