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ronald thomas
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Ron Thomas is Managing Director, StrategyFocused Group DWC-LLC, based in Dubai.

He was formerly CEO of Great Place to Work-Gulf countries, also based in Dubai. A former CHRO who was based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ron is also a senior faculty member and representative of the Human Capital Institute [hci.org ] covering the MENA region. He holds certifications from the Human Capital Institute as a Master Human Capital Strategist (MHCS) and Strategic Workforce Planner (SWP).

Ron's prior roles included senior HR positions with Xerox HR services, IBM, and Martha Stewart Living. Board memberships include the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council,McKinsey Quarterly Executive Online Panel, and HCI's Expert Advisory Council on Talent Management Strategy.

He received the Outstanding Leadership Award for Global HR Excellence at the World Human Resources Development Congress in Mumbai, and was named as one of the 50 Most Talented Global HR Leaders in Asia.

ronald thomas
Managing Director Strategy Focused Group DWC-LLC
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31st Aug 2021

Finding Your Career Passion

...It Takes Listening to Your Heart “When you follow your passion, success will follow you.” When I heard that statement, I looked up at...
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17th Aug 2021

Rethink talent for disruption

This photo caught my eye the other day as I was scrolling through Facebook. A Toyota car dealer in Arizona, USA, bought a 2018 Camry that...
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10th Aug 2021

Stay Focused...

...Why Every Career Interaction Is Critically Important I have a “few projects” that I am working on to get back into corporate. When I...
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3rd Aug 2021

Beware of Self-Appointed Experts

Who Anointed Them, Anyway? “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King” — Erasmus of Rotterdam I love quotes, but sometimes one...
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27th Jul 2021

The Problem with Meetings?

...They Cost More Than They’re Really Worth! And the cost of that decision is???? I thought of this calculation the other day as I sat on a...
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13th Jul 2021

Storytelling: A much needed skill

“Every month, I send an analytics report to senior management. What is disheartening is that not once have they asked me what the numbers...
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6th Jul 2021

Choice and the employee experience

“I became an accountant because accountants are the career choice of my family. We are a family of accountants. But when I spent my first...
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29th Jun 2021

And the walls came tumbling down

I monitor the business news daily, weekly, and there are announcements from organizations making “radical” changes in workforce design,...
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22nd Jun 2021

Cracking the Culture Code and Embracing Change

I had no idea that they took my candidacy seriously since I did not have a background in TV or Film. However, I was told by the board...
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15th Jun 2021

Managing Your Career Before the Ambush Comes

“I worked all those years, coming to work every day, doing a great job. Each year there was a raise and eventually more responsibility. I...
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