Meirc - Articles Syndication http://www.meirc.com Sun, 26 May 2013 09:40:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.meirc.com/images/M_images/logo.gif http://www.meirc.com Meirc - Articles Syndication http://www.meirc.com/more-than-55-years-of-proven-results.html Ted AbdoChairman1991 – 2008 In spite of the many economic and other turbulences in the region, Meirc maintained its dynamic presence for the past 55 years and kept growing at an accelerated pace. The prevailing spirit of excellence at Meirc was initiated by its founder Simon Siksek who always... http://www.meirc.com/more-than-55-years-of-proven-results.html http://www.meirc.com/asq-acknowledgement-award.html MEIRC AWARDED AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PLAQUE Dubai , UAE December 5 -2012 Meirc is proud to announce it has received a commemoration of acknowledgment for its 6 years-strong relationship with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in the Middle East region. The plaque was awarded... http://www.meirc.com/asq-acknowledgement-award.html http://www.meirc.com/parenthood-and-leadership.html Parenthood and Leadership Dr. Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training ConsultingMay 2012 There is a very strong link between child upbringing and leadership success. Studies show that what happens in the early years of life impacts not only a person’s self-motivation but could also provide the necessary ingredients for future success... http://www.meirc.com/parenthood-and-leadership.html http://www.meirc.com/cultivating-multicultural-leaders.html Multicultural Talent: A powerful competitive advantage Dr. Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training Consulting This article was published in Business Strategy Review, Summer, 2011 Source: http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/662/index.html (http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/662/index.html) In today’s turbulent, global economic environment, companies can succeed only if they become more multicultural both in their business practices and in their choice of... http://www.meirc.com/cultivating-multicultural-leaders.html http://www.meirc.com/hr-certification-institute-hrci.html The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. Meirc is an approved provider with the HR Certification Institute. Established... http://www.meirc.com/hr-certification-institute-hrci.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1686-summer-public-programs-in-beirut-moved-to-dubai.html In response to the repeated requests by our clients, we have shifted the summer programs from Beirut to Dubai. We hope you take advantage of this relocation of programs and we look forward to seeing you here Beirut Public Programs that were shifted to Dubai: The Leadership Journey (http://www.meirc.com/programs/leadership-and-management/1204-the-leadership-journey.html) Auditing HR Processes (http://www.meirc.com/programs/human-resources-management/1308-auditing-hr-processes.html) Effective... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1686-summer-public-programs-in-beirut-moved-to-dubai.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1685-elearning-what-you-should-know.html eLearning. What you should know. Jimmy S. HaddadManagement ConsultantMeirc Training Consulting Article published in THE HR REVIEW – issue January – February 2012 As an HR professional, you must have heard of eLearning, gone though a module for your training, or even considered its integration in the training development strategy in... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1685-elearning-what-you-should-know.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1599-chartered-cpd-program-with-the-chartered-institute-of-marketing-cim.html Before you invest time and money on training yourself and/or your team in Sales and Marketing, consider this! Meirc newly obtained accreditation to selected Sales and Marketing programmes, with “The Chartered Institute of Marketing” (CIM) (http://www.cim.co.uk/cpd/cpdandcm/cpdandcharteredmarketer.aspx) through the CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme. By enrolling in our designated public training... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1599-chartered-cpd-program-with-the-chartered-institute-of-marketing-cim.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1134-friday-magazine-feature-article-on-the-book-developing-multi-cultural-leaders.html Multicultural workforce requires multicultural leadership Today's multicultural workforce needs a different style of leadership, a global approach Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training and Consulting, Dubai Ziad A. Zennie Partner Meirc Training and Consulting, Dubai   By Shiva Kumar Thekkepat, Feature Writer, Friday Published: March 25, 2011 Link to Gulf News Article (http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/multicultural-workforce-requires-multicultural-leadership-1.782304)   Farid A. Muna... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1134-friday-magazine-feature-article-on-the-book-developing-multi-cultural-leaders.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1133-ingredients-for-leadership-success.html Dr. Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training Consulting April 2011 For the past 21 years our firm and I have been conducting research in Arab countries seeking to better understand successful Arab executives. We focused on many aspects of leadership, and over the years we found significant differences... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1133-ingredients-for-leadership-success.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1140-multicultural-talent-powerful-competitive-advantage.html Multicultural Talent: A powerful competitive advantage Dr. Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training Consulting June 2011 To succeed in the next few decades, organizations must become more multicultural in both their business practices and their people's mind-set. Regardless of their country of origin, more organizations will be hiring and developing multicultural talent... