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…
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…
Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr is the Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, the government entity charged with overseeing Dubai’s citywide smart transformation, engaging with leadership in the public and private sector to make Dubai a global benchmark smart city. She has received many awards, the latest being the Leading Woman in Public Sector 2015…
By Jan Bart Schober, Partner, Loyens & Loeff It’s 2016; at least, according to the Gregorian calendar. Recently, the Islamic world celebrated Al Hijra, the Islamic New Year. According to the Islamic calendar, it is the year 1437. If you are a CFO of a multinational enterprise (MNE), however, it is the year 1984. 1984…
Last year, cyber attacks cost businesses an estimated 400 billion USD per year, according to British insurance company Lloyd’s. The estimate includes not only direct damage but also the disruption to business following the attack – because often, it is not the attack itself that causes the most damage, but its aftermath, which can drag on…
Today, an estimated two to five percent of global commerce takes place online. However, for many businesses, embracing the increasingly digital nature of business has been far more easily said than done. Businesses outside of the tech sector are often burdened with legacy systems and outdated methods of information processing. This results in a direct…
Following the historic decision by GCC member states to adopt value added tax (VAT) on January 1st 2018, regional businesses are scrambling to determine exactly what the tax will mean for them. For regional CFOs, the introduction of VAT within the GCC marks the beginning of a new era in financial reporting, and therefore a…
Talent acquisition and talent management are the twin cornerstones of a successful business, often trumping all other resources in terms of their ability to influence profits and organisational longevity. For CFOs, the ability to nurture talent is key to building a pipeline to the C-suite – an important feature of succession planning. A CFO is…
Today’s CFO is required to operate effectively in the “Uber economy” – an environment where value creation is knowledge-based, and “sharing is caring” has transcended its nursery-rhyme origins to become the cornerstone of a new form of finance. The New CFO needs to be a performer, a salesperson, a diplomat, and an early adopter of…