From Job Hopper to Strategic Advantage: Why My “Squiggly” Career Was Actually Perfect Training
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.” – Lao Tzu For years, I carried this quote as both shield and sword. But sometimes,…
Dubai
Digital Landscape in the Middle East
I was recently interviewed by Gulf Business for their Digital Issue – below the transcript of my questions, the full pdf file can be downloaded here. Q:…
Living the Brand – GoNabit.com
There aren’t that many startups in the region who have really proved their worth beyond very small scale operations and beyond this who have developed a brand with…
New Year’s Eve Fireworks – A safe choice
After much debate we decided to take the safe option and watch the fireworks on the Umm Suqeim public beach, in front of Burj Al Arab, rather than…
2011 – A year of active, rational choices
2010 was most definitely a year of choices, a year of choices that have led to changes in many parts of our lives; but when we look back…
No low hanging fruit on my Christmas wishlist
My wife is upset with me because there are no affordable items on my Christmas wishlist, she says that because I’m a geek (and therefore by deduction you…
Are you the Mayor this Christmas?
I lost my mayorship of the office this morning… 3 days before Christmas, and I’m distraught. The fact of the matter is that I’ve been trying exceptionally hard…
Digital strategy is dead – Long live digital strategy
Today I participated in a Mirren Business Development session run by Brent Hodgins and one of the most interesting things he mentioned reminded me of the keynote from…
Has home entertaining died?
As my wife and I settle into our new life here in Dubai more and more, we are on the one hand very pleasantly surprised by this hybridisation…
Consumers need a map and a guide
This evening I went for a run… in the dark. I had been out walking several times around the lake close to our house and I figured that…