Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development hosts Tom Peters conference

Entitled "Leadership's Challenges: Talent Management, Productivity, and Profitability", the conference will highlight the importance of the human factor in any business success, with Peters addressing key managers from both the public and private sectors.

Mohammed Jassim, Chief Executive Officer of DIHRD, said: "Hosting Tom Peters is part of the institute's commitment to providing the business community access to the expertise of gurus and is part of our contribution to the UAE strategy."

He added: "As Dubai is becoming today's hub of leadership initiatives and strategies, we believe that Tom Peters will answer many concerns of today's leaders."

During the day long conference, the participants will be introduced to the dealing with people from a management guru perspective reaffirming the importance of the human factor in any business success, regardless of technology advancement.

In the second session, entitled "Everyone a Star, Everyone an Entrepreneur", Peters will reveal the secrets of entrepreneurship and the importance of nurturing this spirit.

A more focused session on human resource managers' challenges, is the third session, "It Starts and Ends with HR", which is based on the assumption that HR, according to Peters, is not "getting it".

Peters discusses the importance of putting the right person who has the right skills in the right place at the right time, revealing that this could be easily realized when internal talent pools are available.

The last session of this conference will focus on the growing role of leaders and the importance of having leadership that develops talents and creates passion and high dedication which contributes to higher productivity levels and consequently to an increase of profits and financial returns.