Chester Elton exclusively presents the "Orange Revolution" and "The Carrot Principle" to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; "recognition" and "reward" are key HR tools
3 May 2011 - Dubai, UAE : The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia leads the charge as the preferred employment destination in the GCC followed by the UAE and Qatar according to the 2010 Bayt Middle East Job Index. Of the 2,763 respondents to their recent survey, 46 percent voted for the KSA, with the UAEcoming in a close second at 44 percent.
Taking this positive outlook ahead and gearingup the Kingdom for more innovative human resource (HR) practices, Chester Elton, Leadership and HR Guru, will be exclusively presenting to companies across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on "The Carrot Principle" and "The OrangeRevolution". Both strategies focus onthe "employee" and what today's modern organisations need to do to retain and employthe best candidates.
"Companies need to be futuristic in their viewof HR departments, as good HR professionals will be consultants to leaders inthe future. It is all about the rightpeople at the right place. Therefore, the three areas of focus for a company should be appreciation, communication and alignment of employees", said Elton,who is conducting a one-day seminar at the forthcoming Saudi Human ResourcesEvent.
"Recognition of employees is the key toretaining good staff. Companies need tounderstand the basic principles of recognition in today's competitive scenario. In order to achieve consistent growth,companies also need to regularly train employees and reward efforts ofemployees," commented Elton.
A recent survey has found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the second most conducive to innovative human resource policies.These results were disclosed by a recent HR survey conducted by IIR Middle East. The survey results stated that 25 percent ofthe interviewed organisations in the KSA, adopt forward thinking HR policies.The survey further delved into the working culture of organisations across theMiddle East.
Open-door policy (100 percent of surveyedcompanies) followed by organisational culture (40 percent of surveyedcompanies) were the two most important elements for a healthy working atmosphere.In organisational culture, employee engagement and transparency were essential for employees to perform better. Validating this point, Elton states that"employee engagement in this economy is driven first and foremost by employeesbelieving they have opportunities to grow and do important work. Recognitionaccelerates business performance when done right."
The 3rd Saudi Human Resources eventwill discuss and debate pertinent issues and showcase successful case studiesfrom the region, address regionally-specific HR issues as well as conductpost-event master-classes. The event will be held from 4 - 7 June, 2011 at theMarriott Hotel in Riyadh.
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