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A World Teachers’ Day reflection by Dr. Ehssan Aljohani on the evolving responsibility of teachers and their vital role in developing knowledge, character, skills, and human values.
The books behind my thinking as a coach, consultant, researcher, and writer. By Dr. Ehssan Aljohani ⸻ People often ask where my ideas about organizations come from. Is it my doctoral studies? Executive coaching? Consulting? Academic research? The answer is all of these—but not entirely. Much of my thinking has been shaped by books. Some challenged the way I understand organizations. Others changed how I think about people, leadership, creativity, and meaning. Together, they c
By Dr. Ehssan Aljohani Originally published in Al Madina Newspaper on 25 July 2026. Available at: https://www.al-madina.com/article/993737/منتدى/اللغة-الأم-في-مكان-العمل ⸻ What is a mother? She is our first existence, our origin, our lineage, and the very first root of who we are. In the workplace, we rarely use the word mother except when asking, “What is your mother tongue?” Yet language is far more than a passing question. Language is a mother in every sense of the word. I