Countless studies have unearthed that the majority of today’s working population either hates its job or just gets by doing the bare minimum because most people feel uninspired and undervalued at their jobs. Read also: Dare to dream big, make it a reality, says Hassan Mahmood There are a number of things that cause such a […]

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Before launching a new business, you will need to size the opportunity by creating an opportunity report. The Opportunity Report can be viewed as a high-level business plan or a precursor to the feasibility study. Generally speaking, your opportunity report should contain the following sections: Executive Summary The Executive summary articulates what your business is, […]

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It’s interesting that alone, not tied to anything else, the words SATISFACTION and LOYALTY have very separate meanings. One means fulfilment of one’s wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this, while the other alludes to faithfulness to commitments or obligations. But once you use those words in the context of a transaction, […]

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One of my professors at Oxford, an astute economist, engaged our class about his experience on the ground at the start of the Tunisian revolution. He said, “I remember in the summer of 2010 when my wife visited me in Tunis, she remarked about the number of young men in the streets. ‘What are they […]

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Last month I entered an Uber, and the driver asked me what I did for a living. I told him I was funemployed and proceeded to share how I have continued to earn throughout the period. We discussed my definition of funemployment and I shared some of the work I do in supporting the job […]

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