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This week's articles include the rise of AI in the UAE, cybersecurity problems in the education sector, developing the leaders of tomorrow, the importance of outdoor team building, dealing with conflicts in the workplace, the importance of soft skills and much more...
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NEWS
39% in UAE Using AI Without Employer or Teacher Awareness
Well over a third of the UAE’s workers and students are already benefitting from the enormous potential delivered from generative AI technologies... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
The Education Sector Reports the Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Education 2023,” which found that education reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Dubai Customs Builds Workforce Capabilities Through 1285 Training Courses in 6 Months
During the first six months of 2023, the training center successfully completed 117 customs-related courses, 170 administrative programs, 102 leadership programs, and 906 specialized courses... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
LEADERSHIP
Developing Leaders for Tomorrow
The pandemic followed by the ‘Great Resignation’ has seen leaders perform the delicate balancing act of seeking stable footing while dealing with disruptive and unpredictable market forces... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Why Do Leaders Need Continuous Training?
This article is based exclusively on my working experience in various companies I have worked in, so it’s really subjective, but useful, at least because it underlines the real truth: leaders need continuous training... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Leadership Spotlight: Ian Baker
I have led teams for many years, be that within a matrix or with direct reports and I haven’t always got things right over the years. However, from those mistakes I understood that to be a leader you need those around you to trust you... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
TEAMBUILDING
Outdoor Team Building
After an exhilarating outdoor teambuilding training, there’s nothing more gratifying than overly delighted delegates, satisfied clients and a pleased training provider... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Conflicts in the Workplace
Getting along with everybody is not the solution. It doesn’t mean you have to be a people pleaser and compromise your principles. Being warm and sincere can melt the cold atmosphere. But it is important to set standards for yourself... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Successful People Management
As one leading CEO puts it in the UAE hospitality industry, successful people management is not down to MBAs, but down to MBWA – Management by Walking About (and getting stuck in)... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
SOFT SKILLS
Soft Skills: Don’t Take Them Softly!
If used correctly, soft skills can take you through the toughest of situations, both professionally and personally. There are 100s of books written yet most of us still choose to ignore their importance... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
Key Communications Of A Trainer
When you traditionally talk about communication in the learning & development space, thoughts of the fundamentals skills of learning delivery are brought to the front of the mind... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
5 Steps to World Class Customer Service
Every great service organization aims to train associates to develop magic, or as we call it in the hospitality language “WOW” service. If you want to develop superior customer service here is a 5 point game plan to help you achieve your customer service goal... (Click Here To Read The Full Article)
INTERVIEWS
CEO Interview: Hanan Nagi
I am a big believer in coaching, it has been of huge impact for me personally, and I advocate it for all the leaders in HNI. We often see a need for this with our clients, to merge training with coaching, on-the-job assignments, shadowing, and so on into one coherent and integrated programme that realises the best outcomes... (Click Here To Read The Full Interview)
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