Time after time, I’ve encountered successful professionals whose one confidence barrier seems to be their relationship with peers. Peers tend to be the people in the organization with the same specialist knowledge that we have. Often they come from a similar background and same degree of experience. They know what we know. So when a…
Sovereign wealth funds – global as well as Middle Eastern – are better poised than they were in 2008 to manage funding concerns over withdrawals resulting from lower oil prices. A new study from Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management – which conducted research among more than 50 individual sovereign investors across the globe, including those…
Airlines in the Middle East are expected to post a collective $1.8 billion net return in 2015 for an average net margin of 3.1 percent ($9.61/passenger), according to IATA’s new report. The region will also witness at 12.9 percent growth in passenger numbers, giving it the distinction of being the only region in the world…
Sometimes you sense that something isn’t right at work. You suspect that your finance colleague might be fudging numbers, your boss isn’t telling his manager the truth about an important project, or your co-worker is skipping out of the office early but leaving her computer on so it looks like she’s just down the hall….
A sense of humor can help managers cultivate a cohesive work environment but, when used as a defense strategy, can foment confusion, tension and offence. Everyone agreed that Jack, the VP Information Systems in the company, was a very funny guy. He had an unusual, self-deprecating twist to his humor, he knew how to get…
Cheating is most attractive to people when their window of opportunity is about to close, according to new research from London Business School. The research has been conducted by Daniel Effron, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, London Business School; Christopher J Bryan, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of California San Diego; and J Keith Murnighan,…
A group of tax experts were hosted by international law firm Pinsent Masons in Dubai’s financial center DIFC to discuss global tax issues that may be impacting on GCC businesses investing overseas. In November 2014 the WikiLeaks scandal known as “LuxLeaks”, the large scale exposure of over 340 companies (such as IKEA, Coca-Cola and Disney)…
Performance of businesses that excel in digital leadership is around 10 percent higher in terms of revenue growth, says a latest study. According to the results of a Harvard Business Review Analytic Services survey of 436 global business professionals, commissioned by Red Hat, companies with well-defined digital leadership roles have grown more than their peers…
Almost every world-class organization takes training and education seriously. But Navy SEALs go far beyond. Their dedication to relentless training and intensive preparation, however, is alien to the majority of businesses worldwide. That’s important because excellence requires more than commitment to educational achievement. As an educator, I fear that business schools and businesses overinvest in…
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly considering implementing surge pricing at its various theme parks. Admission to Disneyland in California, for instance, is currently $99 for any day of the week. The rumored pricing plan involves offering Gold ($115), Silver ($105) and Bronze ($99) ticket options that are priced based on anticipated demand. Gold would…
