Over 100 senior business personalities gathered at The Domain Hotel and Spa in Bahrain earlier this month to take part of the sixteenth monthly workshop organised and conducted by SteppingStone Global.
Over recent months we have been asked by many organizations for help with their business planning. This article is a simplified summary of basic pointers, which ought to give you a good start in getting your business plans down on paper and ensuring these plans are connected to action – making the plans happen. […]
Strategies for companies to optimize their return with minimum resources were the focus of an expert talk organized by the Rotary Club of Salmaniya. SteppingStone Global Founder and President Jean Nicolai also spoke of how business plan can reflect the company’s culture and how companies can communicate their cultures to the employees. The event, held […]
More than 100 senior executives from the Bahrain and Saudi business communities gathered at The Domain Hotel and Spa to take part in the 16th monthly workshop organised and conducted by SteppingStone Global. An interactive session exploring ‘Performance Evaluation’ was staged.
2016 has been busy for BBBF member SteppingsStone Global (SSG) with the continuing series of monthly evening events at The Domain Hotel, attracting in excess of 110 business people at each workshop, coming from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and beyond. Jean Nicolai, Founder and President of SSG said: “Our lively and spirited networking and workshop evening […]
Over 100 senior business people from the Bahrain and Saudi business communities gathered at The Domain Hotel and Spa on the evening of 3rd August to take part in the sixteenth monthly workshop event organized and conducted by SteppingStone Global. An interactive session exploring ‘Performance Evaluation’ proved to be not only informative but also exceptionally […]
Leadership Crisis If leading people is as straightforward as thousands of books and articles suggest, we are left asking ourselves why are so many placed in leadership roles so very bad at leading people? Surveys and overviews of research from many organizations such as the Institute for Corporate Productivity to Development Dimensions International (DDI) […]
SHOULD I USE PERSONALITY TESTS IN MY ORGANIZATION? Be aware of personality, but beware of personality tests. Psychometric tests are not a replacement for effective leadership, outstanding management and facilitation of intrinsic-motivation. There is no doubt an understanding of personality theory is useful for leadership, management, recruitment, selection, training and personnel development. Facilitating […]
Enterprise culture will take shape whether we focus on it or not. The important choice is whether to consciously define and enable a culture needed for success, or just let things play out and hope for the best. Without focused attention and cultivation, an organization’s culture is likely to be a confusing and conflicting mix […]
Reputation has a tangible impact on the success of an organization. In line with this has been the breakdown of trust in many parts of the business world, even between employees and the owners, C-Suite, board and senior managers of an organization. A recent study by Edelman (Edelman Trust Barometer) amongst 33,000 workers shows upward […]