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Glowing Souls (By Abdulrahman Alduayji)

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  English Version                                                                                     النسخة العربية أسفل الصفحة           Imagine if we could live the life we want, be with whom we want and do whatever we like, away from the judgments of others. What if we expressed ourselves without any sense of guilt, reprimand, shame, or the need for justifications. If this happens, life will turn into a paradise, performance will rise and be an art full of creativity, you will find your passion and it will be the source of your income and wealth, and it will be your daily fuel.            You may ask and wonder, are there examples of people in our daily life who express themselves? Of course, there are, the ...

Pandemic to Plandemic (by Abdulrahman Al-Duayji)

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Pandemic to Plandemic All of us in 2020 found ourselves going through many unprecedented situations due to the occurrence of the novel virus Covid -19. Many lost their jobs or faced massive financial hits. On the flip side, many made a big and bold fortune and become the new normal leaders. In this article, I am not going to discuss whether what happened was part of a conspiracy theory or not, but I will talk about the main lessons that we should’ve learned in order to mitigate the risk of any future planned or unplanned crises, instead we should make such situations be in our advantage to reach our goals regardless to what is happening in our surroundings. Personally, 2020 was a year of clarity for me, since I found more time to rediscover myself and find my own passion. I spent most of the pandemic days in the UK in a lovely town called Royal Leamington Spa, so I was so fortunate to have many long walks near Leam River and around many parks, greeneries and nature. During my walks, I ...

TikTok: The Raising Ninja (by Abdulrahman Al-Duayji)

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    TikTok gained a great reputation throughout the previous few years to go toe to toe against many leading social media names such as Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. The Chinese social media application has become a cornerstone in many marketing campaigns. However, different startups are still missing brilliant opportunities by rushing into Instagram and neglecting TikTok's potentiality. Since TikTok can be considered by millennials as kids play application where teenagers are having fun and dancing. So in this article, I am going to demystify how and why TikTok is going to be a real game-changer and a raising Ninja that helps startups to shine in the crowd and convert more followers into leads. 1- Easy to Go Viral Even without Followers and Hashtags      Like any startup, you want to build an audience by grabbing attention. In normal cases, business opts for a suitable shop location where customers can approach easily. However, this is not the case for onlin...

Contagious Toxicity

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       Have you ever wonder why many times you wake up in the morning very excited and determined to work relentlessly and hit as many targets and goals as possible during the day. And once you reach your workplace, all of a sudden you meet and discuss with a toxic colleague or you see an incident that changes your mood and sucks your energy. If you have gone through such situations you have to know these toxic situations are contagious and you are most likely going to spread these negative energy among your colleagues and coworkers. This highly contagious toxicity might be in the form of complaining, gossip, lack of concentration, unhealthy arguments and debates etc;     As a result of that, the organization would be discredited and known with a bad reputation, the workplace won't be appealing for creative minds and talents, gaps between higher managers and employees will become bigger with time, team spirit would be lost between unnecessary gossip and deb...

Magic Words: how do you get others to do what you want them to

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  Magic Words: how do you get others to do what you want them to      Have you noticed that some employees are able to persuade others to do their activities or take the highest priority to get served without lifting a little finger? Have you asked your self why this person is able to get any complex work done easily while having a wonderful relationship with everyone? If you have someone in your mind, there is a high possibility that this person is using many of the following magic words. Yes      Using the word "Yes" would build a common ground for more agreements. While negotiating always keep in mind to start with a series of topics that you are certain that you can reach an agreement easily and say "Yes" to then start negotiating the more complex topics and you would be surprised how you could reach a painless agreement. Hence, the opposite party would feel that he has won enough and he has to give you something in return. I remember working with ...

Building a Top-notch Team (by Abdulrahman Al-Deijy)

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     Sometimes we look back and ask ourselves whether we have recruited the right resource, why that resource didn't fit within our organizational culture or why resources used to leave the company without participating in realizing any vision or strategical goals. Therefore, this article demystifies the difference between a long term thinker and a short term thinker. Then, an understanding of the best combination of personalities to build the STAR Team is explained. Finally, a discussion of  Tuckman's model would highspot the life cycle that any team would go through.        Long Term Thinkers vs Short Term Thinkers     Before starting the hiring process organizations should know their position by asking themself do we have a long term vision? do we have clear yearly objectives and targets to hit? are we going to be doing the same business after five years? if the answer to these questions is YES then you need a long term thinker. On th...

Managers Tell and Leaders Sell (by Abdulrahman Al-Deijy)

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     Today authors, successful entrepreneurs and academics are stressing on the fact that any employee in a leading position should be a leader instead of being a manager. However, this idea can be criticized since organizations in many cases need more managers than leaders. So, in order to know when the organization need to hire either leaders or managers,  the organization should first be aware of the difference between a manager and a leader. Therefore, the following points have demystified the difference between them: " Managers Tell, Leaders Sell "      First and foremost, managers are considered to be a great reference to know the clear steps and actions to get the job done, but they tend not to mention the reason for performing a specific task. On the other hand, leaders always sell the benefits of why we are doing what we are doing. And by doing that leaders are competent in avoiding project fatigue syndrome in which the team get overwhelm...