Archive for December 2019
Diversifying Leadership
I’ve always been in the training and development sector in the IT, Leadership, Human Resources and Business sectors. In today’s times, Training & Development has many challenges due to economic strains. However, as Women Leaders, we have to learn to be flexible in our business approaches. Thus, be open to new markets, new ideas and Read More
Read MoreHawa Charfaray: FINALIST for Woman of Stature Awards in the Woman in Education Category
Hawa Charfaray: FINALIST for Woman of Stature Awards in the Woman in Education Category Friday 7 November 2019, Johannesburg: – And the Finalists are … The eighty finalists of the 6th Woman of Stature Awards were announced on Saturday 2nd November at the launch of the Woman of Stature Foundation. The gala dinner Read More
Read MorePay Yourself First!
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people that they don’t like.”— Will Rogers If you live for having it all, what you have will never be enough. Christmas and New Year’ Eve are around the corner. The malls are decked out, with fantastic slogans Read More
Read MoreRoula Eid Sawan-Executive Coach, Managing Partner @ Team in Motion, & GM at YCC
Roula Eid Sawan-Executive Coach, Managing Partner at Team in Motion, & GM at YCC Roula is the managing partner at TEAM IN MOTION, a specialized company for team building activities, team coaching, & personal development training. She is the General Manager of Youth & Culture Center at Zouk Mikael municipality. A Certified Corporate, Relationship, and Team Read More
Read MoreMaysoon Sleiman – Founder & Managing Partner @ The Sage Parlour
Maysoon Sleiman, Founder & Managing Partner of The Sage Parlour Maysoon Sleiman graduated with a BS in Management Information Systems, and a minor in Marketing. Throughout her 4.5 years tenure in advertising her portfolio of brands managed where she was focused on the Luxury & Retail Fashion category with the exception of Corporate Banking, Telecom, Cultural & Art Read More
Read MoreWhy Do We Give Gifts During Holidays?
Does it not seem like the emphasis today is more on receiving than giving? Don’t you feel like there are more demands and requests than offerings? It is almost as if there is an “expectation” of parents to increase and improve and add more every year in terms of quality and quantity and cost of Read More
Read MoreMy Paintbrush Forgot How to Paint
My fingertips stroke the letters on the keyboard as my mind wanders into a million burning suns that once provided light: what have we come to? Politics was never a thing of interest for many reasons, chief amongst them is that reality never appealed to me. I’d rather paint pictures and recreate memories with Read More
Read MoreTravel Without Travel With Caravansarie
Caravansarie hosts pop up travel/culture themed events and workshops with casual fine dining and entertainment in nature, heritage sites, private venues and alternative spaces. The concept is to “Travel Without Travel”, where the culture, venue, cuisine, drinks, music, art, talent, and mindset of different regions of the world visit you. The name Caravansarie is derived Read More
Read MoreHania Raad – Founder & Manager @ Caravansarie
Hania Raad, Founder & Manager @ Caravansarie With an early childhood interest in drawing, writing, playing the piano, communicating, and analyzing every detail of her surroundings, Hania took to Graphic Design and Art Direction as a professional means of expressing these creative passions. Having undergone 11 curious years of experience in Beirut, Dubai, Doha, and Read More
Read MoreThe Upside of Negative Emotions
Admit it!! You try to escape, or avoid negative emotions as soon as you experience any of them, right? It is no surprise. We’re programmed to do that one way or another. It’s painful to feel depressed, ashamed, anxious, guilty, and the host of other negative emotions. To many, these emotions convey weakness. We gravitate Read More
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