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HR Is Not a Motherhood Department
There’s something I’ve been noticing—and it’s bothering me. HR, or the higher levels of HR departments in most mid-sized and large...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Employees Passion Quadrants
When It comes to passion, there are four types of employees. 1.    The Disengaged Pragmatists These employees are not necessarily...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed
A Flat Tire, a Full Heart: Lessons from a Trip to Saudi Arabia
Today, my family and I went on a trip to Saudi Arabia, a neighboring country connected to ours by a 30-kilometer causeway across the sea....
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Clan Culture In The Workplace
Have you heard anyone call their colleagues or family members? That's a sign that they operate in a clan culture, sometimes called a...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed

Adhocracy Culture In The Workplace
Adhocracy culture in business refers to an organizational strategy emphasizing individual initiative, decentralized leadership, and...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed

No one cares enough about fathers
On a list of the 20 most celebrated days, Christmas topped the list, followed by Mother's Day, and Father's Day was fifth. Everyone takes...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed

If it is not in your basic salary, do not trust it.
They need you but do not want to pay you what you are worth. They want to give you piecemeal, if at all. They will make promises to lure...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


What is organization development?
Organization Development (OD) is a planned effort of change, systemwide managed from the top, to increase organizational effectiveness...
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Managing an emotionally needy employee
Managing an emotionally needy employee can be challenging for any manager or supervisor. These individuals often require constant...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Loneliness is harmful
Loneliness is a universal human experience. It is a profound emotional state of feelings of isolation, disconnection, and a lack of...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Why do people come late to meetings?
In the workplace, some individuals struggle to grasp the importance of punctuality when attending meetings. One of the key factors...
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Are they Maintainers or Leaders?
15,000 books in print on leadership, according to the Harvard Division of Continued Education. Almost 3 billion results on Google for the...
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Do subsidies help poor countries?
The economic impact of subsidies on impoverished nations is a matter of great contention and has sparked intense debate among scholars...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


The bullshit of customer centricity
In today's highly competitive business landscape, customer-centricity has emerged as a buzzword many organizations strive to embody. The...
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When someone asks for your opinion, give it. Seriously?!
If someone asks for your opinion, do you give it right away or hold it back? If you hold back, you indeed have your reasons. And your...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


On the employer of choice
Some HR practitioners think that skilled people are sitting on the sofas in their homes, sipping coffee, watching soccer games, and...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Do we belong?
During the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, I met a specific group of people I had not met in many years. From the first...
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Toward a new HR philosophy – from bullshit HR to people operations.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you assess your firm's HR function, strategic or administrative? Do you think HR should have a seat at...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Gender Quota, a nonsense approach to solving a non-existing problem
Gender Quota, a nonsense approach to solving a non-existing problem If you or any of your loved ones need a complicated medical...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed


Why don't you ask for gender quality in these jobs?
Whenever the issue of gender equality is mentioned, what is the first thing that jumps to the fore in terms of the types of jobs that...
Dr. Jaffar Mohammed
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