Robert Van Arlen inspires Sri Lankan business leaders

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Globally renowned and top American thought leader who specialises in the genre of excellence, Robert Van Arlen has been flown down by the Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Sri Lanka to address elite business leaders. Robert is a business advisor for several Fortune 500 companies in the United States and shared practical examples spanning varied industries

including technology, hospitality, apparel, education, financial and insurance to name but a few, as well as tried and tested success models that are being followed by global legends. The program dedicated to CEO’s addressed how multi dimensional growth is a game changer in business through effective employee engagement, mastery and genre of excellence. The session dedicated to managers titled “Stop Managing and Start Orchestrating” included key communication paradigms that every manager should apply to engage and align team members towards synergy. Both programs included an extensive Q&A session with business personality Rohantha Athukorala. The key highlight of the program were the practical insights Robert shared with the audience on how an organisation continuously improves performance through optimised engagement of keys stakeholders such as investors, employees, customers and vendors. News 1st partnered CIMA in this unique initiative. A key feature of Roberts thought leadership sessions was the launch of Sri Lanka’s first made for you tube News bulletin by News 1st. Digital technology is a key driver of more comprehensive communication and knowledge sharing so News 1st in collaboration with Google and CIMA launched this pioneering effort to provide information on demand at the convenience of users.

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