Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards and conferences are big business. Abu Dhabi has been hosting an annual event for years, as has Bahrain. Winners of these awards are a who’s who of the biggest companies from across the GCC. From construction corporations, oil and gas companies, telecoms businesses and financial services organizations, many have been […]
On Monday 15th June over ninty senior business executives from Bahrain Saudi Arabia signed up for an evening’s workshop, facilitated by SteppingStone Global (SSG), at the Capital Club Bahrain. The event focused on aligning people, teams, departments, activities, processes and resources. It proved to be a fascinating gathering as there was much animated discussion from […]
Business Workshop ‘Strategy Execution’
Steppingstone Global conducted a monthly business workshop hosted by Capital Club Bahrain Business Lunch organised by AmCham & Bahrain Association of Banks held at the Four Seasons Hotel
Jason Smith, Chief Executive (pictured), led the senior management team of BANZ Group in an intensive three day workshop over the last week. This is the first in a series of modules for 25 leaders and managers at the BANZ Group over coming months. These workshops have been specifically designed for BANZ Group by SteppingStone […]
Qatar offers a lesson in articulating a consistent, clear and reflective communications strategy In a recent interview, Qatar’s prime minister, His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani gave us clues about a consistent, clear and reflective approach to corporate communications. He said: “…reticence has been the default setting for our communications, but […]
Working Progress How Connected Organizational Cultures Reduce Stress and Maximize Performance Reviewing the backgrounds of a group of managers and heads of departments in a recently opened hotel in Bahrain, and exploring the challenges faced in leading and managing this team, what was clear was the need for a culturally-focused awareness and alignment program. Each individual in […]
A business networking lunch by AmCham and BAB held at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain on 23rd April
Over fifty business leaders attended a workshop held by Steppingstone Global at the Capital Club Bahrain on the 21st April. The workshop explored how to engage more effectively with employees and how to build an empowering culture. Jean Nicolai, Founder and President of SteppingStone Global said, “We at SSG were delighted to facilitate and moderate […]
People Are Your Brand There are those who struggle to describe the success of the UAE. There are those who stand back in awe and wonder, attempting to ascribe the astonishing growth in many different ways. More often than not Brand-Dubai is the primary focus, often ignoring the successes of the other Emirates in the […]
March was an interesting month for focusing on women-in-business issues, given International Women’s day early in the month and the 63rd World Meeting of Women Entrepreneurs held in the GCC. Research was also published last month emphasizing the greatest revolution in human capacity will be driven by the arrival of many more educated women into […]