Ron Thomas is Managing Director at StrategyFocusedHR-MENA. Formerly CEO, Great Place to Work Gulf, based in Dubai, he is a senior faculty member of the Human Capital Institute. He has received the "Outstanding Leadership Award for Global HR Excellence" at the World Human Resources Development Congress [Mumbai, India] and the "50 Most Talented Global HR Leaders in Asia". Ron is a regular columnist for TLNT, CEO.com, Human Capital Institute, Accelerate Magazine and HR People Magazine Africa.