Michigan Ross Executive Perspectives Middle East: Recent Episodes
Michigan Ross Executive Perspectives
Active DMC is very excited to announce the launch of the Michigan Ross Executive Perspectives Middle East series podcast.
We aim to bring you insights and vision from our client Michigan Ross' very own faculty members, inspirational business leaders from the region and beyond to cover a new theme that is shaping our future.
Inner voice is a remarkable tool of the human mind that you could not live without. It is a verbal working memory system that helps us sense what we are going through and control ourselves in our daily life experiences. However, there is a dark side to the inner voice called chatter that can negatively impact us in different ways. Therefore, we must learn how to skillfully use the inner voice to make it work for us and not against us.
Many tech leaders have hailed Artificial Intelligence as the most transformative and disruptive technology of this era, and Chat GPT played a role in its breakthrough. This demonstrates that machines do not just understand human language but also generate very accurate responses. So, what impact will AI have on work and society?
Tamika Curry Smith, a Michigan Ross alum and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion executive talks about DEI and its advancing, in addition to mentioning points for organizations to consider and to understand the benefits of having a diverse team.
People continuously try to find ways which would make them more joyful at work, and the key to this is human thriving, which charges people with motivation and passion to work, and not feel like they are just surviving.
In this episode, Professor Gretchen Spreitzer talks about human thriving and the work that she has been doing on enabling it at work.
Although many studies have found a correlation between gender diversity and better performance, the needle in this has not moved much. Therefore, what could support in the improvement of diversity is mentoring and networking.
In this episode, Professor Cindy Schipani explains the importance of mentoring and networking in gender diversity and shares thoughts about advancing women and expectations of future progress.
Supply chain challenges, compounded with increased consumer demand, have been the core factor for many product shortages, and increased prices leading to a global inflationary environment. The root cause for these supply chain disruptions can be complex and range from labor shortages to geopolitical tensions. Supply chain leaders now find themselves in an unprecedented situation where they need to make decisions to overcome those disruptions and create a resilient sustainable operation that can withstand these headwinds.
There are key factors that make employees bring more emotionality to work. Research also shows that suppressed emotions will eventually erupt in unproductive ways. That’s why team leaders need some sort of a manual for responding to employees’ emotional states, ideally in a way that is tailored differently according to the different emotions.
If you’re a team leader, you can follow these four plays to help manage the loaded emotional roller coaster of your team!
People are increasingly quitting their day-to-day jobs and pursuing careers as gig workers, with many struggling with social & economic anxiety. In this #DriveTime episode, Sue Ashford, Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, discusses how to successfully thrive in the gig economy. Tune in!
Welcome to Drive Time, the new 10-minute podcast series from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Each Drive Time podcast delivers practical tips from leading experts on management, leadership and business you can use right away.
In this episode, Michigan Ross Professor Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks discusses how growing up in different cultures can affect the way we argue at work then shares how you can also navigate through cultural differences and adapt your style.
Diversity and equity efforts are critical to any company’s success. But they’re practically useless if you don’t have an inclusive workplace. In fact, diverse workplaces are more innovative and profitable, but a diverse group of employees won’t flourish if they don’t feel like they actually belong where they are.
Welcome to another episode of Drive Time, the new 10-minute podcast from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Each Drive Time podcast delivers practical tips from leading experts on management, leadership and business you can use right away.
In this episode, Dr Lindy Greer, Michigan Ross professor and the Sanger Leadership Center’s faculty director, shares why equity is important and her top tips on incorporating it into the workplace!
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Drive Time, the new 10-minute podcast from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Each Drive Time podcast delivers practical tips from leading experts on management, leadership and business you can use right away. In this episode, Michigan Ross Professor Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks shares six strategies for creating what he calls "Immensely Human Interactions" in organizations.
These top tips for creating a more thriving work environment are thought-provoking, yet surprisingly easy to implement. Come listen in!
Want to successfully implement sustainability in your business? Wondering where to start and what mistakes to avoid? We interviewed experts in the field to bring you the top mistakes companies make and the first 5 steps to start being more sustainable as a business!
