Sharpening our Skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Change will not wait for us. Business leaders and governments need to be proactive in talent-gap analysis, up-skilling and retraining people and there is no time to wait given the speed of change we are all experiencing. Choosing the right people has become the key task for […]
So You Want To Be a CEO… Recently discussing the role of a CEO with a number of business owners on a day’s intensive workshop, we attempted to capture the essence of the job and what was needed to ensure this job was carried out effectively. By the end of the day we summarized our […]
Strategic Performance Management Leadership of a large company in the GCC realized their current performance measurement systems were based mainly on financial factors, measuring monthly revenue, profit and total costs against last year and budget. They also reviewed and reported revenue, costs and profit per service unit each quarter. The organization measured certain productivity factors […]
The Newly appointed General Manager at The Domain Hotel and Spa, Frank Eikeland, reaffirmed the hotel’s commitment to the monthly leadership and management evenings conducted by Stepping Stone Global (SSG) for the local business community. (From right to left) Sudhir Bali, operation manager, Stephen Daniel, Assistant General Manager, Jean Nicolai, Founder and President, SSG; Frank […]
Over 120 senior business people from the Bahrain and Saudi business communities gathered at The Domain Hotel and Spa on the evening of 3rd February to take part in the eleventh workshop event organized and conducted by SteppingStone Global. An interactive session exploring ‘Strategic Performance Management’ proved to be not only informative but also exceptionally […]
The Domain Hotel and Spa signed agreement to continue series of SSG monthly events for the business community in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Newly appointed General Manager at The Domain Hotel and Spa, Frank Normann Eikeland, reaffirmed the hotel’s commitment to the monthly leadership and management evenings conducted by SteppingStone Global for the local business […]
Strategy is misunderstood on so many levels and ends up wasting resources rather than ensuring resources are best-deployed for the present and the future. More often than not, we begin advising clients on ensuring they focus on ‘doing’ strategy rather than ‘having ‘a strategy. It is not about investing large sums of money on consultants […]
Working with a number of businesses over recent months has reinforced the necessity for increased emphasis on developing professional sales skills. Running a successful business means knowing how to sell effectively. There needs to be more emphasis placed on sales training within business management programs and courses; specifically the arts of effective persuasion, influence and […]