Business
The essence of an organization
Definition of essence: 1. The intrinsic or indispensable properties that serve to characterize or identify something. 2. The most important ingredient; the crucial element. Think STARBUCKS and how they have created an experience when you enter their world. Think McDonalds, Emirates Air, Harrods, Lexus showrooms and so on. On a country level think DUBAI and [...]
Getting rid of corporate rats faster
Ever wonder how a company gets rid of its bad managers and senior people? cause the lower grades are easier and apparent, but the higher the rank, the more delicate the approach. The problem is not with the management team getting rid of the virus or pest, its a two way street. When management promoted [...]
Let go!
To see talent wasted is a sad sight. To see youth destroyed forever even worse. To know the true capabilities of someone go down the drain is not nice. When we are born into this world we are perfect specimens. We are then raised according to our parents beliefs, ideas and faith. Later we enter [...]
Choosing a life (education & career are part of life)
One of the hardest things that will face anyone is choosing what to do for the rest of your life. If you just finished high school then which field and which college. After college you still ask which area should I work in, and that’s why you find Engineers working as designers today, and doctors [...]
Three blind mice
See how they run, they ran all up my brain and this is what they saw: One blind mouse felt the fertility and aroma of green pastures then opened his eyes to my imagination, my love for creativity, my passion for passionate things. He saw what no one could imagine, except me, he noticed the [...]
Zoom in, Zoom out
There are many ways to handle people in your life, looking at them from a close range or long range will make a difference. To make my point clear, imagine a small shiny pebble on the beach. When you lie down next to it and see the different shades and waves, the soft round polished [...]
Learning 2 learn again
Children going to school is compulsory, adults going for an MBA is not, but kind of. General knowledge and continuous lifelong learning is a personal choice. The day a person states he knows it all is the end of his progress. It will take two and a half years for his knowledge to be obsolete [...]
12 Taxi driver lessons
In a twist of events, my friend overslept and I had to catch a cab to get back home after dropping off my car at the auto shop. I was lucky to get one in less than 3 minutes. As I entered I realized that the driver was a bit older than the younger, less [...]
The pit stop coffee shop
A pit stop in a race is where cars get fueled, tires get changed in record time and the whole car is just reborn in a matter of seconds. A coffee shop is where humans get caffeinated, minds are set loose and the whole body is suddenly reenergized in a matter of minutes. A long [...]
Things that make you go hmm…
When you give in to an argument, based on modern communication research to move on, they refuse or have more to ask for. When you really mean it, they question your intentions, and when you question theirs, you are accused of judging. When you do as you are told at work, they call you programable [...]