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1140-multicultural-talent-powerful-competitive-advantage.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1144-on-self-development.html On Self Development Dr. Farid A. Muna Chairman Meirc Training Consulting July 2011 When we hear the term self development, two things come to mind. First, it is a process to enhance one's skills, knowledge, and competencies in order to improve work performance or to achieve future career aspirations. Second, it... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1144-on-self-development.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1130-retire-but-dont-stop-working.html Some thoughts on retirement from employment by Dr. Farid Muna March 2011 And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1130-retire-but-dont-stop-working.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1118-nlp-the-psychology-of-persuasion.html by Rami Kantari February 2011 The "Science" of management training is largely derivative, a mix of military strategy, economics of the firm and engineering of processes. Less frequently than it should, it takes ideas from the field of psychology, and some of them have had considerable influence such... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1118-nlp-the-psychology-of-persuasion.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1092-book-cover.html We are delighted to announce that we have been advised by the publisher, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, that Developing Multicultural Leaders has been released and copies are are now available for purchase from Meirc Training Consulting, please contact A. Khleif at akhleif@meirc.com (mailto:akhleif@meirc.com). Read more about the... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1092-book-cover.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1033-win-win-negotiation-five-salient-points.html by Dr. Farid A. Muna June 2010 Every one of us has been negotiating since childhood. We negotiated with our parents, siblings, peers, teachers, spouse, our own children, and with other people when buying or selling ideas, services, or products. Thus negotiation is not a new mindset or... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1033-win-win-negotiation-five-salient-points.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1012-creating-value-for-all-stakeholders-a-critical-leadership-role.html by Dr. Farid A. Muna February 2010 Leaders and CEOs realize that they need to know much more about creating long-term value for their stakeholders, especially in the aftermath of the housing crisis and the world-wide economic meltdown of 2008-2009, which overshadowed the accounting scandals, imprudent financial investments,... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/1012-creating-value-for-all-stakeholders-a-critical-leadership-role.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/992-the-helicopter-view-and-strategic-thinking.html by Dr. Farid A. Muna January 2010 It all comes down to the ability to go up and down the ladder of abstraction, and being able to see the big picture and the operational implications, which are signs of outstanding leaders and strategists. Loizos Heracleous Systems thinking is a discipline... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/992-the-helicopter-view-and-strategic-thinking.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/986-can-six-sigma-really-increase-your-organization-profits.html by Fawzi A. Bawab November 2009 Many are wondering if Six Sigma can really impact their business bottom line and increase the efficiency of their business processes. This question is often left unanswered and often creates a very unclear perception within organizations. To start with,... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/986-can-six-sigma-really-increase-your-organization-profits.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/609-developing-worldly-business-strategies.html by Dr. Farid A. Muna September 2009 Not long ago the conventional wisdom of “think globally, act locally” (originally coined by the environmental group Friends of the Earth) was seen as a major paradigm shift for doing business on a global scale. Multinational business appointed managers from their talent... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/609-developing-worldly-business-strategies.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/607-book-review.html by Dr. Farid A. MunaJuly 2009 Outliers: The Story of Success By Malcolm Gladwell Little, Brown and Company, November 2008. Malcolm Gladwell is the bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink. His latest book, Outliers, has been on the best seller list of The New York... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/607-book-review.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/605-uae-bond-market.html A professional perspective for governmental approachby Aiman Sadeq, CPA, Financial Economist, Partner September 2009 The UAE federal government is entering into a new era of monetary policies by issuing sovereign bonds that have never been experienced before. This 1st issue of Meirc’s Monthly Financial Economics Series will attempt to... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/605-uae-bond-market.html http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/601-developing-strategic-thinkers-.html by Dr. Farid A. MunaJuly 2009Strategic thinking is regarded as an essential core competency for leadership positions. In fact, many organizations already use this competency, among others, to appraise and evaluate the performance of their executives and leaders. Thus, a competency gap in strategic thinking is considered serious, and organizations... http://www.meirc.com/component/content/article/28/601-developing-strategic-thinkers-.html