Archive for May, 2009
Using Humorous Videos to Make a Point
Some people are visual; others like words. I fall into the former category, as I discovered the other day when I was showing a colleague the work of a company called Xplane, which specializes in visual communications. To me, the changes they made to an otherwise boring methodology roadmap and a VSM (value stream map) made the documents more meaningful and easier to understand. My colleague, a writer at heart, preferred the original versions, with more words and fewer pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
A New Strategy for Nationalization
I recently presented at the Saudi HR Summit in Jeddah, where I had the pleasure of meeting many professionals in charge of corporate training and employee development. During my presentation and my post-event workshop, I took the opportunity to speak about Nationalization. In particular, I focused on how governments and businesses can design sustainable Nationalization plans using an approach called Hoshin Planning. Read the rest of this entry »
3 Criteria for GCC Healthcare Excellence
Throughout the GCC, the face of healthcare is changing. Many hospitals and medical clinics are facing increasing demand, diversity and compliance issues. Saudi Arabia, for example, has increased healthcare spending and is building new healthcare facilities, some of which are designed to meet the needs of the country’s many expatriates. Qatar is investing in healthcare technology in the form of new medical records systems and also as an export. Kuwait just opened a state-of-the-art clinic in Fahaheel, which brings the country’s number of medical facilities to nearly 150. Read the rest of this entry »
