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Book review session helps develop power of scrutiny

DUBAI - The ‘Book Summary Review' session organised by Mohammed bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development (MBRPLD) witnessed another thought-provoking and simulating discussion of books conducted by participants of the Promising Leaders and Government Leaders ProgramME recently.

The Book Summary Review which takes place every three months, assigned three books to the participants of the Promising Leaders Programme and the Government Leaders Programme which are part of MBRPLD.

They then had the opportunity to discuss and review the books with an audience at a book session without any condition imposed by an instructor or a teacher.

Adel Al Shared, Director of MBRPLD, said, “Participants have the opportunity to generate new ideas and conduct discussions to further enrich and explore these ideas.”

He said, “The response from the candidates has been incredible and I look forward to more instructive, intellectually stimulating book reading sessions in the coming months on a regular basis.”

The three assigned books included ‘Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap’ and 'Others Don’t' by Jim Collins, ‘Emotional Intelligence’ by Daniel Goleman and ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ by W. Chan Kim and Ren Mauborgne.

DCCI's six-week summer training for students

THE Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry is currently holding a six-week summer training programme for a group of 28 students from various schools and colleges in Dubai.

The summer training programme, which started on June 29, aims to provide a constructive way for students to spend their summers and is also part of Dubai Chambers interest in developing this country’s national human resources.

Hamad Mubarak Buamim, Director General of Dubai Chamber said "As part of our corporate social responsibility, Dubai Chamber was earlier concentrating on offering scholarships to UAE students, now we have this summer training programme that aims to prepare high school and college students to start their careers with a good understanding of working in a large organisation covering areas such as public relations, self development, language skills and computer literacy.”

SKMC facilities earn key accreditation

ABU DHABI - Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) under the management of Cleveland Clinic has earned accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI) for its Medical Pavilion, Surgical Pavilion, and the Outpatient Speciality Clinics.

JCI is recognised to be a worldwide leader for the improvement of quality in health care.

Joint Commission International’s on-site evaluation of SKMC occurred in April this year. It was conducted by a team of international health care experts, including a doctor, nurse, and administrator.

"The accreditation process has played a vital role in monitoring health services delivery at our hospitals," said SEHA Managing Director, Saif Al Qubaisi.

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