By Liz Hall Kuwait hosted its second coaching conference in May, attracting delegates from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Dubai, as well as Kuwait. Although the concept of coaching is relatively new in Kuwait and the Gulf States, several speakers were able to link coaching principles with Islamic principles. Speakers included Waleed Al-Tararwa, chief HR officer at mobile telecommunications provider VIVA, who spoke on building a coaching culture through staff engagement: “The combination of behaviour, values, directing, influencing and managing, encouraging others and communicating effectively.”...