May 26, 2013
The Life: Tommy Weir has had some 300 haircuts in his adult life, but that doesn't mean you'd want him to cut your hair. And therein lies a lesson for leadership development. Read Article Tommy Weir on the wrong approach to developing leaders
May 26, 2013
The Life: A day in the life of an executive housekeeper at the Kempinski Hotel at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Read Article Keeping the house in order
May 24, 2013
The Life: Mostafa Shirah, founder of Brandsyrup, brands SMEs as he keeps an eye out for the next big thing. Read Article Sweet dreams with SMEs (who are we to disagree?)
May 24, 2013
The Life: The grand house that provided the inspiration for the controversial novel Lady Chatterley's Lover is up for sale at £1 million. Read Article Lady Chatterley's grand home with a racy reputation
May 24, 2013
The Life: Gihan Weerasinghe, a barista trainer at Costa, explains the work that goes behind a perfect cup of the brew. Read Article Serving up the Costa baristas of tomorrow
May 22, 2013
The Life: Givori's new Dh45,000 Charlotte iPhone5 is customised with rose gold, alligator skin, diamonds, gemstones and hand crafted in Italy. Read Article Givori's new smartphone sells for Dh45,000
May 22, 2013
The Life: It started with crowdfunding, a concept that last year saw masses of donors use online platforms to pledge US$2.7 billion. Now there is crowdinvesting - or equity crowdfunding - which allows supporters to invest in projects in exchange for equity. Read Article Crowdfunding's next level
May 22, 2013
The Life: Leanne Case of Coffey International talks about the index to measure the impact of social development projects of oil and gas companies in southern Iraq. Read Article Index measures social effect of investment
May 22, 2013
The Life: A new boss who intimidates his staff by shouting at them publicly needs to be told where the line is drawn. Read Article Bullying boss has to be put in his place
May 22, 2013
The Life: You're hired: a course/contest at the Canadian University of Dubai nurtures the entrepreneurial know-how of its students with a paid internship awaiting the winner. Read Article Canadian University of Dubai runs Apprentice-style course for entrepreneurs