INSIGHTS / THE MONTHLY MIX
Ideas, people & possibilities.
Perspectives on leadership, people, and practice from Eter Consulting Group.
November 2026
Food for Thought
Why the Best Action Is Prompt Action
Sometimes, the first step does not need to be massive. It simply needs to happen.
The Expert Perspective
Beyond the management ladder: a conversation with Wafa Zreik
Why should an excellent specialist have to become a manager to move forward? Wafa Zreik challenges a familiar career rule, shares a lesson about earning credibility in a new organization, and explains what young professionals should focus on before chasing the next promotion.
A Second Thought
A Second Thought: whose interests come first?
Should your interests come before the company’s, or grow alongside them? Responding to advice attributed to Carlos Ghosn, Khalil Eter considers the tension between ambition, learning, and loyalty, and why the answer may change over the course of a career.
Announcements
ECG Welcomes a New LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Certified Facilitator
New tools. New perspectives. More possibilities. ECG welcomes Rafania El Daccache as a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, following training in Billund, Denmark, with Robert Rasmussen. Using models, metaphor, and hands-on exploration, this approach helps teams examine complex challenges and build shared understanding. We look forward to the conversations and learning experiences Rafania will bring to ECG and our clients.
Celebrating partnerships
Building presentation skills with Al Mouyasser in Erbil and Baghdad
ECG partnered with Al Mouyasser to deliver a two-day Presentation Skills Training for its FMCG and Healthcare teams in Erbil and Baghdad led by Khalil Eter.
What would help your team do its best work?
A skill to build? A conversation to have? A challenge to work through?