What leadership will look like in the upcoming years:
COVID-19 shook up businesses globally and organizations adjusted to working from home as offices closed. The rate of technologies and interactions between companies, products, and people are so rapid that few can keep up. It is a time of extraordinary change, and we will need a new kind of leadership to overcome the intense challenges of this era. The commitment to learning is the critical need in this time and it's the importance of leading in the new normal after the pandemic.
Host:
- Jay Srage, Operations Lead – MEA, Michigan Ross Executive Education.
Guests:
- Nejib Ben-Khedher, Divisional Senior Vice President, Emirates Skywards at Emirates Airline.
- Lindy Greer, Associate Professor & Faculty Director Sanger Leadership Center at University of Michigan - Ross School of Business.
The pandemic shook up businesses globally and organizations adjusted to working from home as offices closed. Businesses have since adjusted to a new work platform that relies heavily on technology.
Our host Jay Srage, Head of Operations – MEA, Michigan Ross Executive Education, along with two special guests, Amir Sohrabi, Area VP of Emerging Markets at Citrix, and Maxim Sytch, Associate Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, will discuss the Future of Work and how the paradigm that occurred created a phenomenon on a global level that redefined the relationship between employees and companies, and between companies and customer.
In this episode, our host Jay Srage (Operations Lead – MEA, Michigan Ross Executive Education) will talk about Okadoc’s journey with Fodhil Benturquia ( CEO, Okadoc), and the entrepreneurship in advancing telemedicine, and will discuss the role of innovation in the advancement of healthcare with Michael Johnson (Entrepreneur in Residence and Lecturer at Michigan Ross).
Welcome back to the Michigan Ross Executive Perspective Podcast Middle East series. In this episode, we are celebrating International Women’s Day.
Featuring: Melanie Weaver Barnett- Chief Exec Ed Officer and Cindy Schipani- Professor of Business Administration at Michigan Ross,
With special guests, Michigan Ross Scholarship winners: Ghita Mejdi (Communications and PR Director at Stellantis, the merger of Groupe PSA and FCA Group). And Heba Sayed (Strategy Leader at IBM-MENA and taking a spot in the Managers’ Choice Awards top 40 marketers under 40 in MENA).
In this episode you will learn more about their journey – challenges, pitfalls, and successes of women leaders and how current women leaders are supporting and inspiring future women leaders to pursue their dreams.
Welcome back to the Michigan Ross Executive Perspective Podcast Middle East series. In this episode we are celebrating International Women’s Day.
Featuring: Melanie Weaver Barnett- Chief Exec Ed Officer and Cindy Schipani- Professor of Business Administration at Michigan Ross,
With special guests, Michigan Ross Scholarship winners: Ghita Mejdi (Communications and PR Director at Stellantis, the merger of Groupe PSA and FCA Group). And Heba Sayed (Strategy Leader at IBM-MENA and taking a spot in the Managers’ Choice Awards top 40 marketers under 40 in MENA).
In this episode you will learn more about their journey – challenges, pitfalls and successes of women leaders and how current women leaders are supporting and inspiring future women leaders to pursue their dreams.
In session 1 of Meet the Faculty podcast, we discussed with Michigan Ross Faculty members the impact of the pandemic on businesses and professionals alike and how they see the way forward.
In session 2 of the episode, we meet four more Michigan Ross faculty members who share their insights about what opportunities lie ahead as we navigate our way through the pandemic, as well as touch upon some inspiring success stories.
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COVID-19 has altered everything around us in so many ways. Individuals and businesses alike were impacted and have had to adapt quickly during these unprecedented times.
In session 1 of our first podcast titled “Meet the Faculty”, we talk to Michigan Ross faculty members who are experts in different fields including management, finance and technology, about the impact of the pandemic on businesses and professionals alike and how they see the way forward.
Don’t forget to follow us on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/michigan-ross-exec-ed-middle-east/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RossEE_MidEast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganRoss Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michiganross/# YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RossSchoolofBusiness