Leadership Qualities

Just as the demands on CFOs have expanded, the CEO skills gap has shrunk as well and become easier to close over the past ten years. However, the transition from CFO to CEO -from inward-looking to outward-facing- will not always be simple.

Flohr, has successfully transformed a venture that started with operating just two aircrafts into a global private aviation group with 350 jets flying to every continent.

There is no particular framework to being more human- but there are certain characteristics that are shared by conscious leaders, which I outlined in my book, #Time4Humanity. Here's a primer on them.

From the perfect culture fit to people data, here are key insights and advice for leadership from HR experts in Dubai Knowledge Park.

The future of payments is not near- it's already here, says Elgibali as he leads Mastercard's endeavor as Expo 2020 Dubai's Official Payment Technology Partner.

"We are in the middle of a huge national transformation: at a company level and at a government level, our mission is supporting the tourism human capital ecosystem to grow and become a global leading entity."

Mishra launched Octagon in the UAE nearly 16 years ago with the core aim of providing technology-driven business solutions that cater to its clients' strategic objectives.

As the world continues to grapple with the challenges of an evolving pandemic, digital transformation presents organizations with a historic need for resilient leadership that can turn ideas into action and lead people to a better future with empathy.

Businesses need to establish a stable, recognizable brand with a sharp and clearly communicated vision, while constantly being challenged to adapt to rapidly-changing circumstances, technologies, and market conditions.

If you were thinking of making changes and introducing radical ideas, this is your window of opportunity. Because everyone, everywhere is open to it.

There are three ways to manage people: tell them what to do, and how to do it; tell them what to do, and let them decide how to do it; or let them decide what to do, and how to do it.

When things are bad, great leaders step up, whether they are of the pitch variety, or the corporate kind. They own their failures, and inspire confidence that they have a plan to turn things around.

"A good leader should be humble, and have a generous heart to welcome team members with comprehensive backgrounds and believe in them."

Creating a culture of trust requires behaviors and attitudes based on transparency, honestly facing reality, laying the groundwork for mutual loyalty, correcting errors, good management of expectations, and a sense of accountability. In times of crisis, it is imperative to reinforce these attitudes on a daily basis.

Hala Badri is uninhibited about her drive and dedication for the UAE, with her happily paying credit to the nation for having enabled all of what she has achieved so far.

For many people, nerves will present themselves because they simply feel underprepared for the presentation itself.

While one might think a big ego is actually a common trait among over-achieving business people (or over-achievers in general), the truth is that an out-of-control ego is anything but conducive to success.

One of the biggest misconceptions about successful leadership is that toughness –or even aggression– is simply par for the course.

In the words of motivational speaker and author Tony Robbins, "To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."

Silent leadership can be learnt, but it is also a philosophy that tends to lend itself to more placid, introverted people, in much the same way that extroverts will lean towards a more in-your-face style.