Education
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 [...]
7 signs of really good friends
They know when you are not feeling ok, it might surprise you, but they can read between the lines. They are there even if they can’t help you, and they will pester you to talk. They are the least ones you pay attention to. They are always watching your every move to protect you and [...]
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 [...]
Father 2 Son
Hear this and pay close attention to the details of this conversation from the heart to my heart. I have been a victim to the urge to be different my son. I have travelled the road less traveled against winds and storms. I was never there for you, other than financial obligations towards you. I [...]
Organizations, compensation, career advancement in the Arab World
If your a company owner/CEO Read this. If your an individual/employee read this. Long lengthy title, don’t you think. I know I should write a book on the subject someday, but here goes a personal view on what goes on behind corporate walls in our region. First of all Human resources has become Human capital, [...]
it…
It is what it is,its nothing more,simply that. Which part of “it” don’t you understand? its nothing more, nothing less, just that. Its not what you think it is, or what you think I want you to think it is, its nothing more than that, yes, simply that, not one meaning more. Its not what [...]
McDonald’s makes better ice cream than Baskin Robbins
If the sales guy at the Baskin Robbins shop says the new soft ice cream on the cone is just like the ones at Micky D’s then you know who the big papa is on that frontier. I told the young salesman your not supposed to say that, especially your speciality is ice cream, and theirs [...]
What the old man saw
As I was walking just before dusk today I walked by an old man with a wooden cane and his driver walking slowly looking at the sun setting in the horizon. To the naked eye an normal sight, to me a slow film that took place in the blink of an eye. You see this [...]