The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Airways celebrated its sponsorship of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia by hosting a fun face painting event last week at the Royal Grammar School, Guilford in Qatar (RGS). Young students at the school showcased their team spirit by choosing their favourite football team flags to be painted on their faces […]
Month: July 2018
5,500 Qatari students move from private to govt schools
Ministry of Education and Higher Education building in West Bay. The Peninsula DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education said that the number of Qatari students who move from private Arab and foreign schools to government schools, including students from outside the State of Qatar, is increasing, noting that the number reached 5,500 during […]
Qatar to buy New York’s Plaza Hotel: Report
Flags fly over the entrance of The Plaza Hotel in midtown Manhattan in New York, August 19, 2015. Reuters/Brendan McDermid By Dmitry Zhdannikov I Reuters LONDON: Qatar has agreed to buy one of New York’s most iconic buildings, the Plaza Hotel, for around $600 million, adding a development that was once owned by US President […]
MEC crackdown on 30 violations in June
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula DOHA: The intensive inspections carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce during the month of June resulted in cracking down on 30 violations. The irregularities ranged from describing, advertising or displaying the item in a manner that contains false or deceptive statements, not issuing invoices in […]
20 Secrets to Living a Happier Life
Our brains are focused on survival. Anything more than that, you have to work for it. Image credit: Tim Robberts | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s an unfortunate reason why happiness is often elusive — our brains simply aren’t wired that way. Instead, our brains have evolved to survive, to protect […]
Increasing Employee Engagement Is About Un-Disengaging Your Workforce
Limiting emails and phone usage might be the smartest thing you ever do for your company. Image credit: pixelfit | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Employee engagement. That’s a buzzword in the past, well…century of business management for two main reasons: First, engaged employees are the 20 percent of people who produce 80 percent […]
Increasing Employee Engagement Is About Un-Disengaging Your Workforce
Limiting emails and phone usage might be the smartest thing you ever do for your company. Image credit: pixelfit | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Employee engagement. That’s a buzzword in the past, well…century of business management for two main reasons: First, engaged employees are the 20 percent of people who produce 80 percent […]
10 Steps Leaders Can Take to Create a Culture of Candor
You don’t have to be dramatic, but you must be consistent. Image credit: pixelfit | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I was in college, I had a roommate who had a goal to eat a bicycle. Every evening he would take out a file and file himself a teaspoon of bike. […]
Investing in Your Employees Is the Smartest Business Decision You Can Make
Richard Branson put it best: Customers come second, employees first. It’s a philosophy that brings unexpected benefits to both the company and its clients. Image credit: Alison Buck | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s one of those things that we all knew, but didn’t quite have enough data to paint a […]
12 Expenses Successful People Don’t Waste Time or Money On
Aside from the occasional indulgence, most financially successful people keep a close eye on their budgets and bank balances. Image credit: recep-bg / iStock.com via GOBankRates This story originally appeared on GOBankingRates People have struck it rich by launching social media startups, inspiring wildly successful crowdfunding campaigns and writing wizard-themed best-selling books. But most successful people have […]