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Fast & Furious: Dramatic Changes in the Way We Work

Fast & Furious: Dramatic Changes in the Way We Work

There are a number of immediate changes that are happening in our world today. Within the next five years we will experience more change than we have ever seen before. There are a number of significant factors which are coming together which would...

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Adopting AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks: Ensuring Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability

Adopting AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks: Ensuring Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability

Much has been said about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it continues to transform industries. However, its ethical implications and governance challenges are coming under intense scrutiny. Organizations must ensure that AI-driven decisions are...

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How to Train Cats and Salespeople

How to Train Cats and Salespeople

Which do you think would be harder to train, a cat or a salesperson? Seriously, which one would you pick? While it's true that cats have a well-deserved reputation for being independent, demanding and virtually impossible to train, the same can be...

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Safe and Successful Operation of Oil Gas Marine Terminals

Safe and Successful Operation of Oil Gas Marine Terminals

Oil tankers, both crude carriers and clean product tankers carrying refined products, transport about 60% of the world's oil. After the 1989 Exxon Valdez crude oil spill, many technical measures related to safety were introduced in the design of...

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Would You Like Fries With That?

Would You Like Fries With That?

While you may not have recognized it, the last time you ordered from a fast food restaurant or went to the post office, there is a good chance you experienced some type of cross-selling or up selling. Cross-selling and up selling are...

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Training – “The Times they are a Changing”

Training – “The Times they are a Changing”

There is a wind of change relating to training. Despite huge sums spent on training – has the investment produced the desired results? Regretfully suppliers of training who deliver unstructured and out of date training have plagued the Industry....

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Coping with Uncertainty – The Need for Agility

Coping with Uncertainty – The Need for Agility

Almost all decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty. The planning models that served us so well in the past are proving to be less effective in an era of globalised supply-demand chains, shortening product life cycles and structural shift...

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What’s this got to do with Time Management?

What’s this got to do with Time Management?

Last year I was facilitating a course on time management. It’s a great course and unlike many programmes, explores how our complex work environment often seems to conspire to make managing time and achieving goals difficult. I was a bit taken...

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The UAE Economic Climate and the Future of Dubai

The UAE Economic Climate and the Future of Dubai

The economic climate in the Middle East has slowed. There is no escaping that reality, the fall in crude and wider political instability has lead to a slow in growth of the UAE private sector. Newly released research by the Emirates NBD Economy...

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Emotional Ergonomics

Emotional Ergonomics

Ergonomics is about ensuring a good fit between people, the things they do, and the objects they use and the environments in which they work, travel and play. The Science of Ergonomics is a technique complementary to human factors and as such,...

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The Problem with Safety Management Systems

The Problem with Safety Management Systems

Many organisations, unfortunately, believe the solution to health and safety problems is to create a huge, overpowering management system that covers all eventualities. Once this management system is in place, they look for quick and easy, not...

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The Paradox of Lean Leadership?

The Paradox of Lean Leadership?

Is there a juxtaposition between the application of Lean and the necessity for leadership? Why is Lean Leadership so very challenging? Well, the challenge here is between leaders who are put into a position with a responsibility to show the cause...

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Adversity Gives You Strength!

Adversity Gives You Strength!

How can you stay self-motivated and productive in the midst of turbulent times and a sluggish economy? How do you persevere as a salesperson when times are tough and customers seem to be holding on to every penny in fear of economic...

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Training at the Cutting Edge

Training at the Cutting Edge

Producing Professional Peak Performance, 21st Century Training We are living in an incredible world of change and leadership transitions. As goes the leader, so goes the pack! This is so true from family, to the corporate world, as well as the...

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I Would, If I Could - If Only...

I Would, If I Could - If Only...

I am a very lucky man. I am an international trainer and I am privileged to be given the opportunity to deliver a range of courses to a variety of professional people from many different backgrounds and industries. I absolutely recognize that...

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