Business leaders and HR experts will gather on November 18 to explore workplace culture, productivity, and digital fatigue.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Business leaders and human resources executives will convene on November 18 for the Work Reimagined UAE forum to examine actionable strategies for building healthier workplace cultures and sustaining employee productivity amid rising digital fatigue and burnout.
Organised by InsuranceMarket.ae in partnership with Gulf News, the upcoming event marks the third instalment of a four-part series examining the changing dynamics of modern employment, leadership, and workplace culture. The November session shifts attention toward workforce well-being as a central business objective rather than a secondary human resources function.
Avinash Babur, Founder and Chairman of Alfred Holdings, highlighted that companies must transition past superficial wellness initiatives to foster environments where personnel feel genuinely valued and empowered to deliver results. Babur stated that direct leadership involvement remains vital, noting that open communication, recognition of contributions, and tangible growth pathways embed wellness directly into daily corporate operations.
Babur underlined that well-being and operational output reinforce rather than contradict one another, arguing that supported personnel demonstrate elevated engagement, sustained productivity, and deeper commitment to corporate longevity. He urged leadership teams to track measurable metrics—such as engagement indexes, staff retention rates, absenteeism records, and output benchmarks—rather than relying on unquantified intentions.
The forum agenda will examine the entire employee lifecycle, focusing on how HR teams and team managers can identify early indicators of stress and disengagement. Sessions will assess critical pressure points across onboarding pipelines, career advancement programs, performance appraisals, and employee exit protocols.
Panellists will tackle the operational strain caused by digital overload, continuous communications, back-to-back meetings, and tool fragmentation. Discussions will focus on practical routines that protect focused deep-work time, limit non-essential digital interruptions, and evaluate individual contributions by measurable business outcomes rather than active hours logged online.
