Big Business

Sometimes business and relationships do not work well, and if this happens in family businesses, the experience can be particularly stressful. Some of the most common reasons behind disputes in family businesses are the behavioural challenges of a particular family member and ideological differences between the founders. Whatever may be...

Naguib Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire is the chairman and CEO of Orascom Investment Holding SAE with headquarters in Egypt. The company first started its operation in 1977 as an IT and telecom leader. Recently after a rebranding expanded its activities to many other business sectors such as constructions, mobile communications,...

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, we find ourselves in a radically changed workforce paradigm. This shift ostensibly happened overnight in many cases, and the repercussions of such were bound to be swift. We needed to be home and work on shared documents and have access to appropriate...

By now you realize there is a light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel and it’s not a freight train bearing down the tracks toward you. What have we learned? More importantly, what did you learn? It’s time to define your purpose as a result of the effects of...

There’s something exhilarating about knowing that you run a company you built from the ground up. It’s undoubtedly something to be proud of, though if you intend to keep your company afloat amidst a competitive industry, it’s crucial to get to work as soon as possible covering your bases. If...

COVID-19 not only disrupted our lives big time. It also put a magnifying glass to the issues already prevalent before the pandemic. The result? Most third sector leaders now realise that we live in a so-called VUCA world, where things are volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.  Long-term plans aren’t necessarily...

In 2010, five psychologists set out to test the collective intelligence of teams.  They subjected teams of three to five people to hours of tests – including brainstorming, making moral judgements, negotiating and critical thinking. The results of Anita Williams Woolley and her colleagues, published in the journal Science, are...

My wife is probably the smartest, funniest person I know. When people ask me about her, I ask them to think of the smartest girl in their high school class. Then think of the funniest girl in their class. That’s Amy. And she is just the person every office needs...

It is not uncommon for companies to experience unexpected staff absences from time to time. As a result, a complete restructuring of the shift schedule may be necessary. Since it is still common practice to do personnel scheduling via Excel or still on paper, chaos can quickly break out. Cumbersome...

Despite the difficulties of 2020, employee engagement is on the rise. As more companies embrace the hybrid workforce model, it will take a unique approach to keep your employees as interested and involved as they are now. Remote work was a fun trend before the pandemic, but COVID-19 forced most...