The Wedding-Crashers (A Story of hiring criteria)
Professsor Samar Ahmed discusses hiring criteria and the role of ‘wedding-crashers’ in the team dynamic.
Read MoreAin Shams MENA FAIMER reflections
The Story of the “Keep engaged group”
When you are running a business and all you can see is your target – you tend to lose sight of the mice in the attic.
Read MoreOrganizational Culture… A Rope Around the Neck of Progress
The outstanding fact about our organizations is that they are very complex systems. No matter what thee organization type is the same construct remains. In higher education institutions the model might be denser and maybe more compact yet it is the very same multi-relation structure that is a challenge.
Read MoreA Run-Away-Train Lesson on Multitasking
A discussion on the ramifications of multi-tasking and knowing when to say no.
Read MoreThe Arrival…. A story on communication
Are you truly listening? Are your ears open to inputs and your brain open to interpretations? Are your senses ready […]
Read MoreThe Power of not Norming
And you say you are creating an inclusive environment…. Prove it! Not so long ago the whole organization was gathered […]
Read MoreA Story of Hormones and One Lousy Meeting
Walking into a meeting and all you can think about is: “I am wasting my life”. What ever did I […]
Read More“Gap Analysis” and the Spell that Was Cast on Academia
All of a sudden our universities switched mode. We officially stopped dreaming and started struggling to achieve what we were […]
Read MorePatient Communication: Here lies judgement… RIP
Professor Samar Ahmed discusses patient communication and outlines a case study as well as communication lessons.
Read MoreUniversity’s Got Talent …. Not the Show
Professor Samar Ahmed discusses the importance of telling the story of your University.
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