Archive for March, 2010

Helping Middle East to launch its dreams

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 31st March 2010.

Jean-Yves Le Gall, the chief executive and chairman of Arianespace, has focused on the business of space since witnessing the historic moon landing in 1969 as a child. Read more »

Stop making monkeys out of young leaders

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 29th March 2010.

If you are a young leader in an organisation then I dedicate today’s column to you. If though, like me, you’re a veteran, then only read on if you can stomach self-examination. Read more »

If the market is mean, be wise and go for the middle

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 22nd March 2010.

I’m convinced, now let me try to convince you: business executives are throwing away their management books and resorting to the classics. Read more »

Bags of wisdom on business and the environment

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 15th March 2010.

Walking through the gleaming hallways of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) last week on my way to a seminar on corporate governance, I was struck by an improbable sight. Read more »

Brush off your Failure folder and get innovative

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 8th March 2010.

Being an innovator can be a risky endeavour. Sometimes you get it right, most times you get it wrong. I am often told “hey that’s a great idea”. Sadly none of my innovative urges have yet resulted in me being able to pack up and retire to the Welsh valleys to live the life of a paid novelist. Read more »

Being connected does not mean being productive

By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 1st March 2010.

Case, the flawed anti-hero of William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, is desperate to link his brain through a computer interface back into cyberspace. If executives attending last month’s Mobile World Congress have their way, we’ll all end up like Case, craving to be hooked up to smart devices. Read more »