Image credit: NASA on The Commons | Flickr In sports, we often talk about athletes who “want it” more than others. These are the players who show up early, who use up every last ounce of energy in pursuit of their best performance. Players for whom defeat is viscerally painful, the ones who will stop […]
Month: March 2017
I Earned My PhD but No One Will Hire Me
The biggest disconnect I have seen between PhDs and industry is a lack of understanding in industry as to how to use PhD talent. CREDIT: Getty Images What do PhD holders do when they become unemployed? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others […]
10 Rules for Recognizing Employees That Increase Commitment
We need to make employee recognition more human. Here are some ways to do that. CREDIT: Getty Images Working in the modern world can be hectic. The pace is unrelenting. The expectations are high. The hours are long. And for many, the pay is underwhelming. So, when I hear from managers that they have […]
The 1 Thing You Need to Succeed (Anywhere, Anytime)
What is the true secret of success? It’s much simpler than you think. CREDIT: Getty Images We’re always looking for the easy way out. There has to be a shortcut, an easier way to learn whatever it is we’re supposed to learn–an effortless path around the drudgery and mundaneness of struggling through the tried-and-true […]
4 Ways to Drive Innovation by Embracing Failure
Redefining your mistake will ensure that it doesn’t define you. CREDIT: Getty Images The other day I was watching my daughter try the monkey bars for the first time. She would jump up, grab the first bar while reaching for the second bar and fall. She continued this pattern with slightly different tweaks until […]
Arab family policy issues under Doha forum spotlight
Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) will hold its second annual Family Policy Forum on March 1 — 2. The event aims to provide a platform for discussion and debate surrounding policy issues related to the Arab family, and to help identify priorities for policymakers in the region. This year’s forum “Ten Years Since the Issuance […]
10 Richest People From The Middle East
10. Aymin Hariri $1.4 Billion Ayman Rafic Hariri is a Lebanese billionaire heir and businessman, the second youngest son of Rafic Hariri. He was born in 1978(37 years). He is the son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. He’s involved in running Saudi Oger, one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest construction companies and the source […]
Sheikh Mohammed announces Dh1 million job
The job is open to all Arabs in the Arab nations, and anyone between the age of 5 to 95 years can apply. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has posted a vacancy on his Twitter account with a ‘reward’ of Dh1 […]
What is a good salary package in Qatar?
Salary raises across Qatar in 2016 to be lowest in five years Qatar employers are expected to show more restraint when doling out raises in 2016 compared to past years thanks to a slowing economy, a new report has found. Qatari families earn almost three times as much as expats The average Qatari household earns […]
1,500 people, 2 elevators and 500 tons of luggage — here’s how the Saudi king travels
The King of Saudi Arabia certainly knows how to travel in style. In the first visit by a Saudi ruler in almost half a century, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud arrived in Indonesia Wednesday for a nine-day tour of the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The King will spend a few days in Jakarta […]