03/09/2026
Meet Paula — 20 years as Senior Leader in HR, then I extended my scope to lifestyle habits & health.
Over the next three weeks, I'm going to share what poor workforce wellbeing is really costing organisations in the Gulf — and what actually works to fix it. First, a quick introduction.
I'm Paula McManus, Senior Consultant at Gulf Oasis in Bahrain.
For more than 30 years I worked in international HR and organisational development — with Walt Disney, Barclays, BlackRock, NBAD and GIB — leading leadership and career development across just about every sector.
Then I did something unusual for an HR director: I retrained in health. Today I'm a UK-registered health coach and nutritionist, alongside that HR background.
The combination is deliberate. The biggest issues I see in Gulf organisations — underperformance, lack of productivity and the rise in chronic disease in the workforce. And you can't fix that with an HR policy alone, or a wellness app alone. The solution sits exactly where health science meets organisational strategy.
That's the space I work in, and it's what this series is about. Follow along — and if any of it lands close to home for your organisation, my door is open.
Book a free consultation — call or WhatsApp me on +973 3317 4043.
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