“ It is no longer enough to be smart – all the technological tools in the world add meaning and value only if they enhance our core values, the deepest part of our heart. Acquiring knowledge is no guarantee of practical, useful application. Wisdom implies a mature integration of appropriate knowledge and a seasoned ability to filter the inessential from the essential”.
Doc Childre and Deborah Rozman
Don’t let the Global Financial Crisis become your Great Depression
The current financial climate has presented a range of new challenges for professional people. For those located in the Middle East, many are experiencing economic downturn for the first time. Those who have thrived in the burgeoning economy of the UAE over the past few decades have enjoyed a very comfortable and secure existence, but are now faced with uncertainty and fear. Words like ‘redundancy’ and ‘outplacement’ are relatively new concepts and the scale of job losses is unprecedented.
When organisations shift down a gear and people lose their jobs, a complex chain of events and reactions are triggered. In addition to the obvious practical and financial considerations, exiting employees have to deal with a range of emotional and behavioural reactions to a force that is essentially beyond their control.
