Trust is Key

BRIALOGUE 3

Dr Lulwa Al Mutlaq is not your typical go-getter entrepreneur. She doesn’t seek publicity and plaudits for herself, nor does she appear to be in a constant scramble to accrue wealth, accoutrements and other trappings of what passes nowadays for an ‘executive lifestyle’. Because of her professional achievements in human resource and women’s development, she is very well regarded in her native Bahrain, as well as in the broader Gulf region where she conducts most of her work.

Trust is key to Dr Lulwa’s business philosophy - and to her daily dealings with people, you sense. Indeed, this HR professional has called her one-year-old company Golden Trust.

Dr Lulwa is a banker by training, yet gives out none of that hard edge and bottom-line brashness that so often accompanies a person who has spent a life on the monetary side. Quite the contrary, she is a genuine ‘people person’ who actively listens, smiles often and readily, and has deep faith in her fellow human beings.

I’m certain that we shall see more of Dr Lulwa’s leadership style in the future. She practises what she preaches and, more crucially, she has the facility for getting people to follow.