Team Dinner

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It has been after quite sometimes we did not meet for this teambuilding dinner. Coincided with our new DCEO courtesy visit, Ayman Behery organized the delightful dinner at the Delight Restaurant Samouha, Alexandria. We had a good mix of Japanese, Thailand and Arabic cuisines. I ordered a seafood Thailand pineapple fried rice as the main dish and a bowl of salmon Arabic soup to kick off the dinner. The foods and the hospitality of the staff were remarkably excellent.

Well, that was not the evening all about. We had two main agenda – the welcoming cum ice-breaking for our new DCEO and enhancing understanding, so as to tighten the existing bond among the HR fraternity. Each one of them, except Hesham, Mohamed Kammar and Samar who were not able to join us, expressed their thoughts and shared their frank views about many things. Wan Badrul inspired them with his life and work experience, which turned them ON as if there was no ‘off’ button to stop the music? Interesting though, but I cut it short because we have another appointment elsewhere. Not to put off their boiling anxiety and killing their momentum I suggested to them to continue tomorrow at one of our meeting rooms.
Observing their characters and when I analyzed their thoughts, I would conclude that these new Egyptian generation are thirsty with new knowledge and very energetic – enthusiastic to move forward with new paradigm. Thinking outside the box - the way they at perceive things are very much different from the typical older generations who preferred to stay in their disorganized comfort zone. Somebody needs to show them the path and to guide them to achieve their dream. I always mentioned to them that it is my dream to make HR ELNG as a source of reference or a reference point for any organizations in this region to learn about HR. Yes, it is quite an ambitious dream, but if put our soul, mind and hands together, insyaAllah – God willing, the dream will come true one day.

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