Tag: Kuwait
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Kuwait Chronicles: Engineering Success and Social Bonds
Time in the sand builds trust stronger than stone. Kuwait: Projects, People, and Paradise With the 2008 financial crisis looming, I repositioned myself to the Middle East—Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—moving between each of them. The crash was obvious, and by April 2008, I was in the region with my fixed assets already…
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The Economics of Good Team Work – The Easy Way to Improve Business Profits for the Long Term
When teams hum, success flows. I wrote this article for the Al Jarida newspaper and it was published on Saturday 21 February 2015. This article took a full page to discuss the economics of good team work for a business. It is published here: Al Jarida Article 21 Feb 2015 (Go to page 12) The Economics of…
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Discussion with Kuwaiti Member of Parliament
An insiders view of the workings of the only democracy of the Arab world. A few nights ago I met up with recently elected member of Kuwait parliament the Right Honourable Nawaf Al Fuzaia. We discussed many things, one of which was about the prospect of doubling of the budget for the Government of Kuwait over the next 10…
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Lessons Everywhere – the comparative value of knowledge
Saving a life in Kuwait by simply changing a tyre I changed a tyre today. It wasn’t my tyre. It belonged to an Egyptian vet, well he said he was egyptian and the back of his car was full of needles and drugs for camels so I assumed that was his occupation. He waved me…
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Burqa Woman
An observation of roles of the masculine and the feminine – in a Middle East airport I’m sitting at Arrivals with my regulation Starbucks semi-daily black brew. No sugar. Grande. I’m waiting. All nationalities are arriving. It’s busy. I’m observing. Looking. Staring. A couple emerge. Business or married I can’t tell. Either way it’s not…
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