It was really enlightening to talk to Oussama Labib, the CEO and Founder at aeqlia, an all-in-one team development platform. Oussama found his calling early in life and it is obvious that he is in the right place from his super positive attitude.
Some of the topics that we covered:
Oussama was born to French-Moroccan parents who had migrated to France for their educationAs a teenager, he knew he wanted to work in the Human Resources fieldSpent a year in Bora Bora working in the hospitality business while at UniversityCommuting with turtles versus commuting on the Paris metroUpon graduation from business school, bought a plane ticket to Singapore with a friend and started looking for a jobRose quickly to a leadership position at IkeaThe reason he left his job to start his own businessWhy aeqlia was founded and why Oussama focused on EdTechaeqlia is an Arabic word that means mindsetCompanies are organized by teams, but most learning is focused on individualsExperiential learning increases retentionGame-based learning is NOT GamificationBuilding highly personalized team development journeysDid Oussama coin the term "Instant Learnification"?The four stages of becoming a high-performance teamOther titles we considered for this episode:
The Point Was to TravelI Don't Look at My Choice as WeirdIt Makes My Life a Little Bit More Purpose-DrivenHit Repeat Every Single DayIt Was the Best Year of My LifeI Knew I Was No longer Going to Close Doors MyselfIt Sets the Bar Quite HighIdeally, This Is a Never-Ending Process