The KPI Institute’s Performance Management in 2014 report is built on the belief that a balanced approach in such research endeavors can only be achieved by triangulating the opinions of practitioners, academics and consultants alike. In 2014, Nabil Boulos, Ex Head of Financial Planning & Analysis Asia & Africa Business Unit, Vimpelcom Group, Egypt, was one of the practitioners who offered us rich insights into performance related research and trends.
“Love your job, love your life, and let them love each other, since they need each other.”
Think of how life will be for us, 10 years from now. Think of our homes and how these will adapt to living in 2025. Imagine the most futuristic model possible. Now incorporate practicality into it.
During the last three decades, the Training and Development (T&D for short) field of expertise became a 30-billion-dollar industry, engaging almost 15 million employees and managers, who in turn participate in about 17,6 million courses per year.
The manufacturing industry is heading towards a crucial development stage, driven by modern trends. Production facilities have evolved from being dirty and unsafe workplaces, into modern and sophisticated plants with powerful technology and complex data systems. State-of-the-art manufacturing systems have rendered human intervention to mere button pressing at the beginning of the production cycle.