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Shutdowns and Turnarounds - A Painful Nuisance or A Strategic Opportunity?

Mar 21 2019

Planning and Strategy Management

In the past 2 months I have delivered training and consulting assignments in the Middle East, Caribbean, America, Asia and Europe and during this time I have met, trained, and worked with a number of turnaround professionals and there is one thing that almost all of them have in common: They, believe their next turnaround will be a failure! This failure will be very unpleasant. It ...;

How To Create A Personal Leadership Development Plan

Mar 17 2019

Leadership and Management

Good leaders are always working on improving themselves. As Henry Ford said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Effective leaders are sharpening their skills, updating their strategies, constantly looking for ways to do better and do more. Here are some strategies the successful leaders use to keep propelling themselves abo...;

Traditional Marketing vs. Digital Marketing

Mar 11 2019

Marketing and Sales

What is the difference between traditional and digital marketing? And why does it matter? Here are some answers that might clarify the landscape for you. Defining Traditional Marketing Traditional or conventional marketing is generally what is referred to as a "push process", whereby you are literally pushing your marketing materials to the targeted market, through the use of...;

Learning And Development Strategy Outlines

Mar 10 2019

Human Resources and Training

It is virtually impossible to understate the importance of a solid organizational strategy. Developing one can take months — or even years — and should involve a thorough assessment of every facet of your company. Everything you do within the organization should fit within the framework of your organizational strategy. Every action taken, no matter how big or small, should be in service o...;

Sales Management Top Practices and Competencies

Mar 7 2019

Marketing and Sales

Many people believe that being a sales manager means being in a continuous no-win situation. And it’s true—the job is tough. Especially when, on the one hand, upper management is gunning for results, numbers, profit, and revenue while on the other hand, your salespeople are criticizing your management abilities and resenting you for micromanaging their activities. “Your job as a sales m...;

Three Tips to Boost the Success of Your Artificial Intelligence Project

Mar 4 2019

Data Management and Business Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence projects at government agencies regularly hit the headlines. But the business world is facing these challenges as well. At the end of 2016 Gartner estimated that 60 percent of big data projects in 2017 wouldn’t make it past the experimental phase. Late last year another analyst revised that estimate, tweeting that the failure rate was no less than 85 percent. For some...;

Learning And Development Trends

Mar 3 2019

Human Resources and Training

Corporate training needs are ever-changing and must adapt to a constantly shifting landscape. Technology, social trends and continued globalization are just a few of the factors that influence the evolution of the learning and development process. Here are some learning and development trends to take into consideration as you take your business into the future. Individualized...;

Building Connections and Expanding your Network

Feb 28 2019

Leadership and Management

Many of you might have heard the old saying: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. Although for many it may sound right, for me and by the sound of it, it appears to solely emphasize “who you know” as the only element for success. I would rather rephrase it slightly to read: “It is what you know and who you know”, in order to give a somewhat similar weight to both elements of the sayi...;

Waste Management in the UAE

Feb 26 2019

Health, Safety and Environment

A new high-tech waste to energy (WTE) facility in Sharjah is to come on-line by 2020. Managed by the Emirates Waste to Energy Company (a joint venture between Masdar and Bee’ah) it will be capable of processing approximately 300,000 tonnes of waste per year and will generate up to 30MW of energy. Located within Bee’ah’s Waste Management Centre in Sharjah, the facility will process more ...;

How Strategic Account Management Can Amplify Your Efforts

Feb 25 2019

Marketing and Sales

Selling to existing accounts is one of the biggest untapped opportunities for sales professionals. In fact, developing long-term relationships with important customers can help optimize value and achieve mutually beneficial goals. But how can you develop these long-term relationships? The answer: Strategic Account Management (SAM). The importance of SAM in your organization SA...;