Simon Cleary

A Small Gesture, A Lasting Lesson
Some of the most lasting lessons in leadership don’t come from big turning points, but from small moments early in

Building for the Hundredth Wave
On our summer holiday, my kids and I played our usual beach game: build a castle near the water and

The Signs Are Just the Beginning
You may have noticed banners along Bahrain’s roads this summer.
A quiet sequence of words: Hello. Bonjour. Ciao. Hola. Then,

Culture Happens. Let’s Build One We Love
At Euro University of Bahrain, we’ve never viewed culture as something soft or secondary. For us, culture is the operating

Learning Isn’t Easy. And It’s Not Meant to Be
A recent piece in Times Higher Education raised a concern that deserves attention. As AI becomes more common in universities,

Not Everything That’s Asked For Should Be Given
One of the realities of higher education is that students arrive with very different expectations. Some are focused on the

To Teach is to Prompt Reflection
Good teaching isn’t about transferring knowledge from one person to another. It’s about encouraging the learner to pause, to re-examine