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  • May 15, 2024

The Spring of Organizations: Why Middle Managers Truly Matter

This article touches upon the role of middle managers in organizations. It also depicts associated characteristics and challenges. This article tackles the growth of job outsourcing in the MENA region. As non-core jobs are increasingly digitized, organizations are further inclined to outsource core jobs.
  • Middle Management
  • Joana A. Barrak
  • March 25, 2024

The Growth of Job Outsourcing | The MENA Landscape (2023)

This article discusses how outsourcing initially targeted basic or non-core functions, such as procurement. However, it is no longer confined to non-core functions due to the evolution of the workforce and the workplace—often referred to as the future of work—alongside talent scarcity, technological disruption, and other factors. As non-core jobs become digitized, the outsourcing of sophisticated or core jobs is expected to increase.
  • Outsourcing
  • Joana A. Barrak
  • February 6, 2024

How the Gig Economy Is Redefining Workforce Planning: A Moving Target

This article consists of a dive into the intricacies of workforce planning in the gig economy. The article includes an interview with Korn Ferry's George Karam. He talks about his views on the gig economy and his partnership with Gravitas.
  • Future of Work, Workforce Planning
  • Joana A. Barrak, Jana Tarabay
  • March 29, 2023

How Being We Are, How Human We Miss

This short article exposes the changing traits of management consultants. In the wake of technology, management consultants need to be humans first both to succeed and stay relevant. This article explains why the human factor is so powerful in management consulting.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Joana A. Barrak
  • January 20, 2023

Organizational Politics; A New Perspective

This article is about office politics and how influence and relationships can lead to positive personal and organizational impact. While the topic of office politics often has a negative connotation, the author tries another constructive perspective that could contribute to success.
  • Office Politics
  • Jana Basbous
  • January 16, 2023

Physical Workspace & Culture – An Intangible Correlation?

This article talks about the intangible correlation between the physical workplace and culture.The article explains how space could be a factor for productivity, belonging, and safety; and an enabler for relationship-building and team formation.
  • Physical Workspace, Organizational Culture
  • Jana Basbous
  • December 20, 2022

Revealing the Overhauled Gravitas Brand

This short article introduces the philosophy of the newly introduced Gravitas brand. While it brings creativity and edge, it maintains the core values of Gravitas - Depth, Impact, and Commitment - at the heart of the way Gravitas connects with associates, partners, and clients.
  • Rebranding
  • Joana A. Barrak
  • June 9, 2022

Gig Workers | A Swing Between Variety & Certainty

This article is a continuity of "the gig economy | a new working class". Having defined the gig economy, this article taps into the nature of gig workers swinging on a spectrum of needs between variety and certainty.
  • Future of Work
  • Joana A. Barrak
  • June 2, 2022

The Gig Economy | A New Working Class

This article introduces the notion of the gig economy as a fairly new labor economic market. It explains what the gig economy is, what its characteristics are, and how it is embedded into the modern ways of working considering its rise.
  • Future of Work
  • Joana A. Barrak, Sara Mansour
  • April 27, 2022

A Job Description in the Life of a Consultant

This short article speaks about the role of management consultants and the extent to which it can be defined within the boundaries of a Job Description (JD). With changing clients and projects, it may be difficult to document the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of management consultants.
  • Management Consulting
  • Joana A. Barrak, Sara Mansour
  • March 22, 2022

Unleashing What Management Consulting Truly Is About

This short article tackles the profession of management consulting with a description that sheds light on realities and perceptions. The article reveals misconceptions about management consulting with a more realistic lens.
  • Management Consulting
  • Joana A. Barrak