07 Apr 2026

READ_Academy_Sneak_Peek  A Long Time Ago… In an Organization Far, Far Away…(American Express Saudi Arabia – December 2015) A consultant walked in with a clear mission, a proven methodology, and a simple PowerPoint deck. No ChatGPT. No AI copilots. No prompt engineering. Just behavioral science, in-depth stakeholder interviews with 16 department heads, and 9 months of discipli...

01 Apr 2026

READ Academy Partners — AI Awakens the FORCE. ⚡   As follow-up to the READ Academy’s quiet for a while with No posts.. No workshops... No grand announcements. And honestly? That being intentional…Because while you were hiring talent, we were teaching ourselves how machines could support human potential. While the HR world debated whether AI was friend or foe, we were in the tren...

17 Feb 2026

A One-Day Interactive Workshop by READ Academy Comprehensive Program on Agentic AI and HR Transformation:  Workshop Objectives Evaluate the transformative impact of agentic AI on workplace dynamics and HR functions. Construct strategic frameworks for implementing agentic AI in HR lifecycle processes. Assess ROI and alignment of agentic AI initiatives with business objectives....

27 Apr 2021

Greetings from READ Academy (READ)!  Every year on April 23rd, the world celebrates the joys and benefits of reading since the beginning of human interaction. Books play a major role in how we connect with others and learn. At READ, our mission is ‘to bring to mind & reiterate the subsistence of the word READ and in so doing create a sustainable future by making the mankind of all ty...

11 Nov 2020

How do you know when you are being personally or physically threatened? Well, you know it because you are encountering an aggressive personality and its your gut feeling; moreover, you trust your instincts and convinced that it’s happening to you!  So, what do you do…??  ‘Run for your life’!  You could but that’s where conflict de-escalation techniques come in handy! Anticipating potenti...

27 Sep 2020

Ever heard ‘Lights…Camera…Action’! And what followed was Zoom in - Zoom out; camera, trolly, tilt up – tilt down; as an actor, I would fancy that, but these are the times in which you don’t have to be an actor to be catching to such lingo.  Welcome to the world of webinars where every each one of you plays a role and most importantly have the privileged to be on air.  Webinars are a grea...

12 Apr 2020

Workplace harassment remains a growing problem worldwide. Oh, you may say, “not in the current crises” or “not our team,” but workplace harassment is an ever increasing issue in the organizations today.  It can come in the form of a slap, a phrase, an email, or reassignment of duties.  Harassment is not okay and it is illegal.  Harassment needs to be reporte...

21 Mar 2020

www.readacademy.net, a Social Institution that came into being to regulate the behavior of individuals in the realm of education and training:  we remain steadfast on our sole purpose to seek out sustainable human education.  First and foremost, our hearts are with those who have been affected by Coronavirus Crisis. It is also evident that the crisis will not end soon but of course, by t...

10 Nov 2019

Space remains the final frontier and before I further on the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, I'll admit that I have been off lately on the course update front but that doesn't mean not working hard!  We've been busy updating Soft Skills course's PowerPoint deck, giving them a more modern look and feel while working on the other fronts.  And back to the voyages, 'Star Trek' was about ...

25 Apr 2019

Leadership is all about having a style! Instead of the conventional talk relating to decision making & strategy etc. work on great ways to build your own leadership style.  A style driven for a human cause, a purposeful action or a conviction humanist for the greatest good.  And the best part, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel if you’re a leader; the leadership stories and lessons...