Emirates NBD is among the many banks that are flocking to blockchain technology. The bank recently announced that it will be working with ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets with total assets of over 139 billion USD and a presence in 17 countries. ICICI is also the first Indian bank to…
By Emeline Roissetter, Founder – Professional Coach, MomentuM Coaching Being an empathetic leader does not mean you are too emotional or too soft. Being an empathetic leader is actually a difficult skill to acquire and most likely the most powerful in every leader’s toolkit. Being empathetic means you are able to recognise and share other…
By Emeline Roissetter, Founder – Professional Coach, MomentuM Coaching Great companies are made from great employees, and great employees are found through outstanding hiring processes. Unfortunately, each year, organisations pay a huge cost related to poor hiring. This cost not only includes interview, travels, accommodation, visa and onboarding expenses, but can also include poor employee…
By Tracy May, Managing Director at TPC Leadership Traditional ideas about leadership are being challenged as never before. The old ideas of leadership as a set of fixed competencies belonging to those who are ‘pale and male’ are decidedly ‘stale’. In the volatile, ambiguous and diverse workplace of today, there is a growing appreciation that…
By Dawn Metcalfe, Managing Director at PDSi It is not impossible to have good difficult conversations – but it is hard Difficult conversations are, well, difficult. Asking for a raise, persuading somebody that your idea is right and/or theirs is wrong, giving bad news to a supplier or direct report – nobody in their right…
In 2010, at the age of 24, Lina Khalifeh, the Jordanian entrepreneur decided to use her martial-arts background to set up a self-defense studio in her parents’ basement. Two years later, after educating herself on violence against women and completing various educational programmes, Lina founded SheFighter in the Jordanian capital of Amman, the first self-defense…
Naseba’s investor analysts are constantly interacting with Middle Eastern investors to gain insights and introduce them to companies that fit their investment mandates. The CFO of National Technology Enterprises Company shares some insights about investment strategy, preferred sectors and key challenges. Munawar Mohammed is one of the key speakers at the Middle East investors meeting…
At Naseba, our core mission is to create opportunity for our clients and partners, from providing access to qualified buyers, partners and investors to crafting networking, learning and development platforms designed to support their organizational growth objectives. As a result, we have the great privilege of working with truly inspiring founders from around the world…
Rapelang Rabana is a South African technology entrepreneur. She established her reputation in the tech sector as the co-founder of Yeigo Communications, a company that gained international recognition for its pioneering innovations in mobile VoIP and IP communications. Today, Repelang is the innovative founder behind Rekindle Learning, a company looking to improve education in Africa…
U.S. software giant Microsoft has announced that it intends to continue investing heavily into its cyber security operations, pledging to invest upward of $1 billion yearly. While the company has long paid attention to the importance of keeping a close relationship between cyber security solutions and their software division, Vice President of Microsoft security Bharat…