In this Automechanika webinar on the Middle East’s automotive digitalization, my co-panellists and I will discuss the ever-growing shift within the industry and across the board to enhance digitalization versus simply digitising available information. The focus shift from digitizing to full-on digitalization in the automotive industry began well before COVID-19. To clarify the significant difference […]
My Automechanika Webinar: The EV Future – A Need for new Skills in the Automotive Industry
My first Automechanika webinar topic focused on The EV Future – A Need for new Skills in the Automotive Industry. The introduction of electronics forced the last major update in the skill set needed for successful maintenance of customer cars. With that came multiple control units and bus systems in various forms. Now with the […]
My CEG based Coaching Mindset Transformation
I remember one of my first classes with MCC Lerae Gidyk back in September 2019, where I explored the Coaching Mindset. Now in July 2020, I am a Coach U Core Essential Graduate. It took me 77 hours of in-class training and many more with learning partners from all around the world, the USA, Germany, […]
Automechanika Dubai Academy 2019 invites me as a Key Speaker
Khaled’s 2019 Automechanika Dubai Academy Key Speaker presentations A standardised approach to assessment – July 11 2019 In my first talk for the Automechanika Dubai Academy, I review the assessment experiences made during the Jaguar Land Rover IMI approved Technician Apprenticeship program run in Saudi Arabia, primarily focusing on: 1. The Institute of the Motors […]
My University of Liverpool MBA graduation
I have always been an advocate of life-long learning. So, at the age of 47, I enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Liverpool. What was my motivation? After 30 years in the automotive industry, many of which were in leadership positions, it was time to gain my academic credentials to move forward. […]