KUWAIT: NBK organizes a training program titled “Leading with Happiness,” which explored how leaders can place happiness as a priority to achieve exceptional business results.
Maryam Al-Nasrallah
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NBK hosts ‘Leading with Happiness’ training program
KUWAIT: In line with its continuous efforts to enhance employee competency with the best training and development programs, the National Bank of Kuwait organized a training program titled “Leading with Happiness,” which explored how leaders can place happiness as a priority to achieve exceptional business results.
The program consisted of an intensively interactive masterclass targeting general managers and deputy general managers, in addition to a full-day workshop for their delegates that delved into more details about the topic and included many activities.
Presented by Chief Happiness Officer, speaker, and author and founder of Woohoo Inc, Alexander Kjerulf, both the masterclass and workshop focused on the economic usefulness of happiness and why happy companies achieve more profits, in addition to defining happiness at work and what makes employees happy beyond raises, bonuses, and perks. The workshop, which went into more depth, also explored how leaders themselves stay happy at work and what are the tools that leaders can use to make their employees happier.
According to the workshop, studies revealed that leaders have a great impact on the happiness of employees, as good leadership motivates and energizes them, and instills in them a level of happiness that pushes them towards putting bigger efforts in the workplace and serving customers..
On this occasion, Maryam Al-Nasrallah, Talent Management Manager said: “This workshop reflects NBK’s attention to the well-being and satisfaction of its employees through several initiatives presented by the bank, which are manifold, including training and development programs and initiatives that target employee health and safety.”
Al-Nasrallah added that NBK provides many programs and activities that focus on employee well-being and care and motivates them to follow a healthy lifestyle. In addition, NBK constantly strives to create a unique and ideal work environment that stimulates creativity and innovation akin to international peers.
Al-Nasrallah also emphasized that the human resources of NBK are its greatest asset, which is why we are committed to investing in our human capital by devoting our best capabilities and the latest technical and digital methods to enhance their performance and grow their potential.
It should be noted that NBK won the Gold Award for “Excellence in Health and Wellbeing” from the prestigious US-based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at the SHRM MENA STAR Awards 2024. NBK continuously strives to support and empower its employees by providing training and development programs designed according to the latest methodologies and scientific standards ranging from training and development to the preparation of specialized professional staff. NBK also brings the best banking experts who share their knowledge, in line with the bank’s responsibility towards its employees and towards maintaining its leadership in providing customers with the best banking services.
KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of the Public Authority for Industry (PAI) Khalifa Al-Ajeel said on Monday that protecting the commercial and industrial system is a “national responsibility that requires concerted efforts.”
Minister Al-Ajeel emphasized in a statement to KUNA following an extensive inspection campaign in the south Amghara scrap yard, to “firmly deal with all violations and encroachments in accordance with legal frameworks where no one is above the law.”
Al-Ajeel confirmed the continuation of inspection campaigns as well until the desired goals are reached, foremost being is restoring order and discipline to the area and removing all violations and encroachments.
He affirmed the ministry and the PAI’s commitment to cooperating with relevant authorities to continue these campaigns to ensure a safe and organized industrial and commercial environment.
The campaign resulted in the seizure of several violations and closure of several non-compliant units in preparation for taking necessary legal action against their exploiters.
Participating in the campaign was General Fire Force (KFF) Chief Major General Talal Al-Roumi, along with several executive leaders from the PAI. — KUNA
CAIRO: The 56th regular session of the Arab Permanent Committee for Human Rights commenced on Monday with the participation of Kuwait and representatives from Arab states concerned with human rights affairs. In his opening address, Ahmed Maghari, supervisor of the Human Rights Department at the League of Arab States, underscored the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling it a stark indicator of the region’s human rights reality. “We cannot speak of the state of human rights without acknowledging the catastrophic conditions faced by our brothers in Gaza, where securing the most basic necessities has become a matter of survival,” he said. Maghari described the ongoing Zionist aggression in Gaza as a profound moral and humanitarian challenge, noting that the Palestinian people continue to endure daily suffering under constant bombardment, displacement and destruction. He lamented the international community’s continued inaction in the face of clear violations of international law and human rights norms. “The occupying power persists in defying international legitimacy and the decisions of the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the International Court of Justice,” he said.
The 56th session of the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights kicks off, chaired by Kuwait.- KUNA photos
Held at a time of mounting regional tensions, the session comes amid escalating challenges that directly affect fundamental human rights. Maghari highlighted the Committee’s historic role since its establishment in 1968 in developing the Arab human rights framework both legally and practically, while also fostering cooperation with regional and international partners. He expressed hope that the session would yield effective recommendations to help confront the pressing challenges in the region. He pointed to the rise of conflicts and violence globally, along with the resulting serious human rights violations, as major concerns.
Emerging issues such as the intersection of human rights with climate change, artificial intelligence, and the spread of alien ideologies that undermine human dignity were also noted. “In light of these challenges, we must reinforce our solidarity and collective action to enhance peace, stability, and the security of our societies,” Maghari added. The two-day session, chaired by Ambassador Talal Al-Mutairi, Chairman of the Arab Permanent Committee for Human Rights, will review the General Secretariat’s report on the implementation of previous recommendations up to the 55th session.
Discussions will also focus on Zionist violations in occupied Arab territories, the plight of Arab prisoners and detainees in Zionist prisons, and the issue of the bodies of Palestinian and Arab martyrs held in so-called “numbered cemeteries.” Other agenda items include the Arab Charter on Human Rights and preparations for Arab Human Rights Day, which will be observed on March 16, 2026. Kuwait is represented at the meeting by a delegation led by Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah.— KUNA
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