I still remember my first job when I started my career in a small company. The boss thought he owned Apple. He was like a Pharaoh giving orders and treating people as if they were slaves. I was new and eager to learn and gain as much experience as I can so I was obedient […]
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Mission to Empower”…and the 3 “P”s for Entrepreneurial Success
At a fabulous event that took place on January 15, 2015, and at one of the most beautiful resorts in “Ras el Khayma”, J&R Business Consultancy was announced “The Winner of the 2014 RAK FTZ Business Excellence Awards for Best Small to Medium Size Business Enterprise”. As my beautiful wife, Lama, and I were walking […]
How Do You Communicate Better?
We communicate more but do we communicate better? In today’s world we have increased channels of communication with the extension of social media, digital tools, advanced technology, smart phones etc… But can we still increase the level of our communication? We spend more time on our smart phones, tablets, and laptops and less time talking […]
Leading the Managers and Managing the Leaders
It’s rare to attend a course about leadership and not find a traditional activity along the lines of “what are the differences between a leader and a manager?” Why does this topic repeatedly appear and so what…? While pursuing my MBA, I had two elective modules to go for so I chose leadership and entrepreneurship. […]
How Important are Soft skills in the Corporate World?
When an organization is hiring new employees, what is it that they look for? Do they want someone who is capable of completing the tasks assigned to them? Are technical skills, or hard skills, all that one needs to be a valuable and viable asset in the business world? Absolutely not as there’s more to […]
5 Important Steps in Becoming a Great Presenter
Has there ever been a time in your life where you were asked to stand in front of a group of people and present? What was the feeling you experienced just before presenting? I recall the first time I was asked to speak in front of a group of people like it was yesterday. My […]
The Influence of Correspondence Courses on Modern Asynchronous Distance Learning
In a global, inter-connected world with increasing demands on individual’s time, the need for flexibility in learning programs continues to grow at a rapid rate. As a result, distance learning is on the rise. There are two broad categories of distance learning: synchronous (concurrent time and place) and asynchronous (flexible time and place) environments between […]
3 Personality Flaws that Can Launch Your Entrepreneurial Journey
People who have entrepreneurial potential usually interact with the world in a way that makes those around them annoyed. Sometimes the very thing that annoys people from you is the quality needed for your entrepreneurial success. The following are the 3 most common personality flaws that describe some of the most successful entrepreneurs worldwide. Watch […]
7 Hacks for a Strong Startup
What an amazing feeling to wake up in the morning, have your coffee, get dressed and go to work . Or wait a minute maybe you don’t have to go directly to the company; maybe you want to go play some golf? Or run for a bit? Why not? You still have time. More importantly, […]
Social Bookmarking for Teaching and Learning
A bookmark: simple, elegant. A bookmark is a way to easily save a specific place in a text for quick access and reference in the future. A bookmark can be a plain sticky note or piece of paper, or an elaborately designed work of art. Social bookmarking is the digital version of the old stand-by: […]