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In a world of massive corporate frauds, values and ethics are an urgent concern.

In turbulent times, one of the key challenges an organisation faces, is keeping morale within the organisation high and ensuring the team is motivated to ride the storm. However, this is easier said than done unless you identify the BAD apple that’s spoiling the whole bunch.

As per the associations of certified fraud experts, companies across the world lose between 4- 6% of their revenue each year to employee and executive fraud and data theft.

An interesting fact is that if any organization or institution of repute loses trust among its customers, or even amongst its honest employees due to one dishonest act, the same organization needs to invest much more to demonstrate its honesty on many more occasions to convey to its customers that it has now mended its ways.

Empathy is actually getting down on your knees, looking at someone else in the eye, and realizing that we could be them, and that all that separates us from them is luck and destiny.

LIFE is full of contradictions. As we grow up, we begin to get surrounded by the many contradictions of our professional and personal lives.

As business increasingly becomes digital and data-driven, many companies that once appeared to be built for success suddenly seem to falter and slowdown.

Niranjan Gidwani, the Consultant Director, Member of UAE Superbrands Council, and a Charter Member of TIE Dubai, speaks about what worked for 2021, what didn’t, and the key opportunities and challenges expected for 2022

Managing people and resources, taking ideas through to execution can be taught and learnt. But not leadership. It is true is that more leaders can be created if we create the right environment to foster the characteristics of learning, reflection and experimentation.

The global experience of the last two years has brought out the best in us, as well as the worst. The business and economic pressures that leaders, politicians, managers and those in positions of authority have faced during the pandemic period has truly shaken off our masks, and brought out our real selves.